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February 25, 2015
Assister and Advocate Alert: Healthcare.gov Is Incorrectly Counting Social Security Incomes for Tax Dependents
dfitzgerald Issue Brief
CMS has confirmed that healthcare.gov is counting Social Security income received by children and other tax dependents in computing household income even when the income should not be counted. This alert from the Center for Children and Families, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and NHeLP discussing implications of…
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February 23, 2015
MAGI, Streamlined Applications, and Medicaid Family Planning Expansions
Erin Armstrong, External Source, and dfitzgerald Letter
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires states implement a uniform methodology for determining income - modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) - in their eligibility determinations for Medicaid and for premium subsidies in the health insurance marketplaces. The ACA also requires states to move to a single, streamlined application (SSA),…
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February 23, 2015
Comments to Help Shape a Federal Immigration and Refugee Integration Strategy
Erin Armstrong and dfitzgerald Comments
As part of President Obama's Immigration Accountability Executive Actions, the administration created the White House Task Force on New Americans. The Task Force is charged with developing a federal immigrant integration strategy. In January 2015, the Task Force called for informal comments to assist in the development of the integration…
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February 13, 2015
Top 10 Takeaways: CBO Report on Medicaid Spending Caps
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February 9, 2015
Top 3 Takeaways: Burr-Hatch-Upton Plan to Replace the ACA
dfitzgerald Issue Brief
On February 4, 2015, three Republican legislators released a plan to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Burr-Hatch-Upton plan (BHU) is titled the Patient Choice, Affordability, Responsibility, and Empowerment Act. After reading the legislators' summary of the proposal, NHeLP identified three key takeaways, which are outlined in our…
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February 6, 2015
Earlier Access to Care for Uninsured Women Living with HIV and the ACA
dfitzgerald Issue Brief
The Medicaid program has traditionally served as an important safety-net program for low-income women living with HIV/AIDS; however, the categorical requirements for Medicaid have excluded many individuals from coverage. The Affordable Care Act, through the Medicaid Expansion, presents the opportunity for previously ineligible low-income women living with HIV to…
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