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September 11, 2024
Commenting on § 1915(c) HCBS Waivers: A Guide for Common Issues
Elizabeth Edwards Guide
Medicaid home and community-based (HCBS) § 1915(c) waivers provide critical services for people with disabilities across the country. These waivers change because states often submit amendments to these waivers and the waivers also have to be renewed every few years. Each time a waiver is renewed or amended, states…
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May 30, 2024
The HCBS Settings Rule: Looking Back and Forging Ahead
David Machledt and Syd Pickern Guide, Manual/Report, Issue Brief
This report from the National Health Law Program and the Community Living Policy Center provides recommendations for the continued implementation of the 2014 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings Rule after the very lengthy transition phase to implement the new requirements formally ended in 2023. It is based…
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April 30, 2024
Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding: Messaging and Outreach Resources
Michelle Yiu Toolkit, Guide, Fact Sheet
State Medicaid agencies are beginning to unwind the Medicaid continuous coverage provisions enacted in early 2020 to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. With some states having begun terminations of coverage as early as April 1, 2023, advocates have an important role to play in messaging and outreach to prepare…
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April 22, 2024
COVID-19 Continuous Coverage and Public Health Emergency (PHE) Unwinding Resources
Kimberly Lewis, Alicia Emanuel, Sarah Grusin, and Michelle Yiu Guide, Fact Sheet
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April 17, 2024
New Medicaid & CHIP Eligibility and Enrollment Rule: What Advocates Need to Know
Charly Gilfoil and Alicia Emanuel Guide
In April 2024, HHS published a final rule that seeks to reduce complexity in Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Basic Health Program (BHP) related to eligibility and enrollment. The rule also seeks to ensure that eligible individuals – including children, older adults, and individuals with…
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March 19, 2024
Medicaid and CHIP Reimbursement Models for Language Services: 2024 Update
Mara Youdelman Fact Sheet, Guide, Issue Brief
Access to language services, such as oral interpreting or written translation services, is critical to enhancing patients’ understanding of and adherence to medical treatments, improving health outcomes, improving quality of care, reducing health care costs, and promoting health equity. Federal law—Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,…
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Commenting on § 1915(c) HCBS Waivers: A Guide for Common Issues

The HCBS Settings Rule: Looking Back and Forging Ahead

Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding: Messaging and Outreach Resources

COVID-19 Continuous Coverage and Public Health Emergency (PHE) Unwinding Resources

New Medicaid & CHIP Eligibility and Enrollment Rule: What Advocates Need to Know

Medicaid and CHIP Reimbursement Models for Language Services: 2024 Update