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June 1, 2017
Medicaid Caps and the Opioid Epidemic
Andy DiAntonio 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
Andy DiAntonio 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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May 19, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Women’s Health in California
Amy Chen Issue Brief
California's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, is vital to the health of millions of women in the state, providing access to quality care for low-income patients, but that care is threatened by proposals pending Congress. In the second of a 12-part "Protect Medi-Cal Funding," series, NHeLP Senior Attorney Amy Chen explains how…
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May 12, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Children’s Health in California
Alicia Emanuel Issue Brief
In the first of a 12-part "Protect Medi-Cal Funding," series, NHeLP Staff Attorney Alicia Kauk details the importance of California's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, to children's health in the state. The first Issue Brief, "Children's Health in California," notes that 5.7 million rely on Medi-Cal and that 42 percent of…
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April 29, 2017
Quick Review: Transparency, Opportunity for Comment
Jane Perkins, Mara Youdelman, and Catherine McKee Issue Brief
A Quick Review of transparency and opportunity for public comment in requests for Section 1115 Waivers. In this brief overview, Senior Attorney Catherine McKee, Legal Director Jane Perkins, and Managing Attorney of the DC office Mara Youdelman note, "The importance of the transparency and public accountability requirements has never been…
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