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July 13, 2023
Comments on Proposed Medicaid Access Rule
Jennifer Lav, Wayne Turner, David Machledt, Abigail Coursolle, Dania Douglas, Charly Gilfoil, Jasmine Young, and Madeline Morcelle Comments
CMS proposed changes and additions to regulations enforcing the "equal access" provision of Medicaid. These changes would strengthen opportunities for enrollees' input and oversight of state Medciaid programs, would help promote access to Medicaid services, would improve quality of care, and promoting transparency and adequate payment for fee-for-service Medicaid.…
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June 14, 2023
The Constitutionality of Demographic Data Collection
Geron Gadd and Mara Youdelman Issue Brief
Collecting demographic data is legal and constitutional. Questions have arisen about the constitutionality of the collection and use of demographic data. This concern has been attributed to the Supreme Court’s 1995 decision in Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena. Yet Adarand and the cases following it preclude neither the collection…
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June 2, 2023
NHeLP Comments on 2024 Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule
Charly Gilfoil Comments
NHeLP submitted comments on the annual Medicare IPPS/LTCH Proposed Rule in support of two new health equity measures. NHeLP supports the proposals to add a health equity adjustment and to require certain hospitals to attest to a Facility Commitment to Health Equity measure. However, NHeLP asks CMS to invest…
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May 15, 2023
“Unfit” to work? How Medicaid Work Requirements Hurt People with Disabilities
David Machledt Issue Brief, Fact Sheet
New proposals to impose harsh work requirements in the Medicaid program will cause people with disabilities to lose Medicaid coverage. This brief shows how Medicaid already supports employment opportunities for people with disabilities seeking to work -- supports that work requirements may undermine. It provides evidence showing that exemption…
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April 28, 2023
NHeLP Comments on OMB’s Initial Proposals to Revise the Race & Ethnicity Statistical Standards
Charly Gilfoil Comments
NHeLP submitted comments in support of OMB's proposal to revise the standards that the federal government uses to collect demographic information on race, ethnicity, and tribal affiliation. The revision would improve visibility for a broader range of populations, including multidimensional and intersectional communities. OMB must adequately support implementation of the…
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April 20, 2023
Risks and Rewards of Demographic Data Collection: How Effective Data Privacy Can Promote Health Equity
Charly Gilfoil, Naomi G. Goldberg, Patrick L. Mason, Mary Lou Breslin, Silvia Yee, and Georgia Burke Manual/Report, Fact Sheet, Guide
This four-part report series is a joint project of the National Health Law Program, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF), Justice in Aging, Movement Advancement Project, and Race Forward Data enables us to identify and study health programs and monitor trends in population health as never before.…
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Comments on Proposed Medicaid Access Rule

The Constitutionality of Demographic Data Collection

NHeLP Comments on 2024 Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule

“Unfit” to work? How Medicaid Work Requirements Hurt People with Disabilities

NHeLP Comments on OMB’s Initial Proposals to Revise the Race & Ethnicity Statistical Standards

Risks and Rewards of Demographic Data Collection: How Effective Data Privacy Can Promote Health Equity