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August 23, 2022
Little noticed provision of Inflation Reduction Act will have a big impact on Medicaid, improving health outcomes for enrollees
Wayne Turner Coronavirus, Homepage
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law by President Biden in August, provides landmark changes in health care. For the first time, the Department of Health and Human Services will have authority to negotiate the prices of high cost drugs it purchases for Medicare enrollee. The IRA also…
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March 24, 2022
Medicaid Programs Need to Prepare Now for the End of the COVID Public Health Emergency
Jane Perkins Coronavirus, COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, Medicaid Awareness Month
This article was originally published by The Network for Public Health Law.Barring a new COVID surge, all indications are that the Biden Administration will declare an end to the COVID public health emergency (PHE) sometime this year. Over the course of the pandemic, a PHE has been declared and extended at 90-day intervals.…
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September 19, 2021
NHeLP Celebrates Telehealth Awareness Week, September 19- 25, 2021
T. Nancy Lam and Daniel Young Coronavirus, Health Equity
September 19-25, 2021 is Telehealth Awareness Week. NHeLP joins many stakeholders, health care providers, and advocates to acknowledge this week and raise awareness of the importance of telehealth.Telehealth is the use of digital technologies to deliver health care, health information, and other health services by connecting two or more…
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May 6, 2021
Social Determinants of Health Legislation: Opportunities for a New Future
Zamir M. Brown Coronavirus, Health Equity, Homepage
This article was originally published by The Network for Public Health Law.On January 31, 2020, COVID-19 was declared a national public health emergency (PHE), freeing additional funds, resources, and personnel to respond to the crisis across the United States. Unfortunately, by the time of the declaration, it was already…
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April 22, 2021
Medicaid Agencies Must Cover Medication Abortions as Permitted by the FDA
Madeline Morcelle and Fabiola Carrión Abortion, Best of 2021 Blogs, Coronavirus
On April 12, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine that the FDA will not enforce the in-person dispensing requirements for mifepristone, one of two drugs used to provide medication abortions, for the…
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March 15, 2021
The Time is Now to Vaccinate High-Risk People with Disabilities
Hannah Eichner Coronavirus, Health Equity
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people with disabilities have faced a disproportionate risk of COVID-19 exposure, serious illness, and death. While data collection in the U.S. is less comprehensive, a recent study from England outlines the scope of the problem, finding that people with significant disabilities were three to…
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Little noticed provision of Inflation Reduction Act will have a big impact on Medicaid, improving health outcomes for enrollees

Medicaid Programs Need to Prepare Now for the End of the COVID Public Health Emergency

NHeLP Celebrates Telehealth Awareness Week, September 19- 25, 2021

Social Determinants of Health Legislation: Opportunities for a New Future

Medicaid Agencies Must Cover Medication Abortions as Permitted by the FDA

The Time is Now to Vaccinate High-Risk People with Disabilities