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August 8, 2022
Doula Care Improves Health Outcomes, Reduces Racial Disparities and Cuts Cost
Alexis Robles-Fradet and Mara Greenwald* california, Health Equity, SRH Health Equity
For over three decades, the maternal mortality rate in the United States has steadily increased, with Black women and birthing people facing a disproportionate percentage of poor health outcomes. To address the crisis levels of maternal mortality, lawmakers and advocates are increasingly recognizing doula care as a promising, cost-effective…
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July 28, 2022
Essential Health Benefits: Best Practices in Benchmark Selection
Wayne Turner and Héctor Hernández-Delgado Issue Brief
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) established a comprehensive set of ten Essential Health Benefits (EHB) that most health plans must cover. Under federal rules, states can select a benchmark plan that defines what the ten benefits look like in each state. However, many states still have no process for…
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May 20, 2022
Medi-Cal Coverage for Doula Care Requires Sustainable and Equitable Reimbursement to be Successful
Amy Chen and Allison Berquist* california, Uncategorized
In 2021, California included in the state budget funding to add full spectrum doula care as a new covered benefit for all pregnant and postpartum people in Medi-Cal. The same year, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 65, the California Momnibus, which included additional support for implementation of the doula…
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May 16, 2022
Medicaid Coverage of Advanced Practice Prescribing for Reproductive & Sexual Health Medications
Liz McCaman Taylor and Cathren Cohen Health Advocate, Issue Brief, NHeLP Matters, Guide
Advanced practice providers (APPs) are licensed health care practitioners, other than physicians, who may practice independently and bill directly under state law. Public health research supports making a variety of reproductive and sexual health medications available through APPs. There are two primary state policy levers that impact access to…
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May 2, 2022
NHeLP Comments on CMS Request for Information on Access to Coverage and Care in Medicaid & CHIP
Charly Gilfoil, Cat Duffy, Abigail Coursolle, Mara Youdelman, Wayne Turner, Jennifer Lav, Elizabeth Edwards, and David Machledt Comments
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to help ensure equitable access to Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). In comments, NHeLP responds to the RFI questions on issues ranging from eligibility and…
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April 11, 2022
Fostering Maternal Health Equity Through Budget Reconciliation
Madeline Morcelle Health Equity, SRH Health Equity
Three Critical Opportunities for The Next PackageThe United States has the worst maternal mortality ratio among high-income countries. For over two decades, we have been one of only two countries to report a significant increase in maternal mortality rates. Most of these deaths are preventable. While this epidemic is…
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Doula Care Improves Health Outcomes, Reduces Racial Disparities and Cuts Cost

Essential Health Benefits: Best Practices in Benchmark Selection

Medi-Cal Coverage for Doula Care Requires Sustainable and Equitable Reimbursement to be Successful

NHeLP Comments on CMS Request for Information on Access to Coverage and Care in Medicaid & CHIP

Fostering Maternal Health Equity Through Budget Reconciliation

Pregnancy Archive

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Doula Care Improves Health Outcomes, Reduces Racial Disparities and Cuts Cost

Essential Health Benefits: Best Practices in Benchmark Selection

Medi-Cal Coverage for Doula Care Requires Sustainable and Equitable Reimbursement to be Successful

Medicaid Coverage of Advanced Practice Prescribing for Reproductive & Sexual Health Medications

NHeLP Comments on CMS Request for Information on Access to Coverage and Care in Medicaid & CHIP

Fostering Maternal Health Equity Through Budget Reconciliation