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- January 11, 2017
Ten Ways the Affordable Care Act Helps Older Adults and People with Disabilities
Read moreNHeLP Senior Policy Analyst David Machledt provides a succinct examination of the ways the Affordable Care Act is improving the lives of older adults and people with disabilities. For example, the ACA bars health plans from discriminating against those with pre-existing conditions and since its enactment 3.6 million people with…
- December 19, 2016
Protect Medicaid Funding: Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities, Issue 3
Read moreThis third issue in NHeLP's Protect Medicaid Funding series centers on policies to cut or cap Medicaid funding, and how such austerity actions would adversely impact the lives of older adults and individuals with disabilities. For example with capped federal funding, states facing budget shortfalls "would have strong incentives…
- May 16, 2016
Issue Brief: Highlights of the Section 1557 Final Rule
Read moreThis issue brief provides an initial analysis of the Department of Health and Human Services' final rule implementing § 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, the ACA's nondiscrimination provision. The final rule was released for public inspection at the Federal Register on Friday, May 13. It is expected to…
- March 17, 2016
Health Advocate: HCBS State Transition Plans & Implementation Updates
Read moreIn this month's Health Advocate, we assess CMS regulations that define the home and community-based services (HCBS) delivery system in Medicaid. Two years after regulations were finalized, we are entering a critical phase of the transition planning when states begin to post results from site-specific assessments and submit those…
- September 23, 2015
Health Advocate: Nondiscrimination and the ACA
Read moreIn this month's Health Advocate, NHeLP provides an overview of the proposed regulation implementing Section 1557 of the ACA. Section 1557 updates nondiscrimination provisions to include prohibiting sex, gender identity, and sex stereotyping discrimination, as well as clarifying standards regarding discrimination based on language, disability, and other protected groups.…
- July 30, 2015
Lessons from CA: Ensuring Medi-Cal Plans Provide Durable Medical Equipment
Abbi Coursolle, Kim Lewis, and dfitzgerald Issue BriefRead moreIn this month's Lessons from California, we highlight the successful efforts by NHeLP and other advocates to ensure that beneficiaries with disabilities have access to durable medical equipment like wheelchairs in its Medi-Cal managed care program when they are needed for community access.