- February 24, 2020
More Attacks on the ACA – the Notice of Payment and Parameters Proposed Rule’s Impact on Consumers
In 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
Medicaid 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
On 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
On 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
Right 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
Consider 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
Not 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
When 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
Editor's note: This post is a bit longer than our normal blogs, but well worth the read.Responding to a…
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