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April 21, 2017
Sec. 1115 Waiver Requests: Transparency & Opportunity for Public Comment
Jane Perkins and Catherine McKee Issue Brief
With HHS Secretary Tom Price open to Section 1115 waivers in Medicaid that could include work requirements, state health advocates must be vigilant in ensuring waivers do not contravene Medicaid law. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) amended Sec. 1115 to require greater transparency and opportunity for public comment on…
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April 16, 2017
How Medicaid Expansion Benefits Maternal and Child Health
Amy Chen Issue Brief
The expansion of Medicaid pursuant to the Affordable Care Act has improved "maternal and child health by providing a valuable source of coverage for women of reproductive age, particularly for preconception and interconception health care," write Senior Attorney Amy Chen and Health Law Fellow Daphne Wilson in an issue…
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April 3, 2017
Background to Medicaid and Section 1115 of the Social Security Act
Jane Perkins Issue Brief
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price has signaled a willingness to allow states to reshape their Medicaid programs. In this issue brief, Legal Director Jane Perkins provides a background to Medicaid and Section 1115 of the Social Security Act to explain what HHS and the states are…
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March 23, 2017
Five Facts About the Essential Health Benefits and American Health Care Act
Michelle Lilienfeld Issue Brief
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March 23, 2017
AHCA’s Block Grant Option and EPSDT
Jane Perkins and Mara Youdelman Issue Brief
In an effort to win passage of the so-called American Health Care Act (AHCA), House Republicans continue to add provisions that would cut health care for the most vulnerable. NHeLP Managing Attorney of the DC Office Mara Youdelman and Legal Director Jane Perkins explain how a block grant in…
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March 22, 2017
Per Capita Caps in Medicaid Under the House Republicans’ ACA Repeal Bill
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief
Within the House Republicans' so-called American Health Care Act (AHCA) are provisions intended to greatly weaken Medicaid, such as the use of per capita caps. In this issue brief, NHeLP Managing Attorney of the DC Office Mara Youdelman details 10 ways that per capita caps within AHCA would work…
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