- May 6, 2020
Telehealth and Disability: Challenges and Opportunities for Care
Daniel Young and Elizabeth EdwardsIn response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published guidance…
- May 1, 2020
Streamlining Medicaid Enrollment During COVID-19
Hannah Eichner and Sarah GrusinDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, health coverage is more important than ever. States are seeing a surge in Medicaid applications,…
- April 30, 2020
Can Coronavirus (COVID-19) be the Tipping Point for Health Equity?
Zamir M. BrownIf the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has taught us one thing already, it is that we are not all the…
- April 30, 2020
Leave No Californian Behind: California’s Efforts to Ease Access to Medi-Cal During the Pandemic
Alicia EmanuelAs the number of COVID-19 cases across the country continue to steadily rise, many of us here in California…
- April 29, 2020
Disability, Race, and Structural Inequity: COVID-19 and the Long-Term Care Workforce
David MachledtA recent NPR investigation into nursing home COVID-19 outbreaks revealed one factor strongly correlated with the most affected facilities.…
- April 27, 2020
Medi-Cal Applications Must Be Processed Even When Local Medi-Cal Offices are Closed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Skyler RoselliniThe impact of the COVID-19 public health crisis is being felt across the nation. Given the serious illness and…
- April 27, 2020
The Effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Epidemic on the African American Community
Miriam Delaney Heard“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhumane.” Dr. Martin Luther King,…
- April 22, 2020
Expanding Telehealth Under COVID-19: Supporting Access to Care
Daniel Young, Elizabeth Edwards, and Fabiola De LibanTelehealth is an increasingly important tool for states to address patient needs under COVID-19 social distancing requirements. Federal COVID-19…
- April 21, 2020
Keep Essential Care: Language Access
Mara YoudelmanCOVID19 is having an unprecedented impact on the lives of billions of people. But a robust and effective COVID19…
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