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July 23, 2013
Q & A: The New Family Planning State Plan Option Under the ACA
Leo Cuello and Susan Berke Fogel Issue Brief
Q. What is the new Family Planning State Option under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)? (ACA is the new health reform law.) A. The Family Planning State Option is a new way for States to expand access to family planning services and…
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July 23, 2013
NHeLP Breaks Down the Florida Decision and What It Means
Leo Cuello and Jane Perkins Issue Brief
BACKGROUND In State of Florida ex rel. Bondi et al. v. U.S. Dep?t of Health & Human Service et al., No. 3:10-cv-91 (N.D. Fla.), the Florida plaintiffs made two claims (actually they made a bunch more, but all the rest were thrown out earlier). First, they claimed that the…
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July 23, 2013
National Health Law Program Breaks Down the Federal Budget Threats to Medicaid
Leo Cuello Issue Brief
As always, NHeLP is committed to helping state advocates protect state Medicaid programs. NHeLP will continue to devote resources to this effort, and engage in strategic litigation to defend the Medicaid program across the country. In addition,NHeLP will continue to defend against efforts to eviscerate the Affordable Care…
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July 23, 2013
Talking Points for Medicaid Block Grants and Spending Caps
dfitzgerald Issue Brief
A block grant or federal spending cap would likely mean devastating cuts to a program that provides cost-effective health coverage for our country?s lowest-income individuals. These proposals would shift costs and risks to beneficiaries, participating providers and states. The impact would fall most heavily on the most…
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July 23, 2013
How Threats to Medicaid Impact Reproductive Health Disparities
dfitzgerald Issue Brief
The existing entitlement structure of Medicaid is essential to its ability to provide reproductive services to low-income women and women of color. Legislative proposals for ?block grants? or ?funding caps? would dangerously undermine the entitlement structure. Women of reproductive age experience a variety of health disparities, and heavily rely…
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July 23, 2013
Medicaid Block Grants And Spending Caps = Devastating Cuts To Health Care
dfitzgerald Issue Brief
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Q & A: The New Family Planning State Plan Option Under the ACA

NHeLP Breaks Down the Florida Decision and What It Means

National Health Law Program Breaks Down the Federal Budget Threats to Medicaid

Talking Points for Medicaid Block Grants and Spending Caps

How Threats to Medicaid Impact Reproductive Health Disparities

Medicaid Block Grants And Spending Caps = Devastating Cuts To Health Care