Archive for November, 2018

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November 30, 2018
Trump HHS Approves N.H.’s Work Requirements in Medicaid
‘Granite Advantage’ Medicaid Waiver Project Will Advance the Efforts of Conservative Lawmakers to Gut the ProgramWashington, D.C. – Trump’s HHS continues to approve legally suspect Medicaid waiver projects, the latest coming from New Hampshire with its so-called “Granite Advantage” Section 1115 Medicaid waiver project that includes a work-reporting mandate…
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November 30, 2018
Senators Introduce Bill to Eliminate Racial, Ethnic Health Care Disparities
Communities of Color and Other Underserved Communities Have Long Experienced Negative Health Outcomes Compared to WhitesRELEASE: Nov. 29, 2018 CONTACT: Jeremy Leaming, leaming@healthlaw.orgWashington – Against a backdrop of increasing overt racial discrimination in the United States, Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) introduced the Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA)…
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November 29, 2018
National Health Law Program Analysis of California’s Conditional Merger of Catholic Hospitals
Amy Chen Article
Senior Attorney Amy Chen provides analysis of the California Department of Justice's recent conditioned approval of Catholic health care providers in the state. Chen describes the conditions surrounding this merger, and how it will impact women, the LGBTQ community, and low-income individuals in the states who rely on these…
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November 28, 2018
Calif. DOJ’s Conditional Approval of the Merger of Religiously Affiliated Health Care Providers: Statement from National Health Law Program
In a far-reaching action with national implications, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, after a public comment period, issued a conditional approval of a merger of two large Catholic health care systems -- Dignity Health and Catholic Initiatives. The new merged entity, called “CommonSpirit Health,” will be the nation’s largest…
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November 26, 2018
Sec. 1115 Waiver Tracking Chart
Sarah Grusin Presentation, Fact Sheet, Regulations and Laws
Sec. 1115 of the Social Security Act allows the Secretary of HHS to waive some requirements of the Medicaid Act so that states can test novel approaches to improving medical assistance for low-income people. While historically states have proposed waivers that did indeed propose innovative approaches to improve Medicaid…
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November 20, 2018
Trump Administration Again Approves Legally Suspect Kentucky Medicaid Waiver
Ignoring Voluminous Comments Detailing a Fatally Flawed Approach to Medicaid in the Bluegrass StateWashington – The Trump administration’s U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has again approved the Kentucky HEALTH waiver project despite evidence that it will lead to hundreds of thousands of hard-working Kentuckians losing access to…
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Trump HHS Approves N.H.’s Work Requirements in Medicaid

Senators Introduce Bill to Eliminate Racial, Ethnic Health Care Disparities

National Health Law Program Analysis of California’s Conditional Merger of Catholic Hospitals

Calif. DOJ’s Conditional Approval of the Merger of Religiously Affiliated Health Care Providers: Statement from National Health Law Program

Sec. 1115 Waiver Tracking Chart

Trump Administration Again Approves Legally Suspect Kentucky Medicaid Waiver