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  • December 19, 2016

    Protect Medicaid Funding: Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities, Issue 3

    This third issue in NHeLP's Protect Medicaid Funding series centers on policies to cut or cap Medicaid funding, and how such austerity actions would adversely impact the lives of older adults and individuals with disabilities. For example with capped federal funding, states facing budget shortfalls "would have strong incentives…

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  • December 1, 2016

    Fact Sheet: Utilization Controls for Medicaid Prescription Drugs

    Abbi Coursolle and

    State Medicaid programs that elect to provide outpatient prescription drug coverage must cover all FDA-approved drugs that are offered by a manufacturer that agrees to provide rebates. Nevertheless, states have substantial discretion to use utilization control techniques to steer Medicaid beneficiaries toward or away from certain drugs, within limits.…

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  • November 30, 2016

    Fact Sheet: Medicaid Outpatient Prescription Drugs

    Prescription drug coverage is an important facet of the Medicaid program. Although an optional benefit, all states cover outpatient prescription drugs in their Medicaid programs.This fact sheet provides an overview of Medicaid outpatient prescription drug coverage, including: federal minimum requirements, state restrictions on prescription drug access, and special rules…

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  • November 30, 2016

    Lessons from California: Nov

    While Nov. 8 statewide elections in California brought the passage of a number of positive health care related initiatives, the looming Trump administration poses serious threats to health care in California and the nation, writes Staff Attorney Amy Chen in this month's Lessons from California. "Today and in the years…

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  • November 28, 2016

    Health Advocate: The Post-Election State of Our Health

    With a looming Trump administration and conservative majorities in Congress promising to repeal the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, and greatly weaken Medicaid and other public safety net laws, NHeLP D.C. Managing Attorney Mara Youdelman details some of what to expect in the coming year on health care.…

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  • November 1, 2016

    Lessons from California

    Abbi Coursolle and

    Decades after being ordered by a state appeals court to adhere to Medicaid law, California's Medicaid agency, Medi-Cal, starting in 2017 will be required by state law to ensure it is providing transportation services to Medicaid beneficiaries, writes Staff Attorney Abbi Coursolle in this month's Lessons from California. Coursolle…

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