Archive for June, 2021

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June 8, 2021
Medicaid Section 1115 Waivers for Substance Use Disorders: A Review
Cathren Cohen, Héctor Hernández-Delgado, and Alexis Robles-Fradet
The United States continues to experience a public health crisis related to substance use disorders (SUD) and an overdose epidemic that has only been exacerbated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Medicaid is currently the largest payer of SUD services. Despite this coverage and the availability of evidence-based treatments, most individuals…
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June 7, 2021
Medicaid Coverage of Medication Abortion Delivered via Telehealth
Fabiola De Liban, Madeline Morcelle, and Alexis Robles-Fradet Issue Brief
The COVID-19 public health emergency has shown the need to increase access to health services through telehealth, including for Medicaid beneficiaries. A year into the pandemic, millions of people have accessed services via telehealth. The need and desire for telehealth will persist after the pandemic ends, particularly for individuals…
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June 1, 2021
Retaining Medicaid COVID-19 Changes to Support Community Living
Elizabeth Edwards, David Machledt, and Jennifer Lav
This article was originally published in the "Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy." The impact of COVID-19 on people with disabilities in institutional settings, like nursing facilities, has garnered significant attention. But people receiving comparable services in the community have also been affected significantly. States used…
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