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  • CMS Issues Guidance on MOE under ARRA

    This fact sheet describes CMS guidance regarding Section 5001 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Section 5001 offers states temporary increases in their federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) between October 1, 2008 and December 31, 2010. The CMS guidance addresses increased FMAP methodology and grant issuance;…

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  • ARRA and Medicaid Changes complied by NHeLP

    On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Pub. L. No. 111-5. ARRA is a nearly $790 billion spending and tax cut package aimed at stimulating the sagging economy. This paper discusses the provisions of ARRA that affect insurance…

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  • From Families USA: Efforts to Halt Health Reform

    Opponents of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have urged state legislators and officials to introduce and pass legislation that would block implementation of key provisions of the law. Using politics to undermine the goals of the ACA to improve and expand access to health coverage, these opponents are relentless…

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  • Fact Sheet: The Supreme Court’s ACA Decision and Its Implications for Medicaid

    In National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, the Supreme Court decided its first ACA case. While potentially affecting the entire ACA, the case focused on two particular provisions: the individual mandate and the Medicaid expansion. This Fact Sheet summarizes the case, focusing on the holding that the Medicaid…

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  • NHeLP’s 5 Ways Health Reform Helps Medicaid Beneficiaries

    Leo Cuello and

    Health reform spells big changes for the Medicaid program and important new protections for Medicaid beneficiaries. NHeLP?s Top 5 Ways Health Reform Helps Medicaid Beneficiaries provides a short summary of these changes including new expanded coverage options, improved access to preventive care and changes to enrollment processes.

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  • NHeLP’s 5 Ways Health Reform Helps Address Disparities

    Health reform took a significant step toward addressing health care disparities by expanding access to affordable health insurance, making preventive care more accessible, eliminating unfair insurance company practices and addressing discrimination in health care. NHeLP?s Top 5 Ways Health Reform Helps Address Disparities summarizes some of the key provisions…

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