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October 15, 2019
DHS’ Final Rule: Impact of Public Charge on Health Care and Benefits
Mara Youdelman and Priscilla Huang Issue Brief, Q&A
On August 12, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a final rule redefining the term “public charge.” The rule makes fundamental changes to the longstanding application of public charge to the receipt of public benefits for certain immigrants. Nine lawsuits were filed challenging the rule. As of…
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September 23, 2019
The Personal Stories of Those Affected by Indiana’s Section 1115 Waiver
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief, Testimony
Indiana began implementing Medicaid work requirements on January 1, 2019. On December 31, 2019, the State will begin suspending the coverage of individuals who have not met the work requirements. Indiana estimated that once fully implemented, the work requirements would result in roughly 24,000 individuals losing Medicaid coverage each…
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September 23, 2019
Summary of Lawsuit Filed Against HHS Approval of Indiana’s “Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0” Waiver
Litigation Team Issue Brief, Fact Sheet
On February 1, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved Indiana’s request to condition Medicaid coverage of needed health care on work requirements. The approval, which extended the “Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0” (HIP 2.0) project, also allows the State to require low-income enrollees to pay…
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August 20, 2019
Issue Brief: A Guide to Proposed and Enacted Legislation for Medicaid Coverage for Doula Care
Alexis Robles Issue Brief
As maternal mortality is increasingly recognized as a national health crisis, especially for women of color, providing doula services to pregnant people is seen as a means of reducing high rates of maternal mortality in the U.S. Although we know that maternal mortality impacts Black women at every level…
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August 1, 2019
Do My Comments Really Matter? Demystifying the Public Comment Process
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief
In a new issue brief, Managing Attorney of the D.C. Office Mara Youdelman discusses the importance of public comments in shaping policy and explains the process for submitting comments and how they impact implementation of federal regulations. Each time a federal agency wants to adopt or change regulations, it…
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June 4, 2019
Protections for LGBTQ People with Behavioral Health Needs
Abigail Coursolle Issue Brief
Despite progress in breaking down discrimination against LGBTQ people seeking access to quality health care, the current administration and conservative led states are working to rollback those protections as discrimination against LGBTQ individuals in need of behavioral health care goes unabated. National Health Law Program Senior Attorney Abigail Coursolle…
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DHS’ Final Rule: Impact of Public Charge on Health Care and Benefits

The Personal Stories of Those Affected by Indiana’s Section 1115 Waiver

Summary of Lawsuit Filed Against HHS Approval of Indiana’s “Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0” Waiver

Issue Brief: A Guide to Proposed and Enacted Legislation for Medicaid Coverage for Doula Care

Do My Comments Really Matter? Demystifying the Public Comment Process

Protections for LGBTQ People with Behavioral Health Needs