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July 11, 2017
NHeLP Comments on Kentucky’s Sec. 1115 Waiver Proposal
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In comments to the U.S. Department of of Health and Human Services, NHeLP urges the HHS Secretary to reject Kentucky's proposed "HEALTH Program (KHP)," waiver. Kentucky's proposed waiver, which includes premiums, waiting periods and lockouts, and work service requirements, would apply to current beneficiaries, likely harming their coverage. The…
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July 7, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding, Enrollment & Continuity of Coverage
dfitzgerald Issue Brief
The Senate Republican's effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act and gut Medicaid funding, would "jeopardize the health and financial security of more than 12 million Californians -- one third of the state's residents -- who rely on Medi-Cal ," writes Staff Attorney Alicia Kauk in the eighth Issue…
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June 30, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding, Women Living with HIV
dfitzgerald Issue Brief
California's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, covers nearly 30,000 Californians living with HIV. Women living with HIV are disproportionately women of color, and their communities benefit significantly from access to health care through Medi-Cal. The Senate Republican's bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act and gut Medicaid funding would endanger California's…
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June 29, 2017
10 Changes to Medicaid Under Senate’s ACA Repeal Bill: CA Implications (Updated)
dfitzgerald Issue Brief
On July 13, Senate Republicans updated the bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and eliminate the current financing structure of Medicaid under the guise of the Better Care Reconciliation Act or BCRA 2.0. This fact sheet was updated on July 21 to reflect the latest version --…
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June 22, 2017
Innovative Solutions for Medicaid
dfitzgerald Issue Brief
Proposals in Congress to impose per capita caps on Medicaid would greatly hobble states efforts to provide health care to its low income residents. "Capping Medicaid is the wrong approach, especially considering that states already have solutions to meet the needs of their residents that will actually reduce costs,"…
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June 22, 2017
How Per Capita Caps Harm the Prevention and Treatment of New Viruses
dfitzgerald Issue Brief
If Congress enacts a per capita cap on Medicaid, states will have fewer resources to prevent and treat the spread of emerging diseases, such as the recent outbreak of Zika in the southern United States and Puerto Rico. In this issue brief, Staff Attorney Candace Gibson argues that proposed…
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NHeLP Comments on Kentucky’s Sec. 1115 Waiver Proposal

Protect Medi-Cal Funding, Enrollment & Continuity of Coverage

Protect Medi-Cal Funding, Women Living with HIV

10 Changes to Medicaid Under Senate’s ACA Repeal Bill: CA Implications (Updated)

Innovative Solutions for Medicaid

How Per Capita Caps Harm the Prevention and Treatment of New Viruses