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October 3, 2024
(Updated) Medicaid Principles on Telehealth
Fabiola De Liban and Daniel Young Manual/Report
In the Spring of 2020, the National Health Law Program released its Medicaid Principles on Telehealth. We drew from our experience influencing telehealth policies before the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of these principles have been adopted in federal and state policy since then. However, we have learned a lot in…
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May 30, 2024
The HCBS Settings Rule: Looking Back and Forging Ahead
David Machledt and Syd Pickern Guide, Manual/Report, Issue Brief
This report from the National Health Law Program and the Community Living Policy Center provides recommendations for the continued implementation of the 2014 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings Rule after the very lengthy transition phase to implement the new requirements formally ended in 2023. It is based…
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January 10, 2024
Charting Equality: Why Demographic Disability Data is Good for Everyone
Mary Lou Breslin and Silvia Yee Manual/Report
This brief covers the basics of demographic disability data collection in health programs - what it means, why it is needed, and how it can be used to improve access to equitable health care for all. We discuss some common myths and stereotypes that likely influence why government and…
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September 28, 2023
Foster Youth Access to Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services in the California Counties with the Largest Foster Care Populations
Carly Myers, Alexis Robles-Fradet, Abigail Coursolle, and T. Nancy Lam Manual/Report, Guide, Fact Sheet, Issue Brief
Children and youth involved in child welfare have complex mental health needs, due in part to their compounding experiences with trauma and often inadequate access to appropriate services. In California, the State’s Medicaid program (Medi-Cal) provides a critical safety net for foster children and youth. Under Medi-Cal, County Mental…
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July 31, 2023
Roadmap for State Pharmacy Access Laws
Liz McCaman Taylor and Amy Chen Manual/Report, Issue Brief
This is a roadmap for state advocates, policymakers, and other stakeholders to understand how best to achieve legislation, state plan amendments, regulation, and other guidance that allow for pharmacist prescribing and pharmacy access for reproductive and sexual health medications, primarily self-administered contraceptives. *Liz McCaman Taylor is a former Senior…
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May 15, 2023
Principles for Fairer, More Responsive Automated Decision-Making Systems
Elizabeth Edwards and David Machledt Case Explainer, Guide, Fact Sheet, Manual/Report, Issue Brief
Many government agencies use automated decision-making systems (ADS) for public benefits coverage and enrollment decisions, including Medicaid. By ADS we mean, broadly, systems that use standardized logic or algorithms to assess eligibility for and access to public benefits. This includes not only sophisticated “big data” systems, such as programs…
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(Updated) Medicaid Principles on Telehealth

The HCBS Settings Rule: Looking Back and Forging Ahead

Charting Equality: Why Demographic Disability Data is Good for Everyone

Foster Youth Access to Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services in the California Counties with the Largest Foster Care Populations

Roadmap for State Pharmacy Access Laws

Principles for Fairer, More Responsive Automated Decision-Making Systems