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- May 6, 2020
Use of Emergency Medicaid State Plan Amendments During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Read moreStates have several paths to address Medicaid coverage for COVID-19, including State Plan Amendments (SPA), section 1135 authority, and other waivers. CMS recently released a SPA template for options related to the pandemic. This issue brief discusses the emerging issues of SPA authority in six states and provides recommendations…
- April 23, 2020
Letter Calls on Seema Verma to Reject Oklahoma’s Section 1115 Request as Incomplete
Read moreIn an April 23rd letter to Seema Verma, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the National Health Law Program asked the Administrator to withhold issuing a letter of completeness for Oklahoma's Section 1115 SoonerCare 2.0 application. A letter of completeness would trigger federal review of…
- April 22, 2020
Letter to Congress on Economic Priorities in COVID-19 Legislation
Read moreThe National Health Law Program joined the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and 110 other organizations in sending a letter to members of Congress urging them to include economic security priorities in future COVID-19 legislation. The letter calls on Congress to enact policies to protect low- and…
- April 21, 2020
Video: The Effects of COVID-19 on the African American Community
Read moreBlack people with disabilities have the right to access healthcare! COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting communities of color nationwide. Miriam Heard discusses health care inequities that particularly affect the Black community. Check out her video message for a few tips on advocating for greater access to healthcare coverage during the Coronavirus…
- April 14, 2020
Medicaid and Due Process during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Read moreThe federal government has used a variety of authorities to allow states flexibility in operating their Medicaid programs during the national and public health emergency trigged by the COVID-19 pandemic. Its primary tools are waivers and State Plan Amendments (SPAs) under section 1135, Section 1115 waivers, and Appendix K…
- April 14, 2020
Essential Health Benefits (EHB) benchmarking process
Read moreThe Essential Health Benefits (EHB) benchmarking process has been significantly modified throughout the years to provide states with increasing flexibility to either make harmful cuts to coverage or improve coverage. The current benchmarking process, finalized in 2017, established a new ceiling on the generosity of benefits provided under the…