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April 15, 2013
Medicaid Cost Containment
Michelle Lilienfeld and Jane Perkins Issue Brief
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April 15, 2013
Health Advocate: The Supreme Court and the ACA’s Medicaid’s Expansion
Jane Perkins Health Advocate
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April 15, 2013
Update on Private Enforcement of the Medicaid Act Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Jina Dhillon and Jane Perkins Issue Brief
Federal law allows Medicaid beneficiaries and applicants to enforce their health care rights in court when states do not comply with the Medicaid Act. While individuals have historically used a civil rights law, § 1983 (42 U.S.C. § 1983), to enforce their rights, courts have narrowed this avenue. This…
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April 15, 2013
House Ways and Means Committee Overview of the Medicaid Program
dfitzgerald Manual/Report
Medicaid was enacted in 1965, in the same legislation that created the Medicare program, the Social Security Amendments of 1965 (P.L. 89-97). It grew out of and replaced two earlier programs of Federal grants to States that provided medical care to welfare recipients and the aged. Medicaid is a…
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April 15, 2013
MEDICAID BLOCK GRANTS = DEVASTATING CUTS TO HEALTH CARE
dfitzgerald Issue Brief
Despite being a safety net program for over 62 million low-income individuals, Medicaid continues to be on the chopping block in federal deficit and budget discussions. This fact sheet lays out the arguments against block granting Medicaid, from the impact on access to health care to the effect on…
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April 15, 2013
CMS Issues Guidance on MOE under ARRA
Jane Perkins Issue Brief
This fact sheet describes CMS guidance regarding Section 5001 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Section 5001 offers states temporary increases in their federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) between October 1, 2008 and December 31, 2010. The CMS guidance addresses increased FMAP methodology and grant issuance;…
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Health Advocate: The Supreme Court and the ACA’s Medicaid’s Expansion

Update on Private Enforcement of the Medicaid Act Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983

House Ways and Means Committee Overview of the Medicaid Program

MEDICAID BLOCK GRANTS = DEVASTATING CUTS TO HEALTH CARE

CMS Issues Guidance on MOE under ARRA

Medicaid Archive

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Medicaid Cost Containment

Health Advocate: The Supreme Court and the ACA’s Medicaid’s Expansion

Update on Private Enforcement of the Medicaid Act Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983

House Ways and Means Committee Overview of the Medicaid Program

MEDICAID BLOCK GRANTS = DEVASTATING CUTS TO HEALTH CARE

CMS Issues Guidance on MOE under ARRA