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February 12, 2018
The Personal Stories of Those Affected by Kentucky’s Sec. 1115 Medicaid Waivers
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief, Case Explainer
National Health Law Program Managing Attorney of the D.C. office Mara Youdelman details how Kentucky's Sec. 1115 Medicaid waivers program is harming the lives of the plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit challenging HHS's approval of the radical Medicaid waiver project, which includes an onerous work requirement and cuts to…
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January 24, 2018
Stewart v. Azar, D.D.C. and D.C. Circuit
Litigation Team and Jane Perkins Cases
Sixteen Kentuckians enrolled in Medicaid filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging its approval of a section 1115 waiver, which would allow sweeping changes to Kentucky’s Medicaid program, including work requirements, premiums, lockouts, and other changes, that will terminate Medicaid coverage of tens of thousands of…
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July 5, 2017
Sec. 1115 Demonstration Authority: Medicaid Provisions That Prohibit a Waiver
Jane Perkins Issue Brief, Guide
With HHS Secretary Tom Price open to Section 1115 waivers in Medicaid that could create obstacles to accessing Medicaid services, National Health Law Program's N.C. office has created a primer on what parts of the Medicaid act that cannot be waived. As this paper notes, "Section 1115 of the…
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December 19, 2011
Newton-Nations v. Betlach & Sebelius, District of Arizona and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Litigation Team and dfitzgerald Cases
Medicaid beneficiaries in Arizona challenged Arizona’s decision to impose expensive copayments that exceeded the limits set out in federal law, creating barriers to beneficiaries’ access to services. Plaintiffs also challenged the United States Department of Health and Human Services approval of those copayments through the federal Section 1115 authority.…
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The Personal Stories of Those Affected by Kentucky’s Sec. 1115 Medicaid Waivers

Sec. 1115 Demonstration Authority: Medicaid Provisions That Prohibit a Waiver

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The Personal Stories of Those Affected by Kentucky’s Sec. 1115 Medicaid Waivers

Stewart v. Azar, D.D.C. and D.C. Circuit

Sec. 1115 Demonstration Authority: Medicaid Provisions That Prohibit a Waiver

Newton-Nations v. Betlach & Sebelius, District of Arizona and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals