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June 18, 2019
Final Motions in Philbrick v. Azar (New Hampshire Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver Project)
Jane Perkins, Catherine McKee, Sarah Somers, and Sarah Grusin Court Document
"In short, coverage remains the fundamental objective of the Medicaid Act. Nothing about the statute's text, structure, or interpretation in case law sanctions projects that put fiscal considerations in conflict with coverage," the National Health Law Program's reply and response motion in Philbrick v. Azar states. Throughout the 45-page…
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June 12, 2019
Webinar: Trump’s Proposed Rollback of the ACA’s Nondiscrimination Protections
Candace Gibson, Wayne Turner, and Mara Youdelman Webinar
At the end of May the Trump administration released a proposed regulation that would undermine or eliminate key protections under the Affordable Care Act's nondiscrimination provision, Section 1557. The proposal targets LGBTQ individuals, people with limited English proficiency, women, people seeking abortion services, people living with HIV/AIDS, persons with…
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June 11, 2019
Sec. 1115 Waiver Tracking Chart
Sarah Grusin Regulations and Laws, Presentation, Fact Sheet
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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June 7, 2019
HUD Proposes Rule to Permit Homeless Shelters to Deny Access to Transgender Youth
Brian Brooks Homepage
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced on May 22 a forthcoming rule change that would allow HUD-funded shelters to deny transgender individuals housing based on their sex as determined by government documents. The rule, which is scheduled to go into effect this fall, would allow…
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June 6, 2019
Medi-Cal Managed Care Toolkit for Accessing Family Planning Services and Abortion Care
About the ToolkitMedi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, is a cornerstone of reproductive and sexual health in the state. Under federal law, all states must cover certain low-income people, including pregnant women and very low-income parents. In the 37 states like California that have expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act,…
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June 4, 2019
Protections for LGBTQ People with Behavioral Health Needs
Abigail Coursolle Issue Brief
Despite progress in breaking down discrimination against LGBTQ people seeking access to quality health care, the current administration and conservative led states are working to rollback those protections as discrimination against LGBTQ individuals in need of behavioral health care goes unabated. National Health Law Program Senior Attorney Abigail Coursolle…
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Final Motions in Philbrick v. Azar (New Hampshire Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver Project)

Webinar: Trump’s Proposed Rollback of the ACA’s Nondiscrimination Protections

Sec. 1115 Waiver Tracking Chart

HUD Proposes Rule to Permit Homeless Shelters to Deny Access to Transgender Youth

Medi-Cal Managed Care Toolkit for Accessing Family Planning Services and Abortion Care

Protections for LGBTQ People with Behavioral Health Needs