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July 18, 2024
Q&A on Federal Authorities to Extend Pregnancy Medicaid Coverage
Madeline Morcelle Issue Brief
As the largest payer of pregnancy related care in the U.S. and payer for 65% of Black pregnant peoples’ labor and delivery care nationwide, Medicaid has a strong influence on maternal health outcomes and equity. This issue brief answers the following questions: Q.1 What are the Medicaid Act’s minimum…
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May 9, 2024
Questions and Answers on the 2024 Final Rule Addressing Nondiscrimination Protections under the ACA’s Section 1557
Mara Youdelman, Madeline Morcelle, Wayne Turner, and Jennifer Lav Issue Brief
The Biden Administration finalized updates to the regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Section 1557 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or any combination thereof. This issue brief provides background on Section 1557 and analyzes the 2024 final regulations issued…
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August 21, 2023
An Advocate’s Guide to Reproductive and Sexual Health in the Medicaid Program (with 2023 Supplement)
Priscilla Huang, Madeline Morcelle, and Amy Chen Health Advocate, Guide
In 2019, NHeLP published the 2nd Edition of An Advocate’s Guide to Reproductive and Sexual Health in the Medicaid Program (“Guide”). The Guide is designed to familiarize readers with the basics of the Medicaid program and highlight features that support reproductive and sexual health. Since the Guide was first…
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July 27, 2023
How the HEAL for Immigrant Families Act Could Foster Reproductive Health Equity and Justice
Madeline Morcelle Health Equity, Immigrant Health, SRH Health Equity
The United States (U.S.) has a long history of regulating and restricting immigrants’ self-determination over their health, bodies, reproduction, families, and futures. Moreover, Medicaid eligibility has always been shaped by white supremacist notions of which people are worthy of access to health care, a basic human right. In 1996,…
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July 13, 2023
Comments on Proposed Medicaid Access Rule
Jennifer Lav, Wayne Turner, David Machledt, Abigail Coursolle, Dania Douglas, Charly Gilfoil, Jasmine Young, and Madeline Morcelle Comments
CMS proposed changes and additions to regulations enforcing the "equal access" provision of Medicaid. These changes would strengthen opportunities for enrollees' input and oversight of state Medciaid programs, would help promote access to Medicaid services, would improve quality of care, and promoting transparency and adequate payment for fee-for-service Medicaid.…
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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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Questions and Answers on the 2024 Final Rule Addressing Nondiscrimination Protections under the ACA’s Section 1557

An Advocate’s Guide to Reproductive and Sexual Health in the Medicaid Program (with 2023 Supplement)

How the HEAL for Immigrant Families Act Could Foster Reproductive Health Equity and Justice

Comments on Proposed Medicaid Access Rule

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

SRH Post-OBBBA Archive

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Q&A on Federal Authorities to Extend Pregnancy Medicaid Coverage

Questions and Answers on the 2024 Final Rule Addressing Nondiscrimination Protections under the ACA’s Section 1557

An Advocate’s Guide to Reproductive and Sexual Health in the Medicaid Program (with 2023 Supplement)

How the HEAL for Immigrant Families Act Could Foster Reproductive Health Equity and Justice

Comments on Proposed Medicaid Access Rule

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