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March 21, 2017
Medicaid Work Requirements – Not a Healthy Choice
Jane Perkins, Mara Youdelman, and Ian McDonald Issue Brief
In an effort to win conservative members' support for the Affordable Care Care Act repeal bill, House Republicans have added a work requirement for Medicaid to the measure. In this issue brief, NHeLP Managing Attorney of the DC office Mara Youdelman, Legal Director Jane Perkins, and Policy Analyst Ian McDonald…
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March 20, 2017
Top 10 Changes to Medicaid Under House ACA Repeal Bill: Implications for CA
Michelle Lilienfeld, Abigail Coursolle, Kimberly Lewis, and Alicia Emanuel Issue Brief
In light of the numerous amendments to the ACA repeal bill, the American Health Care Act, NHeLP attorneys have updated their issue brief explaining how the new changes to AHCA make the bill even more harsh, with draconian cuts intact. In the updated "Top 10 Changes to Medicaid Under…
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March 16, 2017
Top 10 Changes to Medicaid Under House Republicans’ ACA Repeal Bill
Kim Lewis and Mara Youdelman Issue Brief
The ACA repeal bill, the so-called American Health Care Act (AHCA), introduced in the Senate in March has been amended numerous times to gain support for passage. NHeLP managing attorneys have updated an earlier issue brief on the bill to explore how the amendments maintain drastic cuts to Medicaid,…
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March 10, 2017
Medicaid Expansion and the Republicans’ ACA Repeal Bill
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief
House Republicans are pushing their "American Health Care Act," as a replacement and reform of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As NHeLP Managing Attorney of the DC office Mara Youdelman details in this fact sheet, the Republicans' measure would "effectively end the Medicaid expansion category by reducing federal funding,…
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March 10, 2017
Medicaid – Fast Facts
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief
With conservative House Republicans threatening to "reform" Medicaid, you need the facts to understand that reform is not what is being sought. Medicaid provides quality care to tens of millions of low-income individuals and underserved communities. The effort to cap federal funding for the program is aimed at shredding…
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March 6, 2017
Evaluating Medicaid Block Grant & Per Capita Cap Proposals
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief
As Congress moves forward with consideration of policies to dramatically limit the funding structure of Medicaid, NHeLP Managing Attorney of the DC Office Mara Youdelman provides questions to help in assessing the impact of the forthcoming austerity proposals. "Since the overall goal of Republicans in Congress remains slashing government…
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Medicaid Work Requirements – Not a Healthy Choice

Top 10 Changes to Medicaid Under House ACA Repeal Bill: Implications for CA

Top 10 Changes to Medicaid Under House Republicans’ ACA Repeal Bill

Medicaid Expansion and the Republicans’ ACA Repeal Bill

Medicaid – Fast Facts

Evaluating Medicaid Block Grant & Per Capita Cap Proposals