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January 28, 2021
Access to California Children’s Services (CCS) During COVID-19
Skyler Rosellini, Alicia Emanuel, and Alexis Robles-Fradet
You can keep getting medically necessary California Children’s Services (CCS) during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has put in place temporary flexibilities for both Medi-Cal and CCS, to make sure children get services easily and safely during the PHE. Children can…
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December 23, 2020
Access to Care Through California Children’s Services During COVID-19
Skyler Rosellini, Alicia Emanuel, and Alexis Robles-Fradet Fact Sheet
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October 7, 2020
NHeLP Comments on Oklahoma Section 1115 Institutions for Mental Disease (IMD) Waiver for Serious Mental Illness/Substance Use Disorder
Héctor Hernández-Delgado and Cathren Cohen Comments
NHeLP urges the Secretary not to approve the requested waiver because 1) Oklahoma asks the Secretary to waive provisions of the Medicaid Act the Secretary does not have the authority to waive; 2) Oklahoma has not proposed a genuine experiment or novel approach; 3) Oklahoma’s proposal risks diverting funds…
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October 7, 2020
NHeLP Comments on MassHealth SMI-SED Supplemental Application Waiver
Jennifer Lav Comments
In comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Law Program urges HHS to reject Massachusetts' proposed request to waiver to obtain federal finanical participation for services provided in Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD). HHS should reject Massachusett's application because Massachusetts did not provide adequate…
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September 14, 2020
NHeLP comments on HHS Proposed Rule on Guidance
Wayne Turner and Dania Douglas Comments
Guidance documents are a valuable tool that allows agencies to clarify policy issues and explain ambiguities raised by the laws and rules they are tasked with implementing. Programs like Medicaid and the implementation of the Affordable Care Act depend heavily on guidance documents to clarify coverage requirements and the…
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July 20, 2020
NHeLP comments on Medicaid Prescrption Drug Rebate Program and Value- based Purchasing Proposed Rulemaking
Wayne Turner, Liz McCaman Taylor, Madeline Morcelle, and Cathren Cohen Comments
In a proposed rule, CMS seeks to expand value-based purchasing arrangements for prescription drugs in commercial plans and the Medicaid program. However, the proposed changes offer a cost-containment strategy with no safeguards to ensure that Medicaid enrollees can continue to access needed outpatient prescription drugs. NHeLP comments warn against“cost…
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Access to California Children’s Services (CCS) During COVID-19

Access to Care Through California Children’s Services During COVID-19

NHeLP Comments on Oklahoma Section 1115 Institutions for Mental Disease (IMD) Waiver for Serious Mental Illness/Substance Use Disorder

NHeLP Comments on MassHealth SMI-SED Supplemental Application Waiver

NHeLP comments on HHS Proposed Rule on Guidance

NHeLP comments on Medicaid Prescrption Drug Rebate Program and Value- based Purchasing Proposed Rulemaking