- 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…
- December 20, 2019
Reflections on World AIDS Day 2019
Wayne TurnerNot a day goes by when I do not think about my late partner Steve Michael. But at the…
- December 17, 2019
Medicaid Block Grants are like “Free” Hot Fudge
Mara YoudelmanWhen my kids were younger and we’d go out for ice cream, they always wanted to go to FroYo…
- December 5, 2019
When States Fail to Cover Abortions under Medicaid, NHeLP Steps In
Fabiola CarriónEditor's note: This post is a bit longer than our normal blogs, but well worth the read.Responding to a…
- December 3, 2019
When Patients Leave the Pharmacy Empty-Handed
Wayne TurnerFrom advances in breakthrough therapies to routine treatment for chronic conditions, prescription drug coverage is an increasingly important part…
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