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February 15, 2017
Congressional Plans to Repeal the ACA Will Harm Victims of Black Lung
Sarah Somers Issue Brief
As NPR has recently noted black lung is not a thing of the past, with the numbers of those infected rising at "epidemic rates." Health and worker safety experts say the rates of the disease are hitting hardest in several states, such as Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and…
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January 11, 2017
Ten Ways the Affordable Care Act Helps Older Adults and People with Disabilities
David Machledt Regulations and Laws
NHeLP Senior Policy Analyst David Machledt provides a succinct examination of the ways the Affordable Care Act is improving the lives of older adults and people with disabilities. For example, the ACA bars health plans from discriminating against those with pre-existing conditions and since its enactment 3.6 million people with…
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December 19, 2016
Protect Medicaid Funding: Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities, Issue 3
David Machledt Issue Brief
This third issue in NHeLP's Protect Medicaid Funding series centers on policies to cut or cap Medicaid funding, and how such austerity actions would adversely impact the lives of older adults and individuals with disabilities. For example with capped federal funding, states facing budget shortfalls "would have strong incentives…
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September 1, 2016
NHeLP Comments to MACRA Regulations
Leo Cuello Comments
In comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NHeLP Director of Health Policy Leonardo Cuello recommends that HHS should improve the Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act regulations to encourage models of care that will provide consumers with high-quality care, and put less emphasis only on increasing provider risk…
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May 19, 2016
Health Advocate: Medicaid Managed Care Final Regulations Released
Sarah Somers Health Advocate
In this month's Health Advocate, we summarize some of the major provisions in the final rule that are new to Medicaid and identify opportunities for advocates to improve their states' Medicaid managed care programs and ensure that Medicaid beneficiaries have access to the information and services to which they…
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April 20, 2016
Health Advocate: Section 1332 Waivers for State Innovation and Medicaid
Leo Cuello and dfitzgerald Health Advocate
In December 2015, CMS provided guidance on section 1332 waivers and clarified the interactions between section 1332 and Medicaid. In this month's Health Advocate, we detail the "guardrails" for using section 1332 authority, the limits on combining 1332 and Medicaid waivers, and the potential impacts for Medicaid expansion. Ultimately,…
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Congressional Plans to Repeal the ACA Will Harm Victims of Black Lung

Ten Ways the Affordable Care Act Helps Older Adults and People with Disabilities

Protect Medicaid Funding: Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities, Issue 3

NHeLP Comments to MACRA Regulations

Health Advocate: Medicaid Managed Care Final Regulations Released

Health Advocate: Section 1332 Waivers for State Innovation and Medicaid