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June 2, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Medi-Cal Services
Michelle Lilienfeld Issue Brief
California's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, provides comprehensive health care services to more than 13 million in the state. That care, which includes hospitalization, physician services and preventive screenings for children and adults, is threatened by proposed Medicaid cuts in the so-called American Health Care Act (AHCA), now pending in the…
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June 1, 2017
Medicaid Caps and the Opioid Epidemic
dfitzgerald 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
Briefs on Public Coverage of Family Planning and Abortion Services: Reproductive Health Care Coverage in Medi-Cal
dfitzgerald Manual/Report
NHeLP's Reproductive Health Data and Insurance Accountability Project (the Data Project) is releasing a series of Issue Briefs on state-specific legal requirements and procedures governing coverage and access to abortion and family planning services in Medicaid programs in nine states. The first one in the series describes California's Medi-Cal…
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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
dfitzgerald 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 16, 2017
Q&A: Recent Action Undermines Title X Program and Threatens Women’s Health
Catherine McKee and Candace Gibson Consumer Brochure
Recently the Trump administration took action to undermine a federal program that provides access to family planning services that affects millions of women. In "Q&A: Recent Action Undermines Title X Program and Threatens Women's Health," Staff Attorney Candace Gibson and Senior Attorney Catherine McKee, explain what Title X is…
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