Archive for July, 2019

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July 31, 2019
Exceptions to Network Adequacy Rules May Exacerbate Health Disparities in Medi-Cal Managed Care
Abbi Coursolle Homepage, Uncategorized
This blog post was co-authored by legal intern Mason Bettencourt. Analysis of Medi-Cal Alternative Access Standards and maps were created by Dhara Patel, MPH, using a Welch-ANOVA with a Gamer-Howell post-hoc analysis during her internship at NHeLP in Spring 2019. You can access the maps here.In California, the Department…
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July 30, 2019
Comments on Proposed HUD Rule Affecting Mixed-status Immigrant Households
National Health Law Program Team Comments
The National Health Law Program submitted comments to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in response to a proposed rule that would dramatically alter the agency’s eligibility requirements for federal housing assistance based on immigration status. If implemented, the rule would prohibit “mixed-status” families--families with one or…
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July 30, 2019
Medicaid at 54: The Ongoing Fight for Health Rights
Elizabeth G. Taylor Uncategorized
On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Social Security Act Amendments. It established Medicaid, a health insurance program for low-income people, as well as Medicare, a health insurance program for older adults and people with disabilities. These programs were envisioned as providing access to…
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July 29, 2019
Federal Court Rules Against Trump Administration’s New Hampshire Medicaid Waiver Project
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July 29, 2019
Centers of Excellence May Deliver High Quality Care, But Could Impede Access to Care Without Safeguards
Alexis Robles and Abigail Coursolle Uncategorized
Centers of Excellence (COEs) are specialized programs in health care institutions that have a high concentration of expertise on a particular medical area. Within their area of expertise, COEs typically provide comprehensive care through an interdisciplinary approach. These centers have been previously used for bariatric surgery, stoke care, cancer…
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July 29, 2019
Our Cases
In partnership with state health advocates, the National Health Law Program litigates on behalf of low-income people, people with disabilities, and organizations serving these groups. Many of our cases have changed institutional practices and set lasting health care precedents. While each state is different, cases in one state can…
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Exceptions to Network Adequacy Rules May Exacerbate Health Disparities in Medi-Cal Managed Care

Comments on Proposed HUD Rule Affecting Mixed-status Immigrant Households

Medicaid at 54: The Ongoing Fight for Health Rights

Federal Court Rules Against Trump Administration’s New Hampshire Medicaid Waiver Project

Centers of Excellence May Deliver High Quality Care, But Could Impede Access to Care Without Safeguards

Our Cases