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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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April 8, 2021
Post-Abortion Contraceptive Coverage in Medicaid
Fabiola De Liban and Liz McCaman Taylor Issue Brief
This issue brief discusses how Medicaid allows coverage of family planning services during an abortion visit that is not covered by Medicaid. Family planning services and supplies is a mandatory Medicaid service and has been classified as a non-related service to an abortion. While the federal law is clear,…
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March 25, 2021
Fostering Equitable Access to Abortion Coverage: Reversing the Hyde Amendment
Madeline Morcelle Issue Brief
The future of access to abortion services is at a crossroads. The Biden-Harris administration and 117th Congress could commit to dismantling the injustices of the Trump-Pence years and long-standing systems of oppression, or they could retreat and maintain the status quo that so harms low-income and underserved communities. This…
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January 28, 2021
Medicaid Coverage of Pregnancy Care Delivered via Telehealth
Amy Chen Issue Brief
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Addressing Health Equity in Medicaid Managed Care

Medicaid Coverage for Immigrants

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

Post-Abortion Contraceptive Coverage in Medicaid

Fostering Equitable Access to Abortion Coverage: Reversing the Hyde Amendment

Medicaid Coverage of Pregnancy Care Delivered via Telehealth