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May 16, 2023
Health Coverage Options for Individuals Who Lose Medicaid During the Public Health Emergency Unwinding
Michelle Yiu Fact Sheet
During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), laws were enacted that allowed people to keep their Medicaid coverage even if they had changes to their eligibility, such as income or family size. This "continuous coverage" requirement ended on March 31, 2023, and as of April 1, 2023, state agencies…
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May 15, 2023
Principles for Fairer, More Responsive Automated Decision-Making Systems
Elizabeth Edwards and David Machledt Issue Brief, Manual/Report, Fact Sheet, Guide, Case Explainer
Many government agencies use automated decision-making systems (ADS) for public benefits coverage and enrollment decisions, including Medicaid. By ADS we mean, broadly, systems that use standardized logic or algorithms to assess eligibility for and access to public benefits. This includes not only sophisticated “big data” systems, such as programs…
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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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May 10, 2023
How Funding and Eligibility Cuts to Medicaid Harm Response Efforts to Public Health Crises (Updated May 2023)
Michelle Yiu Issue Brief, Fact Sheet
Congressional Republican leadership is considering funding and eligibility cuts to Medicaid, such as work requirements, block grants, and per capita caps. Such proposals would impose new budgetary pressures on states and make it more difficult for individuals to access necessary health care programs and services. Because Medicaid is uniquely…
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May 10, 2023
EPSDT Litigation Trends and Annotated Docket
Jane Perkins and Amanda Avery Fact Sheet, Case Explainer
The Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) provisions are among the most specific in the Medicaid Act. Over the years, however, states have not adhered to their responsibilities, and litigation has resulted. This Fact Sheet summarizes the federal requirements for EPSDT and provides an annotated case docket.…
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May 9, 2023
Women’s Health Defense Table Letter to Congressional Leadership Opposing Medicaid Work Requirements
Madeline Morcelle Letter
On May 9th, 2023, more than fifty organizational members of the Women's Health Defense Table (WHDT)* and national allies sent a letter to Congressional leadership urging them to exclude Medicaid work requirements and other program cuts from any debt ceiling or budget negotiations or legislation. Such changes would result…
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Health Coverage Options for Individuals Who Lose Medicaid During the Public Health Emergency Unwinding

Principles for Fairer, More Responsive Automated Decision-Making Systems

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

How Funding and Eligibility Cuts to Medicaid Harm Response Efforts to Public Health Crises (Updated May 2023)

EPSDT Litigation Trends and Annotated Docket

Women’s Health Defense Table Letter to Congressional Leadership Opposing Medicaid Work Requirements