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Archives
- June 19, 2020
HHS Eliminates or Weakens Regulatory Protections Against Discrimination in Health Care
Read moreAs part of its ongoing attacks on health care and civil rights, the Trump administration recently finalized drastic changes to regulations implementing Section 1557, the Affordable Care Act’s nondiscrimination provision. Section 1557 provides important protections against discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin (including language access), sex,…
- May 18, 2020
Medicaid in Transitions — Monitoring COVID-Related Changes in Coverage
Read moreAll 50 states and the District of Columbia have made changes to their Medicaid programs in light of the COVID-19 emergency. In most, but not all, cases these changes maintain or expand health coverage and adapt administration of the program to maximize availability of acute and ICU beds and…
- May 11, 2020
Recommendations to improve abortion coverage and transparency in marketplace plans
Read moreFollowing the release of Beyond the Law: The Challenge of Abortion Coverage in the Marketplaces, various state advocates and commercial plans asked the National Health Law Program for more detailed recommendations on how plans can improve abortion coverage and how they communicate such coverage to potential and current enrollees.…
- May 6, 2020
Use of Emergency Medicaid State Plan Amendments During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Read moreStates have several paths to address Medicaid coverage for COVID-19, including State Plan Amendments (SPA), section 1135 authority, and other waivers. CMS recently released a SPA template for options related to the pandemic. This issue brief discusses the emerging issues of SPA authority in six states and provides recommendations…
- April 14, 2020
Medicaid and Due Process during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Read moreThe federal government has used a variety of authorities to allow states flexibility in operating their Medicaid programs during the national and public health emergency trigged by the COVID-19 pandemic. Its primary tools are waivers and State Plan Amendments (SPAs) under section 1135, Section 1115 waivers, and Appendix K…
- April 14, 2020
Essential Health Benefits (EHB) benchmarking process
Read moreThe Essential Health Benefits (EHB) benchmarking process has been significantly modified throughout the years to provide states with increasing flexibility to either make harmful cuts to coverage or improve coverage. The current benchmarking process, finalized in 2017, established a new ceiling on the generosity of benefits provided under the…
