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Archives
- July 10, 2019
Sec. 1115 Waiver Tracking Chart
Read moreSec. 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…
- April 3, 2019
Pregnancy, Opioid Use Disorder, and Opioid Agonist Treatment: A Fact Sheet for State-Level Advocates
Read moreThe 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…
- March 20, 2019
The Personal Stories of Those Affected by New Hampshire’s Section 1115 Waiver
Read moreOn 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…
- March 15, 2019
Advocate Fact Sheet: Monitoring Plan’s Provision of Mental Health services to Medi-Cal Beneficiaries
Read moreCalifornia 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…
- February 6, 2019
State and Federal Legislative Proposals Relating to Doula Care
Amy Chen and Dhara Patel Fact SheetRead moreDhara 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…
- January 3, 2019
2017-2018 Federal Legislative Proposals Relating to Maternal and Infant Health and Mortality
Amy Chen, Dhara Patel, and Nicole Strombom Fact SheetRead moreMothers in the United States are dying during childbirth and the one year postpartum period at an alarming rate, and more frequently than mothers in similarly situated countries. The situation is particularly critical for Black women, who are three to four times more likely than non-Hispanic white women to…