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June 22, 2017
How Per Capita Caps Harm the Prevention and Treatment of New Viruses
dfitzgerald Issue Brief
If Congress enacts a per capita cap on Medicaid, states will have fewer resources to prevent and treat the spread of emerging diseases, such as the recent outbreak of Zika in the southern United States and Puerto Rico. In this issue brief, Staff Attorney Candace Gibson argues that proposed…
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June 22, 2017
Medicaid Per Capita Caps: A Cut in Sheep’s Clothing
Jennifer Lav Issue Brief
For more than 50 years, Medicaid has efficiently provided health care to low income individuals and families through a unique federal-state partnership, with the federal government contributing a guaranteed amount of each dollar a state spends on Medicaid. Under the American Health Care Act (AHCA), Republicans propose to terminate…
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June 20, 2017
Threats to Public Health Under the American Health Care Act (AHCA)
Fabiola De Liban Manual/Report
Evidence shows that funding public health initiatives not only improves health outcomes, it also reduces health care costs. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) contains several mechanisms to fund public health initiatives. The largest of these is the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF). The PPHF was created by ACA…
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June 19, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Health Disparities
Fabiola De Liban Issue Brief
California's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, is critical to addressing health disparities, providing health care coverage to people of color to at least 68 percent of its enrolled population. In the sixth Issue Brief of a 12-part "Protect Medi-Cal Funding," series, NHeLP Senior Attorney Fabiola Carrión explains how federal cuts to Medicaid…
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June 13, 2017
Evaluating Functional Assessments for Older Adults
David Machledt Issue Brief
State Medicaid agencies and their contractors rely on functional assessment tools to make coverage and eligibility decisions for long-term services and supports (LTSS). Many states use tools developed and licensed by private entities, while others have developed and implemented their own tools. The variety of tools is staggering. One…
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June 9, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Medi-Cal Affordability
dfitzgerald Issue Brief
California's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, promotes ensuring low-income residents and those mired in poverty are able to access quality health care. For example, California, has strong protections to restrict premiums and other cost barriers to health care for the state's most vulnerable populations. In the fifth Issue Brief of a…
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How Per Capita Caps Harm the Prevention and Treatment of New Viruses

Medicaid Per Capita Caps: A Cut in Sheep’s Clothing

Threats to Public Health Under the American Health Care Act (AHCA)

Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Health Disparities

Evaluating Functional Assessments for Older Adults

Health Care Reform Archive

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How Per Capita Caps Harm the Prevention and Treatment of New Viruses

Medicaid Per Capita Caps: A Cut in Sheep’s Clothing

Threats to Public Health Under the American Health Care Act (AHCA)

Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Health Disparities

Evaluating Functional Assessments for Older Adults

Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Medi-Cal Affordability