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July 23, 2013
Responding to Medicaid Cutbacks
Jane Perkins Issue Brief
Q. The State Medicaid agency is citing fiscal constraints and considering ways to cut Medicaid services. We are engaging in education and policy advocacy so that state officials will have a full understanding of how their decisions will affect low income people and people with disabilities. Are there…
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July 23, 2013
Limiting Cost-Sharing in Medicaid Funded Programs
Jane Perkins and Sarah Somers Issue Brief
Q. My state is considering implementing cost sharing for Medicaid beneficiaries, arguing that this will save money. The state wants to implement cost sharing above the nominal amounts listed in federal Medicaid regulations and to make payment of the copayments mandatory. It also wants to impose premiums on…
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July 23, 2013
NHeLP’s Guide for Evaluating Fiscal Analyses of the ACA’s Adult Medicaid Expans
David Machledt and Wayne Turner Issue Brief
Introduction Over a dozen states have conducted fiscal analyses of the projected impact on the state budget due to the Affordable Care Act?s Medicaid expansion for adults up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). Advocates, policy analysts, and academics have also been releasing their own…
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July 23, 2013
Top Five Myths and Facts about the Cost of the ACA’s Adult Medicaid Expansion
David Machledt and Wayne Turner Issue Brief
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires states to expand their Medicaid programs to cover non-disabled, non-pregnant adults under age 65 with incomes below 138% of the federal poverty level (FPL). However, the Supreme Court held that the federal government cannot force states to implement the expansion using…
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July 23, 2013
Arizona: NHeLP Breaks Down the Arizona Maintenance of Effort Issue
Leo Cuello and Jane Perkins Issue Brief
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July 23, 2013
The ACA and the Basic Health Option: Considerations for States Implementing Fed
Andy DiAntonio Issue Brief
Introduction The Basic Health Option is a state option under national health reform. While federal guidance regarding implementation of the Option is still to be issued, it is important for advocates to understand this Option and to begin investigating, now, whether it would be a…
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Responding to Medicaid Cutbacks

NHeLP’s Guide for Evaluating Fiscal Analyses of the ACA’s Adult Medicaid Expans

Top Five Myths and Facts about the Cost of the ACA’s Adult Medicaid Expansion

Arizona: NHeLP Breaks Down the Arizona Maintenance of Effort Issue

The ACA and the Basic Health Option: Considerations for States Implementing Fed

Issue Brief Archive

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Responding to Medicaid Cutbacks

Limiting Cost-Sharing in Medicaid Funded Programs

NHeLP’s Guide for Evaluating Fiscal Analyses of the ACA’s Adult Medicaid Expans

Top Five Myths and Facts about the Cost of the ACA’s Adult Medicaid Expansion

Arizona: NHeLP Breaks Down the Arizona Maintenance of Effort Issue

The ACA and the Basic Health Option: Considerations for States Implementing Fed