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  • Medicaid – Fast Facts

    With conservative House Republicans threatening to "reform" Medicaid, you need the facts to understand that reform is not what is being sought. Medicaid provides quality care to tens of millions of low-income individuals and underserved communities. The effort to cap federal funding for the program is aimed at shredding…

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  • National Health Law Program Criticizes House Plan to Repeal the Affordable Care Act and Cap Medicaid Funding

    Republicans Advancing Longstanding Austerity Policies That Limit Access to Health Care for Low-Income Individuals and Underserved CommunitiesDespite growing public outcry over their efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, House Republicans are moving forward with a plan that champions conservative policies that would result in tens of millions of…

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  • Evaluating Medicaid Block Grant & Per Capita Cap Proposals

    As Congress moves forward with consideration of policies to dramatically limit the funding structure of Medicaid, NHeLP Managing Attorney of the DC Office Mara Youdelman provides questions to help in assessing the impact of the forthcoming austerity proposals. "Since the overall goal of Republicans in Congress remains slashing government…

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  • Congratulations to Emily Spitzer on Her Receipt of the Georgetown Law Alumnae Award!

    Former NHeLP Executive Director Emily Spitzer is a recpient of the Georgetown Law Alumnae Award, created in 1998 to honor  female graduates for their contributions to the legal profession, their communities, and the Georgetown Law Center.Emily Spitzer served as the Executive Director of NHeLP for six years, helping to…

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  • NHeLP Letter Urging Transparency of Efforts to Harm Medicaid & Repeal the ACA

    In a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan, Executive Director Elizabeth G. Taylor urges congressional hearings for any measures to "dramatically change the financing structure of Medicaid," and repeal the Affordable Care Act. The letter notes the vital role Medicaid plays in ensuring 74 million individuals have access to…

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  • Lessons from California

    Kim Lewis

    The Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded health care coverage to millions of previously uninsured Californians, and also ushered in technological innovations to streamline the state's eligibility and enrollment systems. In February's "Lessons from California," Managing Attorney of the LA Office Kimberly Lewis examines these innovations, and notes that they…

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