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June 11, 2021
Helping Families Obtain Durable Medical Equipment and Supplies Through The California Children’s Services (CCS) Program
Alicia Emanuel and Michelle Lilienfeld Issue Brief
This advocates issue brief provides the framework for accessing Durable Medical Equipment and medical supplies through the California Children's Services (CCS) program, including: a program overview, existing guidance on how to access services in Whole Child Model and traditional counties, considerations when children have Medi-Cal and/or other health coverage,…
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June 10, 2021
NHeLP AHRQ Comments
Elizabeth Edwards, David Machledt, Skyler Rosellini, and Liz McCaman Taylor Comments, Issue Brief
In these comments, NHeLP responds to a request for information from AHRQ regarding the use of clinical algorithms that have the potential to introduce racial/ethnic bias into healthcare delivery. Using our long history of litigation and advocacy on issues that involve the use of automated decision-making systems, including algorithms,…
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June 7, 2021
Medicaid Coverage of Medication Abortion Delivered via Telehealth
Fabiola De Liban, Madeline Morcelle, and Alexis Robles-Fradet Issue Brief
The COVID-19 public health emergency has shown the need to increase access to health services through telehealth, including for Medicaid beneficiaries. A year into the pandemic, millions of people have accessed services via telehealth. The need and desire for telehealth will persist after the pandemic ends, particularly for individuals…
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May 25, 2021
Addressing Health Equity in Medicaid Managed Care
David Machledt Issue Brief
Advocates have long pushed states and CMS to improve Medicaid data collection and reporting on health disparities with little to show for it. It is now long past time for the agency, Congress, and other health policymakers to fulfill that principle with real and urgent action. This brief provides…
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May 17, 2021
Medicaid Coverage for Immigrants
Sarah Grusin and Catherine McKee Issue Brief
To be eligible for full-scope Medicaid coverage, an individual must be a United States citizen or national or hold a satisfactory immigration status. Due to the complexity of the relevant immigration statutes and the flexibility states have to decide which groups of immigrants to cover, there is significant confusion…
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April 13, 2021
Medicaid Estate Claims: Perpetuating Poverty & Inequality for a Minimal Return
National Health Law Program (NHeLP), California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR), Justice in Aging, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), and Western Center on Law & Poverty Issue Brief
Federal law requires state Medicaid programs to seek repayment of specified Medicaid benefits, even if the state would prefer not to seek such recovery. The Medicaid program’s claim is enforced against the heirs of now-deceased persons who relied on Medicaid, forcing the heirs in many cases to sell a…
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Helping Families Obtain Durable Medical Equipment and Supplies Through The California Children’s Services (CCS) Program

NHeLP AHRQ Comments

Medicaid Coverage of Medication Abortion Delivered via Telehealth

Addressing Health Equity in Medicaid Managed Care

Medicaid Coverage for Immigrants

Medicaid Estate Claims: Perpetuating Poverty & Inequality for a Minimal Return