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July 17, 2017
BCRA’s Opioid Fund is a Cruel Gimmick – Senators Should Not Fall for It
Héctor Hernández-Delgado and Corey Davis Uncategorized
The opioid crisis is decimating communities across the country. Yet, the Senate Republicans’ Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) would gut treatment and other services for substance use disorder (SUD) by cutting Medicaid funding by 36 percent and eliminating the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) requirement that health plans provide affordable…
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July 17, 2017
BCRA 2.0 – Some (Minor) Changes but End Result is Still Death Blow for Medicaid
Mara Youdelman Uncategorized
Senate Republicans recently released an updated version of their “Better Care Reconciliation Act” (BCRA). As NHeLP’s press statement noted, none of the radical cuts to Medicaid were changed – Medicaid expansion would still end and states would face draconian per capita caps (PCC) that get worse over time. So…
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July 14, 2017
Senate Effort to Gut Medicaid Imperils Calif.’s Effort to Ensure Access to Health Care Providers
Abigail Coursolle california, Delivery System Reform, Uncategorized
This post is part 9 of our 12-part “Protect Medi-Cal Funding” series. Medi-Cal provides a long-term investment that helps Californians succeed. This blog series highlights the importance of access to providers in Medi-Cal.California’s Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, covers 13 million Californians—one third of the state’s residents. Medi-Cal covers a range…
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July 14, 2017
States Like Oregon Act to Ensure Access to Reproductive Care
Susan Berke Fogel california, Uncategorized
Authors: Mariah Lindsay and Susan Berke FogelOregon recently passed The Reproductive Health Equity Act (House Bill 3391), a comprehensive bill that will ensure access to women's health services. It goes beyond the protections created by the Affordable Care Act to ensure access to reproductive health care for Oregonians. The…
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July 12, 2017
BCRA Public Health Consequences: HIV as a Case Study
Abigail Coursolle and Cassandra Lignelli california, Health Equity, Uncategorized
The Senate Republican’s health care bill, the “Better Care Reconciliation Act” (BCRA) defunds critical public health projects that combat population-wide disease threat. While there are many examples of why public health funding is crucial, one of the most compelling case studies is HIV.BCRA harms public health in two important…
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July 12, 2017
How BCRA Would Harm Public Health and Preventative Care
Abigail Coursolle and Cassandra Lignelli Uncategorized
Authors: Cassandra Lignelli and Abigail CoursolleThe Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), the draft bill released by the Senate on June 22, threatens public health in two critical ways. First, BCRA phases out Medicaid Expansion, which means that states would have to spend much more out of their public health…
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BCRA’s Opioid Fund is a Cruel Gimmick – Senators Should Not Fall for It

BCRA 2.0 – Some (Minor) Changes but End Result is Still Death Blow for Medicaid

Senate Effort to Gut Medicaid Imperils Calif.’s Effort to Ensure Access to Health Care Providers

States Like Oregon Act to Ensure Access to Reproductive Care

BCRA Public Health Consequences: HIV as a Case Study

How BCRA Would Harm Public Health and Preventative Care