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December 21, 2015
Letter/Comment: Responsibilities for Behavioral Health Treatment Coverage for Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Abbi Coursolle Letter
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November 30, 2015
Lessons from CA: Medi-Cal Coverage For Former Foster Youth
Kim Lewis Issue Brief
In this month's Lessons from California, we are thankful for the recent improvements to the Medi-Cal Former Foster Care Program, including programming fixes to the California Healthcare Eligibility, Enrollment and Retention System, new streamlined enrollment for former foster youth who apply through the Hospital Presumptive Eligibility system, and the…
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September 30, 2015
NHeLP Comments: Proposed 2017 Essential Health Benefits Benchmark Plans
Michelle Lilienfeld Comments
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August 12, 2015
Health Advocate: Essential Health Benefits Overview
Michelle Lilienfeld Issue Brief
Introduced by the Affordable Care Act, Essential Health Benefits (EHB) are a set of ten health care service categories that certain health plans must cover. In February 2015, HHS issued a Final Rule, which finalized changes to the EHB standard. This month's Health Advocate offers an EHB overview in…
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July 27, 2015
NHeLP Comments: Proposed Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care Regulations
dfitzgerald Comments
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July 20, 2015
State Recommendations to Include Sexuality Education in Health Care Delivery
Jamille Fields Issue Brief
This brief outlines recommendations that advocates can use to encourage their states to include sexuality education in health care delivery. As discussed within the brief, the medical screening that youth receive has not sufficiently included sexuality education. Sexuality education provided during health care delivery presents the opportunity for personalized…
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