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April 22, 2015
Legislation Reintroduced to Extend Health Coverage for Immigrant Women and Families
WASHINGTON—Today, the National Health Law Program released the following statement in support of the reintroduction of the Health Equity and Access under the Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Women and Families Act. The bill, introduced by Rep. Lujan Grisham, would undo harmful restrictions and restore access to health care for…
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April 22, 2015
The Sacramento Bee: Bouncing between Medi-Cal and Covered California
By Emily BazarMany Californians with Covered California or Medi-Cal health coverage hover near the intersection where the two programs meet. When their incomes fluctuate, however, that "hover" can turn into a "bounce."...Many consumers don't find out they've been incorrectly switched until afterward, says Sonal Ambegaokar, senior attorney at the…
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April 17, 2015
Georgetown University Center for Children and Families: Armstrong v. Exceptional Child—The Supreme Court’s “Fairest Reading” Really Isn’t Fair
By Jane PerkinsIn 2009, the Exceptional Child Center and other providers of in-home supportive services for people with disabilities sued the Idaho Medicaid Director, Richard Armstrong, on the grounds that they were not being paid enough. According to the record in the case, the state set the providers’ rates based on…
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April 15, 2015
NHeLP Welcomes Children’s Health Program Reauthorization
WASHINGTON—Today, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) issued the following statement strongly supporting the reauthorization of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)."This reauthorization confirms our nation's bipartisan commitment to children's health and brings needed certainty to states implementing CHIP and to the children and families that rely on it,"…
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April 14, 2015
Talking Points Memo: A New Supreme Court Ruling On Medicaid Just Put 68 Million People At Risk
By Elizabeth G. Taylor and Jane PerkinsWhen it comes to health care at the Supreme Court this year, all eyes are focused on the Obamacare tax credits case, King v. Burwell. But a case decided this week, Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc., has raised significant concerns for the…
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April 10, 2015
Consumer Groups Win Court Challenge Against States Obstructing Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON—In the first case of its kind, Missouri v. St. Louis Effort for AIDS, the 8th Circuit Court ruled today that states cannot limit the ability of Navigators and other consumer assisters to help people enroll in insurance as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) intends.Said Mehri & Skalet, PLLC…
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Legislation Reintroduced to Extend Health Coverage for Immigrant Women and Families

The Sacramento Bee: Bouncing between Medi-Cal and Covered California

Georgetown University Center for Children and Families: Armstrong v. Exceptional Child—The Supreme Court’s “Fairest Reading” Really Isn’t Fair

NHeLP Welcomes Children’s Health Program Reauthorization

Talking Points Memo: A New Supreme Court Ruling On Medicaid Just Put 68 Million People At Risk

Consumer Groups Win Court Challenge Against States Obstructing Affordable Care Act