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June 9, 2022
NHeLP Comments on Data Collection to Support Eligibility Determinations for Insurance Affordability Programs and Enrollment through Health Insurance Marketplaces, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Program Agencies
Charly Gilfoil Comments
NHeLP submitted comments asking CMS to add expanded demographic questions to the Healthcare.gov application. The Marketplace Application should capture information on enrollees' race, ethnicity, primary language, sex characteristics, gender identity, and disabilities to facilitate accessibility, track and address health disparities, and enable culturally competent care.
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June 7, 2022
Medicaid, Child Welfare & Institutional Care: Qualified Residential Treatment Programs
Jennifer Lav Issue Brief
A landmark foster care reform law, the Family First Prevention Services Act, was intended to ensure that children are able to live in family-like settings and reduce reliance on unnecessary institutional care. In doing so, the new law put a spotlight on a longstanding Medicaid law and policy that…
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May 23, 2022
The Ongoing Racial Paradox of the Medicaid Program
Jane Perkins and Sarah Somers Article
This article originally appeared in the May edition of the Journal of Health and Life Sciences Law, published by the American Health Law Association Medicaid, the largest public health insurance program for low-income people, has since 1965 extended health coverage to millions of people, including people of color. At…
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May 16, 2022
Medicaid Coverage of Advanced Practice Prescribing for Reproductive & Sexual Health Medications
Liz McCaman Taylor and Cathren Cohen Health Advocate, Issue Brief, NHeLP Matters, Guide
Advanced practice providers (APPs) are licensed health care practitioners, other than physicians, who may practice independently and bill directly under state law. Public health research supports making a variety of reproductive and sexual health medications available through APPs. There are two primary state policy levers that impact access to…
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May 3, 2022
Scope of Practice and Medicaid: State Flexibility to Cover Advanced Practice Care
Liz McCaman Taylor and Cathren Cohen Health Advocate, Issue Brief, NHeLP Matters
Advanced practice providers (APPs) are licensed health care practitioners, other than physicians, who may practice independently and bill directly under state law. Public health research supports making a variety of services available through APPs. There are two primary state policy levers that impact Medicaid enrollees’ access to advanced practice…
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May 2, 2022
NHeLP Comments on CMS Request for Information on Access to Coverage and Care in Medicaid & CHIP
Charly Gilfoil, Cat Duffy, Abigail Coursolle, Mara Youdelman, Wayne Turner, Jennifer Lav, Elizabeth Edwards, and David Machledt Comments
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to help ensure equitable access to Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). In comments, NHeLP responds to the RFI questions on issues ranging from eligibility and…
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NHeLP Comments on Data Collection to Support Eligibility Determinations for Insurance Affordability Programs and Enrollment through Health Insurance Marketplaces, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Program Agencies

Medicaid, Child Welfare & Institutional Care: Qualified Residential Treatment Programs

The Ongoing Racial Paradox of the Medicaid Program

Scope of Practice and Medicaid: State Flexibility to Cover Advanced Practice Care

NHeLP Comments on CMS Request for Information on Access to Coverage and Care in Medicaid & CHIP

Medicaid Archive

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NHeLP Comments on Data Collection to Support Eligibility Determinations for Insurance Affordability Programs and Enrollment through Health Insurance Marketplaces, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Program Agencies

Medicaid, Child Welfare & Institutional Care: Qualified Residential Treatment Programs

The Ongoing Racial Paradox of the Medicaid Program

Medicaid Coverage of Advanced Practice Prescribing for Reproductive & Sexual Health Medications

Scope of Practice and Medicaid: State Flexibility to Cover Advanced Practice Care

NHeLP Comments on CMS Request for Information on Access to Coverage and Care in Medicaid & CHIP