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March 10, 2017
Medicaid Expansion and the Republicans’ ACA Repeal Bill
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief
House Republicans are pushing their "American Health Care Act," as a replacement and reform of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As NHeLP Managing Attorney of the DC office Mara Youdelman details in this fact sheet, the Republicans' measure would "effectively end the Medicaid expansion category by reducing federal funding,…
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March 10, 2017
Medicaid – Fast Facts
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief
With conservative House Republicans threatening to "reform" Medicaid, you need the facts to understand that reform is not what is being sought. Medicaid provides quality care to tens of millions of low-income individuals and underserved communities. The effort to cap federal funding for the program is aimed at shredding…
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March 6, 2017
Evaluating Medicaid Block Grant & Per Capita Cap Proposals
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief
As Congress moves forward with consideration of policies to dramatically limit the funding structure of Medicaid, NHeLP Managing Attorney of the DC Office Mara Youdelman provides questions to help in assessing the impact of the forthcoming austerity proposals. "Since the overall goal of Republicans in Congress remains slashing government…
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February 27, 2017
Indiana Medicaid Demonstration Raises Concerns
David Machledt Issue Brief
Indiana expanded Medicaid through a demonstration waiver that some have lauded as a "potential model" for other states interested in expanding Medicaid. Senior Policy Analyst David Machledt, examining evaluations of Indiana's so-called Healthy Indiana Program, concludes that the state's Medicaid demonstration, so far, has generated plenty of confusion, but…
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February 23, 2017
CARA, the 21st Century Cures Act: More Tools to Address the Opioid Epidemic
Héctor Hernández-Delgado Issue Brief
In 2016 Congress and the Obama administration recognized the pressing public health concern of the opioid epidemic and enacted two laws -- the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) and the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act). NHeLP Health Law Fellow Hector Hernandez-Delgado explores "how CARA and the Cures…
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February 15, 2017
Congressional Plans to Repeal the ACA Will Harm Victims of Black Lung
Sarah Somers Issue Brief
As NPR has recently noted black lung is not a thing of the past, with the numbers of those infected rising at "epidemic rates." Health and worker safety experts say the rates of the disease are hitting hardest in several states, such as Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and…
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Medicaid Expansion and the Republicans’ ACA Repeal Bill

Medicaid – Fast Facts

Evaluating Medicaid Block Grant & Per Capita Cap Proposals

CARA, the 21st Century Cures Act: More Tools to Address the Opioid Epidemic

Congressional Plans to Repeal the ACA Will Harm Victims of Black Lung

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Medicaid Expansion and the Republicans’ ACA Repeal Bill

Medicaid – Fast Facts

Evaluating Medicaid Block Grant & Per Capita Cap Proposals

Indiana Medicaid Demonstration Raises Concerns

CARA, the 21st Century Cures Act: More Tools to Address the Opioid Epidemic

Congressional Plans to Repeal the ACA Will Harm Victims of Black Lung