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December 10, 2018
National Health Law Program Comments Filed on Proposed Public Charge Rule Change
Andy DiAntonio Comments
In extensive comments filed today with the Trump administration, the National Health Law Program detailed why the Department of Homeland Security's proposed effort to radically remake a longstanding immigration provision is legally flawed, cruel and outlandish federal policy that must be rejected. "As we have concluded throughout our comments,…
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December 6, 2018
National Health Law Program Template for Public Charge Comments on DHS Proposed Rule Change
Andy DiAntonio Comments
The Department of Homeland Security's proposed effort to radically remake a longstanding immigration law and turn it into a regulation that lead to barring immigrants and their communities from accessing Medicaid and other public benefit programs they are lawfully eligible. The public comment period on the Trump administration's severe…
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September 5, 2018
Q&A on Pregnant Women’s Coverage Under Medicaid and the ACA
Amy Chen Article, Fact Sheet
IntroductionAccess to affordable and high-quality comprehensive health care services during pregnancy has long depended on what type of health insurance one is eligible for and enrolled in. While that remains true, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has also changed and expanded the health care options available to pregnant women.…
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August 22, 2018
Advocate’s Guide to MAGI (Updated Guide for 2018)
Wayne Turner Guide
National Health Law Program's updated Advocate's Guide to MAGIaddresses changes to MAGI under the Republican tax plan enacted in 2017, as well as recently passed legislation affecting Modified Adjusted Gross Income-based calculations, including: New tax filing threshold now set at $12,000 for individuals, which will lower total household income for…
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May 25, 2018
NHeLP Urges HHS to Reject Plan to Weaken Medicaid Equal Access Provisions
Andy DiAntonio Comments
National Health Law Program in comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services urges the rejection of a plan being pushed by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma to weaken Medicaid regulations intended to ensure that CMS is enforcing "access to covered services in…
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April 18, 2018
Policy Implications of Repealing the IMD Exclusion
Jennifer Lav Issue Brief
Federal and state policymakers are urging a repeal of a provision of the Medicaid Act that encourages states to invest in community-based health care services. Specifically Medicaid law currently bars federal financial support for inpatient beds at institutions (so-called Institutions for Mental Diseases or "IMDs") that have a long…
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National Health Law Program Comments Filed on Proposed Public Charge Rule Change

National Health Law Program Template for Public Charge Comments on DHS Proposed Rule Change

Q&A on Pregnant Women’s Coverage Under Medicaid and the ACA

Advocate’s Guide to MAGI (Updated Guide for 2018)

NHeLP Urges HHS to Reject Plan to Weaken Medicaid Equal Access Provisions

Policy Implications of Repealing the IMD Exclusion