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June 13, 2017
Evaluating Functional Assessments for Older Adults
David Machledt Issue Brief
State Medicaid agencies and their contractors rely on functional assessment tools to make coverage and eligibility decisions for long-term services and supports (LTSS). Many states use tools developed and licensed by private entities, while others have developed and implemented their own tools. The variety of tools is staggering. One…
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June 9, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Medi-Cal Affordability
dfitzgerald Issue Brief
California's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, promotes ensuring low-income residents and those mired in poverty are able to access quality health care. For example, California, has strong protections to restrict premiums and other cost barriers to health care for the state's most vulnerable populations. In the fifth Issue Brief of a…
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June 2, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Medi-Cal Services
Michelle Lilienfeld Issue Brief
California's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, provides comprehensive health care services to more than 13 million in the state. That care, which includes hospitalization, physician services and preventive screenings for children and adults, is threatened by proposed Medicaid cuts in the so-called American Health Care Act (AHCA), now pending in the…
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June 1, 2017
Medicaid Caps and the Opioid Epidemic
dfitzgerald Health Advocate
Medicaid is the largest source of health care coverage for individuals with substance use disorders, NHeLP Staff Attorney Héctor Hernández-Delgado writes in this month's "Health Advocate." He details how slashing Medicaid funding, as proposed in the so-called American Health Care Act (AHCA), would result in millions of individuals losing SUD treatment.…
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May 31, 2017
Threats to Women’s Reproductive Health Under the American Health Care Act (AHCA)
Amy Chen Manual/Report
The so-called American Health Care Act (AHCA), pending in the U.S. Senate, would repeal progressive health care reforms brought about by the landmark Affordable Care Act (ACA), especially harming women's access to reproductive health care services. In this fact sheet, Senior Attorney Amy Chen explains how AHCA would severely…
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May 25, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Older Adults, and Individuals with Disabilities
dfitzgerald Issue Brief
California's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, is vital to the health of millions of older adults and individuals with disabilities in the state, providing access to quality care for low-income patients. That care is threatened by proposals pending in Congress. In the third Issue Brief of a 12-part "Protect Medi-Cal Funding,"…
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Evaluating Functional Assessments for Older Adults

Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Medi-Cal Services

Medicaid Caps and the Opioid Epidemic

Threats to Women’s Reproductive Health Under the American Health Care Act (AHCA)

Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Older Adults, and Individuals with Disabilities

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Evaluating Functional Assessments for Older Adults

Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Medi-Cal Affordability

Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Medi-Cal Services

Medicaid Caps and the Opioid Epidemic

Threats to Women’s Reproductive Health Under the American Health Care Act (AHCA)

Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Older Adults, and Individuals with Disabilities