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December 19, 2016
Protect Medicaid Funding: Enrollment and Continuity, Issue 8 (Updated Feb. 2017)
Leo Cuello and David Machledt Issue Brief
Medicaid provides proven, tailored health care coverage for low-income individuals and families. NHeLP's Health Policy Director Leonardo Cuello and Senior Policy Analyst David Machledt explain how Medicaid's "core consumer protections make the program work for enrolled populations, including children, parents, pregnant women, low-income workers, older adults, and people with…
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December 19, 2016
Protect Medicaid Funding: Health Disparities, Issue 6
Leo Cuello, Deborah Reid, and Amy Chen Issue Brief
This sixth issue in NHeLP's Protect Medicaid Funding series centers on how cutting or capping Medicaid would seriously harm, if not halt, efforts to address widespread health disparities. Home and community based health services pioneered by Medicaid, for example, would likely be cut as states have less federal funds…
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November 1, 2016
How Can States Get Federal Funds to Help Pay for Language Services
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief
Managing Attorney Mara Youdelman provides an overview of how states can obtain federal assistance in paying for language services for Medicaid beneficiaries and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollees. The issue brief provides guidance for states working to ensure language is not a barrier to Medicaid and CHIP health…
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October 31, 2016
Comments on OMB Plan to Revise Standards on Reporting of Race and Ethnicity Data
dfitzgerald Comments
NHeLP provided comments on the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) plan to revise its Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity. NHeLP urged OMB to ensure detailed and accurate reporting of racial and ethnicity data. NHeLP stated, "Maintaining or improving upon…
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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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Protect Medicaid Funding: Enrollment and Continuity, Issue 8 (Updated Feb. 2017)

Protect Medicaid Funding: Health Disparities, Issue 6

How Can States Get Federal Funds to Help Pay for Language Services

Comments on OMB Plan to Revise Standards on Reporting of Race and Ethnicity Data

Health Advocate: Medicaid Managed Care Final Regulations Released

Health Advocate: Section 1332 Waivers for State Innovation and Medicaid