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November 26, 2019
Letter to CMS Concerning TennCare II Demonstration
Jane Perkins Letter
In a letter to administrator Seema Verma, the National Health Law Program has asked CMS to return Tennessee’s recently submitted section 1115 application to the State. Tennessee says the proposal would create a block grant. However, the NHeLP letter says the proposal is so short on specifics and is…
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November 26, 2019
Comments: Idaho’s Family Planning Referrals Section 1115 Waiver Application
Catherine McKee and Priscilla Huang Comments
In comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Law Program urges HHS to reject Idaho's request to require individuals to obtain a referral from their primary care provider before receiving family planning services from a different provider. The comments explain why the proposed project would…
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November 19, 2019
Medicaid Abortion Coverage in Arizona
Fabiola De Liban Fact Sheet
After finding that several states violated federal policy requiring reporting waivers in cases of rape, NHeLP partnered with state advocates to institute those waivers when Medicaid enrollees seek abortion coverage. One such state is Arizona. The National Health Law Program is pleased to release its most recent fact sheet, Medicaid…
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November 7, 2019
Complaint: AA v. Gee, U.S. District Court of the Middle District of Louisiana
Kimberly Lewis and Abigail Coursolle Court Document
Louisiana is failing to meet its obligation to provide mental health services to Medicaid-eligible children and families in the state, forcing thousands to unnecessarily cycle in and out of hospitals and psychiatric facilities far away from their homes for extended periods of time, and forcing some to become inappropriately…
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November 4, 2019
A Quick and Easy Method of Screening for Medicaid Eligibility under the Pickle Amendment: 2020 Update
Jennifer Lav and Wayne Turner Guide
With help from Gordon Bonnyman from the Tennessee Justice Center and National Health Law Program Policy Fellow Hannah Eichner, National Health Law Program provides the updated 2020 – A Quick and Easy Method of Screening for Medicaid Eligibility under the Pickle Amendment – a screening tool and chart to…
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October 21, 2019
Internal and External Review: Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans Managed Care in California Series Issue No. 4 (Revised October, 2019)
Abigail Coursolle Issue Brief
Federal and state law and the state and federal Constitutions require that enrollees in Medi-Cal managed care plans receive notice, and grievance and appeal rights when they are denied access to medically necessary services. Frequently, however, enrollees fail to receive the required notice, get an inadequate notice, or do not…
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Letter to CMS Concerning TennCare II Demonstration

Comments: Idaho’s Family Planning Referrals Section 1115 Waiver Application

Medicaid Abortion Coverage in Arizona

Complaint: AA v. Gee, U.S. District Court of the Middle District of Louisiana

A Quick and Easy Method of Screening for Medicaid Eligibility under the Pickle Amendment: 2020 Update

Internal and External Review: Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans Managed Care in California Series Issue No. 4 (Revised October, 2019)