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October 3, 2019
Sec. 1115 Waiver Tracking Chart
Sarah Grusin Presentation, Regulations and Laws, Fact Sheet
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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September 23, 2019
Summary of Lawsuit Filed Against HHS Approval of Indiana’s “Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0” Waiver
Litigation Team Issue Brief, Fact Sheet
On February 1, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved Indiana’s request to condition Medicaid coverage of needed health care on work requirements. The approval, which extended the “Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0” (HIP 2.0) project, also allows the State to require low-income enrollees to pay…
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April 3, 2019
Pregnancy, Opioid Use Disorder, and Opioid Agonist Treatment: A Fact Sheet for State-Level Advocates
Rachel Holtzman Fact Sheet
The worsening crisis of opioid-related harm in the U.S. touches all members of society, including pregnant people. People may use opioids during pregnancy for a variety of reasons, including pain management and because they have an opioid use disorder (OUD). Individuals who seek evidence-based care for OUD often experience…
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March 20, 2019
The Personal Stories of Those Affected by New Hampshire’s Section 1115 Waiver
Mara Youdelman and Sarah Grusin Fact Sheet
On November 30, 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved New Hampshire’s request to condition Medicaid coverage of medically necessary services needed by low-income adults on work requirements and to waive retroactive coverage. The project is called “Granite Advantage.” Because Granite Advantage violates numerous provisions of…
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March 15, 2019
Advocate Fact Sheet: Monitoring Plan’s Provision of Mental Health services to Medi-Cal Beneficiaries
Abigail Coursolle Fact Sheet
California has two managed care plans that are responsible for providing mental health care to beneficiaries of Med-Cal, the state's Medicaid program. Senior Attorney Abigail Coursolle, in this fact sheet, provides guidance and tools for California health care advocates to monitor and ensure that the state's managed care plans…
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February 6, 2019
State and Federal Legislative Proposals Relating to Doula Care
Amy Chen and Dhara Patel Fact Sheet
Dhara Patel, an intern at the National Health Law Program, and Amy Chen, a senior attorney, provide a summary of major state and federal legislation introduced or enacted within the past 10 years that included funding for doula services, which is patient-centered care that is vital to combatting the…
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Sec. 1115 Waiver Tracking Chart

Summary of Lawsuit Filed Against HHS Approval of Indiana’s “Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0” Waiver

Pregnancy, Opioid Use Disorder, and Opioid Agonist Treatment: A Fact Sheet for State-Level Advocates

The Personal Stories of Those Affected by New Hampshire’s Section 1115 Waiver

Advocate Fact Sheet: Monitoring Plan’s Provision of Mental Health services to Medi-Cal Beneficiaries

State and Federal Legislative Proposals Relating to Doula Care