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January 27, 2015
Bloomberg BNA: Advocates Eyeing ACA `Essential Health Benefit’ Requirements For 2016
By Sara HansardThe plan for designating benefits that must be covered by most health plans in the individual and small group markets is set to expire at the end of 2015, so advocacy groups are starting to push for what they want to see the Department of Health and…
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January 23, 2015
Kaiser Health News: Judge Orders California To Make Timely Decisions On Medicaid Coverage
By Anna GormanMedi-Cal applicants who have been waiting for more than 45 days can receive temporary health benefits while officials determine eligibility for the public insurance program, a state Superior Court judge ruled this week.The decision came in a lawsuit filed in September alleging that a large backlog of…
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January 23, 2015
California Healthline: Judge Rules on Medi-Cal Backlog Suit, Orders State To Adhere to 45-Day Deadline
By David GornOn Thursday, an Alameda County Superior Court judge issued a preliminary injunction requiring the state to adhere to a 45-day limit for processing Medi-Cal applications.The ruling by Judge Evelio Grillo was a victory for health care advocates in a lawsuit over the state's extensive backlog in processing…
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January 22, 2015
Court Puts an End to Medi-Cal Limbo and Orders State to Issue Timely Healthcare Benefits
Low-income applicants—including children, pregnant women, and people with life-threatening illnesses—will no longer have to wait for months while their health deterioratesOAKLAND, CA—If California is unable to determine whether an applicant is eligible for Medi-Cal within 45 days, it must grant that applicant temporary health benefits, ruled the Alameda County Superior Court. The January…
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January 22, 2015
We Must Protect the Right Guaranteed Under Roe v. Wade for All Women
WASHINGTON—Today, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) recognizes the 42nd anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, which established a woman's legal right to obtain an abortion."It's been decades since Roe, but still the ability of women to determine whether and when to become a parent…
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January 22, 2015
The Huffington Post: The Inequities in Roe’s Wake
By Elizabeth TaylorTo many, Roe v. Wade represents the fundamental right of a woman to choose abortion. The 42 years since Roe, however, show how illusory that right is for some and the sharp contrast between the haves and the have-nots.The 114th Congress, fresh off a series of promises…
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Bloomberg BNA: Advocates Eyeing ACA `Essential Health Benefit’ Requirements For 2016

Kaiser Health News: Judge Orders California To Make Timely Decisions On Medicaid Coverage

California Healthline: Judge Rules on Medi-Cal Backlog Suit, Orders State To Adhere to 45-Day Deadline

Court Puts an End to Medi-Cal Limbo and Orders State to Issue Timely Healthcare Benefits

We Must Protect the Right Guaranteed Under Roe v. Wade for All Women

The Huffington Post: The Inequities in Roe’s Wake