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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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March 3, 2017
NHeLP Letter Urging Transparency of Efforts to Harm Medicaid & Repeal the ACA
Elizabeth G. Taylor Letter
In a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan, Executive Director Elizabeth G. Taylor urges congressional hearings for any measures to "dramatically change the financing structure of Medicaid," and repeal the Affordable Care Act. The letter notes the vital role Medicaid plays in ensuring 74 million individuals have access to…
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February 24, 2017
Health Advocate: Medicaid Caps: The Threat Below the Surface
Leo Cuello and Andy DiAntonio Health Advocate
With the media focused on congressional and executive efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Republican lawmakers and the Trump administration are also planning to radically alter the funding of Medicaid. NHeLP Health Policy Director Leonardo Cuello in the February Health Advocate concludes, "While we educate the public…
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February 20, 2017
Threats to the Affordable Care Act and Women’s Reproductive Health
Amy Chen Manual/Report
In this fact sheet, Senior Attorney Amy Chen details the provisions of the Affordable Care Act that have helped improve access to reproductive health care services for tens of millions of low income women. If the ACA and Medicaid expansion are repealed, Chen writes, it would likely make it…
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Medicaid Expansion and the Republicans’ ACA Repeal Bill

Medicaid – Fast Facts

Evaluating Medicaid Block Grant & Per Capita Cap Proposals

NHeLP Letter Urging Transparency of Efforts to Harm Medicaid & Repeal the ACA

Health Advocate: Medicaid Caps: The Threat Below the Surface

Threats to the Affordable Care Act and Women’s Reproductive Health