Archive for March, 2017

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March 31, 2017
Lessons from California
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The House Republicans' "American Health Care Act" would have harmed California disproportionately, NHeLP Staff Attorney Alicia Kauk writes in this month's "Lessons from California." She notes, "As many as 14 million Medi-Cal individuals, 9.3 million who are people of color, stood to lose coverage or significant reductions in services…
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March 30, 2017
What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid? — Access
Abigail Coursolle, Wayne Turner, and David Machledt Issue Brief
In the fourth paper in our "What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid?" series, NHeLP experts explain the provisions and protections that ensure Medicaid beneficiaries gain access to quality health care services. Senior Attorney Abigail Coursolle, Senior Policy Analyst David Machledt, and Senior Attorney Wayne Turner write, "Medicaid is designed to include…
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March 23, 2017
Five Facts About the Essential Health Benefits and American Health Care Act
Michelle Lilienfeld Issue Brief
In this updated fact sheet, NHeLP Senior Attorney Michelle Lilienfeld highlights five facts about the Essential Health Benefits (EHBs) as they apply to Marketplace health plans and certain other private market plans that show why EHBs are essential to providing a base level of coverage for individuals and families.
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March 23, 2017
AHCA’s Block Grant Option and EPSDT
Jane Perkins and Mara Youdelman Issue Brief
In an effort to win passage of the so-called American Health Care Act (AHCA), House Republicans continue to add provisions that would cut health care for the most vulnerable. NHeLP Managing Attorney of the DC Office Mara Youdelman and Legal Director Jane Perkins explain how a block grant in…
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March 23, 2017
What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid? — Consumer Protections and Due Process
Kim Lewis and Wayne Turner Issue Brief
In the third paper in our "What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid," series, NHeLP attorneys detail the consumer protections and rights of Medicaid beneficiaries. To ensure that beneficiaries have complete "access to quality health care, Medicaid provides important consumer protections and due process rights, many of which are enforceable through legal…
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March 22, 2017
Per Capita Caps in Medicaid Under the House Republicans’ ACA Repeal Bill
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief
Within the House Republicans' so-called American Health Care Act (AHCA) are provisions intended to greatly weaken Medicaid, such as the use of per capita caps. In this issue brief, NHeLP Managing Attorney of the DC Office Mara Youdelman details 10 ways that per capita caps within AHCA would work…
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Lessons from California

What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid? — Access

Five Facts About the Essential Health Benefits and American Health Care Act

AHCA’s Block Grant Option and EPSDT

What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid? — Consumer Protections and Due Process

Per Capita Caps in Medicaid Under the House Republicans’ ACA Repeal Bill