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August 23, 2021
Medicaid Retroactive Coverage: Stop these Waivers!
Jane Perkins and Catherine McKee Issue Brief
The Medicaid Act requires states to extend Medicaid coverage retroactively--for up to 3 months prior to the date of application. Retroactive coverage is vital because the need often arises because of the sudden onset of a health care crisis—a stroke, an automobile accident, a dangerous communicable disease, a gunshot…
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July 26, 2021
Ten Ways the “Better Care Better Jobs Act” Helps Older Adults & People with Disabilities
Jennifer Lav Issue Brief, Article, Fact Sheet
July 26, 2021 marks the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ACA). As we celebrate more than 30 years since one of the most important civil rights achievements for people with disabilities, Congress now has the opportunity to take another huge step forward towards improving the lives…
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July 16, 2021
Issue Brief: Private Enforcement of the Medicaid Act Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Jane Perkins Issue Brief, Fact Sheet
Federal law allows Medicaid beneficiaries and applicants to enforce their health care rights in court when states do not comply with the Medicaid Act. While individuals have historically used a civil rights law, § 1983 (42 U.S.C. § 1983), to enforce their rights, courts have narrowed this avenue. This…
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July 15, 2021
Making Sure Medicaid is Ready for Public Health Emergencies
Jane Perkins and Catherine McKee Issue Brief, Article, Fact Sheet
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic plunged the United States into a public health crisis. This situation was not entirely unprecedented. Local crises had previously been triggered by events such as hurricanes (e.g., Katrina in 2005, Irma in 2017), wildfires (e.g., California in 2017 and 2018), lead contamination (Flint, Michigan…
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July 14, 2021
Medicaid During and “After” the Pandemic: Changes that Should Become Permanent Policies
Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Abigail Coursolle, Fabiola Carrión, and Elizabeth Edwards Issue Brief
This paper identifies temporary policies to address COVID-19 implemented throughout the pandemic, as well as other steps taken by states, that should be made permanent Medicaid policies for the sake of fighting COVID-19 in the short-term, improving access to health care in the long-term, and addressing nre and on-going…
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June 15, 2021
State Approaches to Improving Reproductive and Sexual Health
Priscilla Huang Issue Brief
NHeLP conducted a 50-state review of state Medicaid websites of COVID-19 related policies related to reproductive and sexual health care. This issue brief describes some of the temporary Medicaid and other health care policies and practices states put in place during the pandemic to facilitate the coverage and delivery…
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Medicaid Retroactive Coverage: Stop these Waivers!

Ten Ways the “Better Care Better Jobs Act” Helps Older Adults & People with Disabilities

Issue Brief: Private Enforcement of the Medicaid Act Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983

Making Sure Medicaid is Ready for Public Health Emergencies

Medicaid During and “After” the Pandemic: Changes that Should Become Permanent Policies

State Approaches to Improving Reproductive and Sexual Health