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March 17, 2023
Evaluating Medicaid Block Grants & Per Capita Caps (Updated 2023)
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief, Fact Sheet
As the debt ceiling debate moves forward in Congress, we expect Republican proposals to dramatically limit the funding structure of Medicaid. NHeLP provides questions to help in assessing the impact of the forthcoming austerity proposals. Since the overall goal of Republicans in Congress remains slashing government funding, all states…
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March 17, 2023
Per Capita Caps vs. Block Grants in Medicaid (Updated 2023)
Mara Youdelman Fact Sheet, Issue Brief
What is the difference between per capita caps and block grants in Medicaid? Both are tools long championed by Medicaid detractors as ways to supposedly improve the Medicaid guarantee. In this updated one-page fact sheet, NHeLP explains that the differences are minor, but both would produce similar results —…
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February 23, 2023
Issue Brief Series on California’s Reparations Task Force Newly Released Interim Report
Jasmine Young and Skyler Rosellini Issue Brief
On September 30, 2020, the California Reparations Task Force was formed, which is the first of its kind in the nation. Its purpose is to study and develop reparation proposals for the California Legislature that would address its legacy of discriminatory policies against Black Californians. The Task Force's interim…
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February 19, 2023
Protecting People with Disabilities and People with Limited English Proficiency during the Unwinding of the Continuous Coverage Provision
Elizabeth Edwards and Mara Youdelman Fact Sheet, Issue Brief
State planning for the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous coverage provision needs to include evaluation of a state's processes, policies, and systems for disability and language access. Failing to plan and monitor for disability and language access is the very type of disregard the non-discrimination protections were intended to…
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February 15, 2023
Delegation of Rulemaking Authority in Light of the “Major Questions Doctrine”
Jane Perkins and Erica Turret* Court Document, Fact Sheet, Issue Brief
In West Virginia v. EPA, the Supreme Court addressed a “particular and recurring problem: agencies asserting highly consequential power beyond what Congress could reasonably be understood to have granted.” By a 6-3 majority, the Court held that, when a “major question” is involved, the decision on how to regulate…
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February 9, 2023
Issue Brief: Tele Mental Health in California Schools
T. Nancy Lam Issue Brief
California children and youth are experiencing a mental health crisis, and ensuring that they have access to quality mental health care through different modalities and in various settings is critical. This issue brief summarizes recent telehealth and youth mental health policy development and discusses the survey result of the…
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Evaluating Medicaid Block Grants & Per Capita Caps (Updated 2023)

Per Capita Caps vs. Block Grants in Medicaid (Updated 2023)

Issue Brief Series on California’s Reparations Task Force Newly Released Interim Report

Protecting People with Disabilities and People with Limited English Proficiency during the Unwinding of the Continuous Coverage Provision

Delegation of Rulemaking Authority in Light of the “Major Questions Doctrine”

Issue Brief: Tele Mental Health in California Schools