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November 9, 2015
NHeLP Comment: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities NPRM
Mara Youdelman Comments
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July 13, 2015
Health Advocate: The ACA and LGBT Health
Wayne Turner Health Advocate
In this month's Health Advocate, NHeLP examines the issue of health care coverage and some of the important gains and unrealized goals for the LGBT community under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). We also examine ACA outreach and implementation challenges and identify advocacy opportunities to help ensure that health…
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June 30, 2015
NHeLP Comments on Out-of-Pocket (OOP) Cost Comparison Tool for the Federally-Facilitated Marketplaces
Andy DiAntonio Comments
NHeLP comments on May 29, 2015 CMS Bulletin on Proposed Out-of-Pocket (OOP) Cost Comparison Tool for the Federally-facilitated Marketplaces (FFMs). The Tool adds a critical new mechanism for consumers to evaluate and select the most appropriate plan to suit their needs and may help them more easily weigh the effect of…
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March 10, 2015
Common Issues, Model Comments & State Samples for HCBS Transition Plans: A Tool for Continued Advocacy
Elizabeth Edwards Manual/Report
Advocacy on State Transition Plans for compliance with the recent HCBS regulations on community settings is ongoing from comments on draft and final plans to implementation issues and plan revisions. This document identifies common issues in transition plans, model comments for those issues, and a compilation of comments from…
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February 23, 2015
Comments to Help Shape a Federal Immigration and Refugee Integration Strategy
Erin Armstrong and Andy DiAntonio Comments
As part of President Obama's Immigration Accountability Executive Actions, the administration created the White House Task Force on New Americans. The Task Force is charged with developing a federal immigrant integration strategy. In January 2015, the Task Force called for informal comments to assist in the development of the integration…
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February 9, 2015
Top 3 Takeaways: Burr-Hatch-Upton Plan to Replace the ACA
Andy DiAntonio Issue Brief
On February 4, 2015, three Republican legislators released a plan to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Burr-Hatch-Upton plan (BHU) is titled the Patient Choice, Affordability, Responsibility, and Empowerment Act. After reading the legislators' summary of the proposal, NHeLP identified three key takeaways, which are outlined in our…
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