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June 13, 2018
Fast Facts: Stewart v. Azar Oral Argument
Jane Perkins and Mara Youdelman Issue Brief, Case Explainer
What you need to know about June 15 oral argument in the federal class action lawsuit from Kentuckians challenging the Trump administration's approval of an onerous Medicaid waiver scheme that includes burdensome work requirements, high premiums, lock outs, and elimination of retroactive health care coverage. Read National Health Law…
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February 12, 2018
The Personal Stories of Those Affected by Kentucky’s Sec. 1115 Medicaid Waivers
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief, Case Explainer
National Health Law Program Managing Attorney of the D.C. office Mara Youdelman details how Kentucky's Sec. 1115 Medicaid waivers program is harming the lives of the plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit challenging HHS's approval of the radical Medicaid waiver project, which includes an onerous work requirement and cuts to…
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January 24, 2018
Summary of Lawsuit Filed Against HHS Approval of Kentucky Waivers
Leo Cuello, Jane Perkins, and Catherine McKee Issue Brief, Case Explainer
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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