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March 6, 2018
HHS Approves Harmful Section 1115 Waiver Project in Arkansas
David Machledt Issue Brief
Trump's HHS is pushing states like Arkansas to alter their Medicaid programs in legally suspect ways, such as adding work requirement programs in order for low-income individuals and families to access health care. The Arkansas waiver project also locks people out if they are unable to document in specific ways…
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February 22, 2018
NHeLP Comments Urge Senate to Safeguard Medicaid in Addressing Opioid Crisis
Andy DiAntonio Comments
The National Health Law Program in comments to the Senate Finance Committee urges lawmakers to support Medicaid and its funding structure in efforts to address the opioid epidemic, which "now kills more individuals than HIV/AIDs did at the height of that epidemic in the 1990s." The National Health Law…
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February 15, 2018
State Medicaid Buy-Ins: Implications for Low-Income Enrollees
Jennifer Lav and Héctor Hernández-Delgado Issue Brief
With the Trump administration and Republican-controlled Congress constantly looking for ways to undermine Medicaid and destroy Medicaid Expansion, several states have started to consider so-called "Medicaid buy-ins." NHeLP attorneys Jennifer Lav and Hector Hernandez-Delgado look at the various state Medicaid buy-in plans and caution, "Advocates should remain vigilant that…
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February 3, 2018
HHS Approves Harmful Section 1115 Waiver Project in Indiana
David Machledt Regulations and Laws
President Trump's HHS on Feb. 2 approved an extension of Indiana's controversial Medicaid waiver project, which includes even more onerous obstacles to access Medicaid in the state. NHeLP Senior Policy Analyst David Machledt examines the Ind. waiver project, and notes "Indiana's own estimates are that this policy will lead…
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February 1, 2018
Indiana’s Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver & Its Impact on Health Equity
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief
Earlier today, HHS approved a section 1115 waiver requested by Indiana. The approved project is effectively a cut that will worsen or eliminate access to Medicaid for low-income individuals. This proposal will have a significant detrimental impact on people of color, women, and people with disabilities. This fact sheet…
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January 31, 2018
Fact Sheet: Mental Health Parity Compliance in Medicaid
Abbi Coursolle and Elizabeth Edwards Manual/Report
Federal laws enacted by Congress mandate that health insurers provide care and treatment of mental health conditions and substance use disorders on par with the treatment and services provided for other health care conditions. In this fact sheet. NHeLP Senior Attorneys Elizabeth Edwards and Abigail Coursolle explain how these…
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HHS Approves Harmful Section 1115 Waiver Project in Arkansas

NHeLP Comments Urge Senate to Safeguard Medicaid in Addressing Opioid Crisis

State Medicaid Buy-Ins: Implications for Low-Income Enrollees

HHS Approves Harmful Section 1115 Waiver Project in Indiana

Indiana’s Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver & Its Impact on Health Equity

Fact Sheet: Mental Health Parity Compliance in Medicaid