- February 20, 2025
State-Level Legislation Increases Potential Harm from Federal “Optional” Work Requirement Proposals
Requirement Proposals Some Congressional Republicans are currently considering statutory changes to Medicaid to allow states to impose work requirements.…
- January 31, 2025
Medina v. Planned Parenthood of South Atlantic: Explainer on the Impact on Medicaid and Sexual and Reproductive Health
The freedom of choice provision in Medicaid The freedom of choice provision is a federal law that establishes…
- January 28, 2025
Medicaid is Health Care for Nearly 80 Million Individuals and Families
Earlier this month, during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing, Scott Bessent, now President Trump's Treasury secretary, evaded clear…
- January 27, 2025
President Trump’s Day One Actions Threaten Medicaid and the ACA
On the first day of his second Administration, President Trump issued numerous executive orders, including one that revoked a…
- January 23, 2025
2024 Update: Medicaid Coverage for Doula Care Requires Sustainable and Equitable Reimbursement to be Successful
The National Health Law Program’s Doula Medicaid Project has been tracking doula Medicaid implementation efforts since 2019. Each year…
- January 21, 2025
Protecting Medicaid: Finding and Working with Allies
Medicaid is squarely in the crosshairs of the incoming Trump administration and 119th Congress. With a simple majority vote,…
- January 14, 2025
Proposed Medicaid Work Requirements are Another Dangerous Attack on Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Access (Updated)
The year is 2025, and sexual and reproductive health care access is under attack on all fronts. Millions of…
- December 31, 2024
Palimpsest in the Time of Disconnection
I have a tradition of sharing my personal reflections at the year’s end with friends, colleagues, and supporters of…
- December 17, 2024
CMCS Informational Bulletin on Medicaid Family Planning Services and Supplies: Requirements and Best Practices
In August, the Center for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Services (CMCS) released a CMCS Informational…
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