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July 23, 2013
Q & A: Recent Settlements in Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waiver Cases
Sarah Somers Issue Brief
Q & A: Recent Medicaid Settlements in Washington and Florida On December 20, 2006, the Federal District Court for the Western District of Washington gave final approval to a far-reaching settlement agreement in a Medicaid home and community based waiver case. Boyle v. Braddock was filed in…
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July 23, 2013
New York Eliminates Prescription Barrier for Emergency Contraception Access for
External Source Letter
January 23, 2007 Dear Pharmacy Provider: As of February 1, 2007, the emergency contraceptive drug, Plan B, can be dispensed as an over-the-counter (OTC) drug without a fiscal order to women 18 years of age and older. The dispensing of Plan B to women under 18…
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July 23, 2013
Q&A: Medicaid Coverage of Outpatient Prescription Drugs
Jane Perkins Issue Brief
Produced by the National Health Law Program with a grant from the Training Advocacy Support Center (TASC) at the National Disability Rights Network under a contract with the Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD), the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), and the Rehabilitation Services Agency (RSA). …
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July 23, 2013
Highlights of Changes to the Medicaid Act
Jane Perkins Issue Brief
Two recent pieces of federal legislation affect the Medicaid program. The Deficit Reduction Act. Signed by President Bush on February 8, 2006, the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA), Pub L. No. 109-171, 1 affected many aspects of the Medicaid program, including eligibility (e.g. resource and asset…
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July 23, 2013
Q & A: Medicaid and People with Disabilities
Sarah Somers Issue Brief
Q. In my state, many people with disabilities are not covered under the Medicaid program. Who must be covered under a state?s Medicaid program? How could my state cover more people with disabilities under Medicaid? Would expansion in coverage require a waiver? A. There are many mandatory and optional categories…
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July 23, 2013
Testimony of NHeLP’s Jane Perkins to House Government Reform Subcommittee on Dental Services
Jane Perkins Testimony
�NHeLP Legal Director Jane Perkins addresses the performance of states in assuring that children obtain dental services through the Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) program?a mandatory benefit for children and youth under age 21. The testimony also addresses the role of managed care organizations (MCOs)…
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Q & A: Recent Settlements in Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waiver Cases

New York Eliminates Prescription Barrier for Emergency Contraception Access for

Q&A: Medicaid Coverage of Outpatient Prescription Drugs

Highlights of Changes to the Medicaid Act

Q & A: Medicaid and People with Disabilities

Testimony of NHeLP’s Jane Perkins to House Government Reform Subcommittee on Dental Services