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June 12, 2024
Fact Sheet Exhaustion, Abstention, Preclusion: Considerations for Filing Fair Hearings
Sarah Somers Fact Sheet, Issue Brief, Court Document
Medicaid applicants and beneficiaries have a choice of forum when eligibility or services are denied, terminated, or reduced. They have the right to a state administrative hearing to challenge a denial, termination, or reduction of eligibility or services, with a right to appeal an adverse decision to state court.…
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September 12, 2023
Medicaid Eligibility in a Time Warp: “Beam Me Up, Scotty-I Think I’ve Been Pickled”
Gordon Bonnyman
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August 24, 2023
Medicaid Enrollees Challenge Florida’s Failure to Provide Due Process During Unwinding
Miriam Delaney Heard, Sarah Grusin, and Amanda Avery Fact Sheet, Case Explainer, Court Document, Health Advocate
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August 1, 2023
Case Explainer: Health & Hospital System of Marion Co., Indiana v. Talevski
Jane Perkins Case Explainer, Guide, Fact Sheet, Issue Brief
In Health and Hospital System of Marion County, Indiana v. Talevski, the Supreme Court addressed whether provisions of federal safety net programs can be enforced by individuals pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and, if so, whether individuals can enforce provisions of the Medicaid Nursing Home Reform Act. The…
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May 16, 2023
Helping Those on HCBS Waiting Lists: Positive Impacts of the ACA
Elizabeth Edwards, Dania Douglas, and Michelle Yiu Issue Brief
Expanded services and coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its Medicaid expansion provide states opportunities to decrease waiting lists for Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) and generally increase access to services for people with disabilities. HCBS programs offer states a great degree of flexibility to design…
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May 15, 2023
“Unfit” to work? How Medicaid Work Requirements Hurt People with Disabilities
David Machledt Issue Brief, Fact Sheet
New proposals to impose harsh work requirements in the Medicaid program will cause people with disabilities to lose Medicaid coverage. This brief shows how Medicaid already supports employment opportunities for people with disabilities seeking to work -- supports that work requirements may undermine. It provides evidence showing that exemption…
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Fact Sheet Exhaustion, Abstention, Preclusion: Considerations for Filing Fair Hearings

Medicaid Eligibility in a Time Warp: “Beam Me Up, Scotty-I Think I’ve Been Pickled”

Medicaid Enrollees Challenge Florida’s Failure to Provide Due Process During Unwinding

Case Explainer: Health & Hospital System of Marion Co., Indiana v. Talevski

Helping Those on HCBS Waiting Lists: Positive Impacts of the ACA

“Unfit” to work? How Medicaid Work Requirements Hurt People with Disabilities