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April 9, 2015
Fact Sheet – IRS Updated Guidance on HCBS Difficulty of Care Payments
Wayne Turner Issue Brief
Last year, the IRS announced that payments received by in-home, individual care providers under Medicaid Home and Community Based…
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March 10, 2015
Common Issues, Model Comments & State Samples for HCBS Transition Plans: A Tool for Continued Advocacy
Elizabeth Edwards Manual/Report
Advocacy on State Transition Plans for compliance with the recent HCBS regulations on community settings is ongoing from comments…
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February 9, 2015
Top 3 Takeaways: Burr-Hatch-Upton Plan to Replace the ACA
Andy DiAntonio Issue Brief
On February 4, 2015, three Republican legislators released a plan to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Burr-Hatch-Upton…
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January 14, 2015
Health Advocate: Our New Year’s Resolutions
Susan Berke Fogel, Jane Perkins, and Mara Youdelman Health Advocate
This edition of the Health Advocate previews what is ahead in the coming months including the continuing theme of Medicaid…
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January 9, 2015
Letter to HHS Office of Civil Rights on pending HIV discrimination complaint
Jane Perkins and Wayne Turner Letter
The National Health Law Program and The AIDS Institute (TAI) sent the attached letter to the HHS Office of…
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December 16, 2014
Health Advocate: 2014 Litigation Round Up
Jane Perkins Health Advocate
More than four years since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law have passed, and yet litigation over…
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December 11, 2014
NHeLP Matters – December 2014
Andy DiAntonio NHeLP Matters
Welcome to the year's final edition of NHeLP Matters. In the past 12 months, we have fought for the…
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December 5, 2014
Q&A Relatives as Paid Providers
Elizabeth Edwards Issue Brief
Many states allow parents or other legally responsible relatives to become paid providers of Medicaid-funded home and community based…
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December 4, 2014
Q&A: Abstention Update
Jane Perkins and Sarah Somers Issue Brief
Q&A: Abtention Update This short issue brief discusses the latest developments in abstention cases affecting Medicaid beneficiaries, including a…
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October 29, 2014
Lessons from CA: Covering Behavioral Health Treatment in Medi-Cal
Andy DiAntonio Issue Brief
In this month's Lessons from California, we highlight how NHeLP is working with advocates in California to ensure the…
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