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  • January 29, 2018

    NHeLP Comments to ASPE

    NHeLP submitted comments to the Request for Information posted by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE). The RFI asked for public comment on the "mandate-laden" Affordable Care Act and ways to increase consumer choice and competition among insurers. NHeLP comments…

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  • January 26, 2018

    Sec. 1115 Waiver Tracking Chart

    Sec. 1115 of the Social Security Act allows the Secretary of HHS to waive some requirements of the Medicaid Act so that states can test novel approaches to improving medical assistance for low-income people. While historically states have proposed waivers that did indeed propose innovative approaches to improve Medicaid…

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  • January 24, 2018

    Summary of Lawsuit Filed Against HHS Approval of Kentucky Waivers

    Leo Cuello, , and ,

    On January 12, 2018 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved numerous section 1115 waivers in Kentucky (KY Waivers). Because the approvals violate numerous provisions of law and will gravely harm hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) brought a lawsuit challenging them…

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  • January 12, 2018

    Kentucky’s Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver and Its Impact on Health Equity

    Earlier today, HHS approved a section 1115 waiver requested by Kentucky. 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 11, 2018

    NHeLP Letter to CMS Regarding Work Requirements

    In an unprecedented move, HHS issued a letter announcing its intention to approve state requests to impose work requirements on Medicaid enrollees. NHeLP responded swiftly, submitting a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), explaining why the radical shift in Medicaid policy is procedurally and substantively…

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  • December 19, 2017

    NHeLP Comments on HHS’ Draft Strategic Plan

    Elizabeth G. Taylor and

    The U.S. Department of of Health and Human Services' "Draft Strategic Plan," falls far short of protecting the nation's most vulnerable populations, NHeLP states in extensive comments submitted to HHS about its plan. NHeLP's comments focus on how the HHS strategic plan would adversely affect low-income women's access to…

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