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- April 3, 2017
Background to Medicaid and Section 1115 of the Social Security Act
Read moreHealth and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price has signaled a willingness to allow states to reshape their Medicaid programs. In this issue brief, Legal Director Jane Perkins provides a background to Medicaid and Section 1115 of the Social Security Act to explain what HHS and the states are…
- March 21, 2017
Medicaid Work Requirements – Legally Suspect
Read moreLegal Director Jane Perkins, and Policy Analyst Ian McDonald detail why adding a work requirement to Medicaid is "legally suspect." They explain that currently the Medicaid Act has four requirements that an individual must meet that do not include a mandatory work requirement. "A number of courts," Perkins and McDonald…
- March 21, 2017
Medicaid Work Requirements – Not a Healthy Choice
Read moreIn an effort to win conservative members' support for the Affordable Care Care Act repeal bill, House Republicans have added a work requirement for Medicaid to the measure. In this issue brief, NHeLP Managing Attorney of the DC office Mara Youdelman, Legal Director Jane Perkins, and Policy Analyst Ian McDonald…
- February 27, 2017
Indiana Medicaid Demonstration Raises Concerns
Read moreIndiana expanded Medicaid through a demonstration waiver that some have lauded as a "potential model" for other states interested in expanding Medicaid. Senior Policy Analyst David Machledt, examining evaluations of Indiana's so-called Healthy Indiana Program, concludes that the state's Medicaid demonstration, so far, has generated plenty of confusion, but…
- February 9, 2017
Groups Urge Senate to Block Nomination of Rep. Tom Price to Lead HHS
Read moreMore than 80 public interest groups urged the Senate to defeat the nomination of Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The groups' letter to the Senate notes that the mission of HHS is to "enhance and protect the health and…
- September 1, 2016
NHeLP Comments to MACRA Regulations
Read moreIn comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NHeLP Director of Health Policy Leonardo Cuello recommends that HHS should improve the Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act regulations to encourage models of care that will provide consumers with high-quality care, and put less emphasis only on increasing provider risk…
