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October 18, 2022
Model Contraceptive Equity Act: Legislative Language and Issue Brief
Liz McCaman Taylor Guide, NHeLP Matters, Issue Brief, Health Advocate
Updated October 2023. This paper begins with model legislative language that can serve as a template for state advocates seeking to expand contraceptive coverage. The paper concludes with an issue brief explaining the provisions within the Model Contraceptive Equity Act and how they advance equitable access to contraceptive services…
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September 14, 2022
Steps Toward Contraceptive Equity: State Legislative Considerations for the 2023 Session
Liz McCaman Taylor Guide, Fact Sheet, NHeLP Matters, Consumer Brochure, Health Advocate
In the first regular state legislative session post-Dobbs, many state policymakers and advocates may seek to shore up contraceptive access in their communities. NHeLP has created a checklist of considerations for enshrining contraception rights into state law, based on a range of model access policies. The policy considerations span…
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May 16, 2022
Medicaid Coverage of Advanced Practice Prescribing for Reproductive & Sexual Health Medications
Liz McCaman Taylor and Cathren Cohen Guide, NHeLP Matters, Issue Brief, Health Advocate
Advanced practice providers (APPs) are licensed health care practitioners, other than physicians, who may practice independently and bill directly under state law. Public health research supports making a variety of reproductive and sexual health medications available through APPs. There are two primary state policy levers that impact access to…
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May 3, 2022
Scope of Practice and Medicaid: State Flexibility to Cover Advanced Practice Care
Liz McCaman Taylor and Cathren Cohen NHeLP Matters, Issue Brief, Health Advocate
Advanced practice providers (APPs) are licensed health care practitioners, other than physicians, who may practice independently and bill directly under state law. Public health research supports making a variety of services available through APPs. There are two primary state policy levers that impact Medicaid enrollees’ access to advanced practice…
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February 8, 2022
States must ensure that Medicaid beneficiaries have access to OTC products, including at-home Covid tests
Liz McCaman Taylor and Abigail Coursolle Build Back Better, Health Equity, Services
Over the last few days, millions of people have begun to receive four at-home Covid tests in the mail, as a result of the Biden Administration’s push to make Covid testing more readily available. In addition, the Administration has clarified that most private insurance plans must cover at least…
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February 4, 2022
Coverage of Over-the-Counter Drugs in Medicaid (Revised February 2022)
Abigail Coursolle and Liz McCaman Taylor Fact Sheet, Issue Brief
Drug coverage is an important facet of the Medicaid program. Although it is an optional benefit, all states cover outpatient prescription drugs in their Medicaid programs. States have significantly more leeway, however, in whether they cover over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. This Fact Sheet provides an overview of Medicaid rules for…
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Scope of Practice and Medicaid: State Flexibility to Cover Advanced Practice Care

States must ensure that Medicaid beneficiaries have access to OTC products, including at-home Covid tests

Coverage of Over-the-Counter Drugs in Medicaid (Revised February 2022)

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Model Contraceptive Equity Act: Legislative Language and Issue Brief

Steps Toward Contraceptive Equity: State Legislative Considerations for the 2023 Session

Medicaid Coverage of Advanced Practice Prescribing for Reproductive & Sexual Health Medications

Scope of Practice and Medicaid: State Flexibility to Cover Advanced Practice Care

States must ensure that Medicaid beneficiaries have access to OTC products, including at-home Covid tests

Coverage of Over-the-Counter Drugs in Medicaid (Revised February 2022)