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January 12, 2018
HHS Approves 1115 Waiver in Kentucky – Harming Medicaid Enrollees Who Need Reproductive Health Services
Andy DiAntonio Issue Brief
Earlier today, HHS approved a section 1115 waiver requested by Kentucky. The approved project is effectively a cut that will worsen or eliminate access to Medicaid for low-income individuals. This proposal will have a significant, detrimental impact on low-income individuals, particularly women, seeking reproductive health care. This fact sheet…
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December 19, 2017
NHeLP Comments on HHS’ Draft Strategic Plan
Elizabeth G. Taylor and Andy DiAntonio Comments
The U.S. Department of of Health and Human Services' "Draft Strategic Plan," falls far short of protecting the nation's most vulnerable populations, NHeLP states in extensive comments submitted to HHS about its plan. NHeLP's comments focus on how the HHS strategic plan would adversely affect low-income women's access to…
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September 7, 2017
Groups Urge Congress for Quick, Bipartisan Action on CHIP
External Source and Andy DiAntonio Letter
More than 120 public interest groups are calling on Congress to take immediate, bipartisan action to enact a five-year funding extension for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Since its inception in 1997, CHIP, together with Medicaid, has helped to reduce the numbers of uninsured children by a remarkable…
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August 31, 2017
Access to Mental Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Andy DiAntonio Issue Brief
Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) are a particularly vulnerable population who use an array of mental health services. CSHCN are at increased risk for chronic physical, developmental, behavioral or emotional conditions and require health and related services beyond that required by children generally. In the fall of…
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August 3, 2017
Medicaid EPSDT Litigation Trends
Jane Perkins Issue Brief
Legal Director Jane Perkins explores litigation involving Medicaid's Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) program. Perkins provides a brief overview of EPSDT -- for example the foundation of the program requires mandatory screenings for children and youth under 21. The medical screens are: vision, hearing, dental, and…
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August 2, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Pregnant Women’s Health Care in California
Amy Chen Issue Brief
California's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, is vital to the health of millions of pregnant women in the state, providing access to quality prenatal care and screenings, labor and delivery, and postpartum care, as well as comprehensive abortion care. Designed to address the unique health care needs of low-income women, Medi-Cal…
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HHS Approves 1115 Waiver in Kentucky – Harming Medicaid Enrollees Who Need Reproductive Health Services

NHeLP Comments on HHS’ Draft Strategic Plan

Groups Urge Congress for Quick, Bipartisan Action on CHIP

Access to Mental Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs

Medicaid EPSDT Litigation Trends

Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Pregnant Women’s Health Care in California