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Florida Health Justice Project Issues Comprehensive Guide to State’s Medicaid LawWashington – Multiple court decisions have quoted the late federal Judge Henry Friendly's observation that Medicaid law is “almost unintelligible to the uninitiated.” And while states must follow federal Medicaid law, each state program has its own policies and…

Waiver Allows Ind. to Impose Additional Onerous Requirements on Medicaid EnrolleesWashington – The Trump administration has approved an extension of Indiana’s troubled Medicaid waiver project, dubbed the “Healthy Indiana Plan” (HIP) 2.0, which includes burdensome premiums and co-pays, locks individuals out of re-enrollment when they do not pay premiums…

Ian H. Gershengorn, Rod J. Howard, and William B. Schultz Bring Wealth of Experience to NHeLP BoardWashington – As the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) continues to defend Medicaid and progressive health care law from an antagonistic Congress and administration, the organization, which turns fifty next year, is delighted…

Advocates File Suit in Federal CourtWashington – Fifteen Kentuckians enrolled in Medicaid today filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging its approval of sweeping changes to Medicaid law that will endanger the health care of tens of thousands of low-income individuals and families in the state.…

Waiver Allows Kentucky to Impose Onerous Requirements on Medicaid EnrolleesWashington – The Trump administration has approved Kentucky’s request for exemptions from Medicaid law that could cost more than 95,000 low-income Kentuckians to lose health care coverage. The approval will allow the state to impose work requirements, charge premiums, prohibit…

National Health Law Program Condemns Reversal of Longstanding PolicyWashington – In an unprecedented move, HHS today issued a letter announcing its intention to approve state requests to impose work requirements on Medicaid enrollees. The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) responded swiftly, submitting a letter to the Centers for Medicare &…