Archive for May, 2022

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May 31, 2022
California Future of Abortion Council Steering Committee Statement on Legislature Advancing Comprehensive Bill Package Protecting & Expanding Access to Abortion
California Continues its Reproductive Freedom Leadership in National Moment of CrisisThree Senate Bills Move to Assembly; Ten Assembly Bills Move to SenateCALIFORNIA – The California Future of Abortion Council (CA FAB Council) Steering Committee, comprised of ACCESS REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE, Black Women For Wellness Action Project, Essential Access Health, NARAL Pro-Choice…
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May 27, 2022
California’s Historic Medi-Cal Exclusion Removal for Older Adults Regardless of Immigration Status
Alicia Emanuel and Iván Barragan* Uncategorized
*Co-authored with Iván Barragan, CA Immigrant Policy CenterAs of May 1, 2022, California removed the exclusion to full-scope Medi-Cal for all income-eligible adults ages 50 and older, regardless of immigration status. At least 244,000 Californians have already been enrolled and benefited from this historic “Older Adult” victory. This advancement…
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May 25, 2022
NHeLP Statement on Uvalde School Massacre
The National Health Law Program mourns the 19 children and two adults killed in Uvalde, Texas yesterday. We are sickened, outraged, and on the verge of despair to be in this situation, so soon after the murders in Buffalo and Laguna Woods. As advocates for the health rights of…
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May 23, 2022
The Ongoing Racial Paradox of the Medicaid Program
Jane Perkins and Sarah Somers Article
This article originally appeared in the May edition of the Journal of Health and Life Sciences Law, published by the American Health Law Association Medicaid, the largest public health insurance program for low-income people, has since 1965 extended health coverage to millions of people, including people of color. At…
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May 20, 2022
Medi-Cal Coverage for Doula Care Requires Sustainable and Equitable Reimbursement to be Successful
Amy Chen and Allison Berquist* Uncategorized
In 2021, California included in the state budget funding to add full spectrum doula care as a new covered benefit for all pregnant and postpartum people in Medi-Cal. The same year, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 65, the California Momnibus, which included additional support for implementation of the doula…
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May 20, 2022
AMICUS: Georgia v. Brooks-LaSure,Southern District of Georgia, Brunswick Division
Litigation Team Cases
In late 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rescinded its 2020 approval of work requirements and premiums in Georgia. Georgia filed suit to challenge the withdrawal. The National Health Law Program, along with the Southern Poverty Law Center, Georgians for a Healthy Future, Georgia Legal Services Program,…
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California Future of Abortion Council Steering Committee Statement on Legislature Advancing Comprehensive Bill Package Protecting & Expanding Access to Abortion

California’s Historic Medi-Cal Exclusion Removal for Older Adults Regardless of Immigration Status

NHeLP Statement on Uvalde School Massacre

The Ongoing Racial Paradox of the Medicaid Program

Medi-Cal Coverage for Doula Care Requires Sustainable and Equitable Reimbursement to be Successful

Archive for May, 2022

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California Future of Abortion Council Steering Committee Statement on Legislature Advancing Comprehensive Bill Package Protecting & Expanding Access to Abortion

California’s Historic Medi-Cal Exclusion Removal for Older Adults Regardless of Immigration Status

NHeLP Statement on Uvalde School Massacre

The Ongoing Racial Paradox of the Medicaid Program

Medi-Cal Coverage for Doula Care Requires Sustainable and Equitable Reimbursement to be Successful

AMICUS: Georgia v. Brooks-LaSure,Southern District of Georgia, Brunswick Division