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November 7, 2024
Medicaid Eligibility for Incarcerated Individuals in California
Jasmine Young Fact Sheet
Historically, Medicaid has prohibited federal payments for health care services for adults and youth who are incarcerated. This federal law is known as the “inmate exclusion.” The federal law restricting Medicaid funds from paying for Medicaid services while an individual is in a carceral setting must not be confused…
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September 12, 2024
Overview of Key Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Provisions in the Medicaid Access Rule
Jennifer Lav and David Machledt Fact Sheet
The Medicaid Act requires that state payments for Medicaid are sufficient to provide at least equivalent access to care for Medicaid beneficiaries as the general population in any given geographic area. Over the years, CMS has tried to enforce payment adequacy via increased monitoring and other requirements, but these…
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September 11, 2024
Commenting on § 1915(c) HCBS Waivers: A Guide for Common Issues
Elizabeth Edwards Guide
Medicaid home and community-based (HCBS) § 1915(c) waivers provide critical services for people with disabilities across the country. These waivers change because states often submit amendments to these waivers and the waivers also have to be renewed every few years. Each time a waiver is renewed or amended, states…
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July 9, 2024
NHeLP Statement for the Record on the Need to Expand Intensive Home and Community-Based Behavioral Health Services
Geron Gadd and Jennifer Lav Testimony
NHeLP submitted the following Statement for the Record in response to the Senate Committee on Finance's Hearing on "Youth Residential Treatment Facilities: Examining Failures and Evaluating Solutions." The statement highlights the need for focused expansion of quality intensive home and community-based Medicaid services, in order to meaningfully address the…
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May 9, 2024
[Webinar] The Biden Administration’s Final Rule on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act: What You Need to Know
Mara Youdelman, Jennifer Lav, Madeline Morcelle, and Wayne Turner Webinar
The final Section 1557 regulation was recently released by the Office for Civil Rights. Implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, the rule prohibits discrimination in healthcare based on race, ethnicity, language, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity. NHeLP staff will provide an overview of what's…
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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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Medicaid Eligibility for Incarcerated Individuals in California

Overview of Key Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Provisions in the Medicaid Access Rule

Commenting on § 1915(c) HCBS Waivers: A Guide for Common Issues

NHeLP Statement for the Record on the Need to Expand Intensive Home and Community-Based Behavioral Health Services

[Webinar] The Biden Administration’s Final Rule on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act: What You Need to Know

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