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June 28, 2023
California Abortion Coverage in Medi-Cal and Private Insurance
Jasmine Young, Amy Chen, and Fabiola Carrión Fact Sheet, Guide
*Co-written with Xochitl Lopez-Ayala (Policy Advocacy Coordinator at ACCESS REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE) Access to comprehensive health care, which includes abortion care, is critical to every person’s health and well-being. Abortions are legal in California. Both Medi-Cal and private health insurance plans in California are required to cover all abortions. This…
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May 15, 2023
Principles for Fairer, More Responsive Automated Decision-Making Systems
Elizabeth Edwards and David Machledt Guide, Fact Sheet, Manual/Report, Issue Brief
Many government agencies use automated decision-making systems (ADS) for public benefits coverage and enrollment decisions, including Medicaid. By ADS we mean, broadly, systems that use standardized logic or algorithms to assess eligibility for and access to public benefits. This includes not only sophisticated “big data” systems, such as programs…
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April 20, 2023
Risks and Rewards of Demographic Data Collection: How Effective Data Privacy Can Promote Health Equity
Charly Gilfoil, Naomi G. Goldberg, Patrick L. Mason, Mary Lou Breslin, Silvia Yee, and Georgia Burke Guide, Fact Sheet, Manual/Report
This four-part report series is a joint project of the National Health Law Program, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF), Justice in Aging, Movement Advancement Project, and Race Forward Data enables us to identify and study health programs and monitor trends in population health as never before.…
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December 22, 2022
An Advocate’s Guide to Medi-Cal Services
Fabiola Carrión, Amy Chen, Abigail Coursolle, Alicia Emanuel, Héctor Hernández-Delgado, T. Nancy Lam, Kimberly Lewis, Carly Myers, Alexis Robles-Fradet, Skyler Rosellini, and Jasmine Young Guide
The National Health Law Program is pleased to present our updated 2022 Advocates Guide to Medi-Cal Services. NHeLP's Medi-Cal Services Guide, first released in 2020, provides an in-depth description of some of the most important services covered in the Medi-Cal program, including prescription drug services, mental health and substance use…
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December 20, 2022
A Quick and Easy Method of Screening for Medicaid Eligibility under the Pickle Amendment: 2023 Update
Jennifer Lav and Wayne Turner Fact Sheet, Guide
"A Quick and Easy Method of Screening for Medicaid Eligibility under the Pickle Amendment: 2023 Update" is a screening tool and chart, originally created by Gordon Bonnyman of the Tennessee Justice Center and updated by NHeLP, to determine if clients may be Medicaid eligible under the Pickle Amendment. The…
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November 8, 2022
Case Summary: Georgia v. Brooks-LaSure – Medicaid Work Requirements Reappear
Jane Perkins and Erica Turret* Fact Sheet, Cases, Guide
A federal court in Georgia has set aside a decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that had rescinded the work requirement and premium components of a section 1115 Medicaid project. The US Department of Justice did not appeal the ruling. Georgia becomes the only state…
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California Abortion Coverage in Medi-Cal and Private Insurance

Principles for Fairer, More Responsive Automated Decision-Making Systems

Risks and Rewards of Demographic Data Collection: How Effective Data Privacy Can Promote Health Equity

An Advocate’s Guide to Medi-Cal Services

A Quick and Easy Method of Screening for Medicaid Eligibility under the Pickle Amendment: 2023 Update

Case Summary: Georgia v. Brooks-LaSure – Medicaid Work Requirements Reappear