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January 3, 2019
2017-2018 Federal Legislative Proposals Relating to Maternal and Infant Health and Mortality
Amy Chen, Dhara Patel, and Nicole Strombom Fact Sheet
Mothers 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…
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January 2, 2019
The Ethical & Religious Directives: What the 2018 Update Means for Catholic Hospital Mergers
Hayley Penan and Amy Chen Fact Sheet
The Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs) are directives promulgated by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to govern Catholic health facilities. The ERDs present “a theological basis for the Catholic health care ministry” and govern the way health care is delivered in Catholic…
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December 14, 2018
Dental Credit Card Debt: California Advocates Toolkit
Michelle Lilienfeld Fact Sheet, Guide
Dental care is essential to health care and California’s Medicaid agency is taking steps to ensure quality access to low-income individuals and families in the state. But there are still challenges to overcome, such as dental credit card debt, as National Health Law Program Senior Attorney Michelle Lilienfeld details in this…
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November 9, 2018
A Quick and Easy Method of Screening for Medicaid Eligibility under the Pickle Amendment
Jennifer Lav Manual/Report, Fact Sheet
With help from Gordon Bonnyman from the Tennessee Justice Center, National Health Law Program provides the updated 2019 – A Quick and Easy Method of Screening for Medicaid Eligibility under the Pickle Amendment – a screening tool and chart to determine if clients may be Medicaid eligible under the…
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September 7, 2018
Sec. 1115 Waiver Tracking Chart
Sarah Grusin and dfitzgerald 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 5, 2018
Q&A on Pregnant Women’s Coverage Under Medicaid and the ACA
Amy Chen Article, Fact Sheet
IntroductionAccess to affordable and high-quality comprehensive health care services during pregnancy has long depended on what type of health insurance one is eligible for and enrolled in. While that remains true, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has also changed and expanded the health care options available to pregnant women.…
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2017-2018 Federal Legislative Proposals Relating to Maternal and Infant Health and Mortality

The Ethical & Religious Directives: What the 2018 Update Means for Catholic Hospital Mergers

Dental Credit Card Debt: California Advocates Toolkit

A Quick and Easy Method of Screening for Medicaid Eligibility under the Pickle Amendment

Sec. 1115 Waiver Tracking Chart

Q&A on Pregnant Women’s Coverage Under Medicaid and the ACA