- March 12, 2020
The Administration’s Assault on the ACA Undermining Coronavirus Efforts
Wayne Turner and Héctor Hernández-DelgadoA recent announcement by Vice President Pence added to the confusion surrounding the administration’s response to the coronavirus epidemic.…
- March 5, 2020
Medicaid Block Grants are Cuts to Medicaid, Plain and Simple
Elizabeth G. TaylorDespite the clear ruling from the DC Circuit Court of Appeals that the purpose of the Medicaid statute is…
- February 28, 2020
Maternal Mental Health Care is Critical to Reducing Racial Disparities
Alexis Robles-Fradet and Abbi CoursolleDepression in pregnant women has increased by seven times from 2000 to 2015. Here in California, about one in…
- February 24, 2020
More Attacks on the ACA – the Notice of Payment and Parameters Proposed Rule’s Impact on Consumers
Mara YoudelmanIn three and a half years, the Trump Administration has sabotaged, undermined, defunded, and attempted to legislatively and judicially…
- February 14, 2020
Trump Budget Takes Aim at Medicaid, Threatens Access to Quality Mental Health Care
Jennifer LavMedicaid is the backbone of a functioning community-based mental health system. It is the largest payer of behavioral health…
- February 11, 2020
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning for Junk Health Plans
Sarah GrusinOn October 4, 2019 the President issued a Proclamation, barring the entry of immigrants to the United States unless…
- February 4, 2020
Trump Administration Threatens Abortion Coverage in California
Fabiola CarriónOn January 24th, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights Division (OCR) issued a…
- January 22, 2020
Red Tape & Shady Accounting: HHS Plan to Restrict Abortion Access 47 Years After Roe
Fabiola CarriónRight in the middle of the winter holidays, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a…
- January 3, 2020
A Medicaid Promise to Children: Timely Treatment Services
Jane Perkins and Kimberly LewisConsider the following scenario: Under the Medicaid program for children (called Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment, or…
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