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December 13, 2022
Report: Progress and Gaps in Medicaid Coverage of Telehealth Medication Abortion Services in Six States
Cat Duffy Issue Brief, Manual/Report, Fact Sheet
This report examines the Medicaid telehealth medication abortion (TMAB) coverage policies in six key states (Alaska, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Oregon) as case studies for understanding how the Medicaid telehealth coverage landscape has changed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, the results of our comprehensive survey of…
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November 18, 2022
Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis: The Biden-Harris Administration’s Blueprint
Madeline Morcelle and Amy Chen Issue Brief, Article
According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from 2017–2019, roughly 84 percent of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. were preventable. Black and Indigenous women and birthing people continue to die at exponentially higher rates than their white counterparts. Equitable, whole-of-government, and systemic solutions…
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November 9, 2022
Current State of Doula Medicaid Implementation Efforts in November 2022
Amy Chen Issue Brief
The National Health Law Program’s Doula Medicaid Project has been tracking doula Medicaid implementation efforts since 2019. As of November 2022, there are now more than half of all states that are either actively providing Medicaid coverage for doula care, in the process of implementing such coverage, or that…
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October 18, 2022
Model Contraceptive Equity Act: Legislative Language and Issue Brief
Liz McCaman Taylor Health Advocate, Issue Brief, NHeLP Matters, Guide
Updated October 2023. This paper begins with model legislative language that can serve as a template for state advocates seeking to expand contraceptive coverage. The paper concludes with an issue brief explaining the provisions within the Model Contraceptive Equity Act and how they advance equitable access to contraceptive services…
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September 5, 2022
Demographic Data Collection in Medicaid & CHIP: CMS Authority to Collect Race & Ethnicity Data
Charly Gilfoil Issue Brief
CMS must collect information on Medicaid and CHIP enrollees' race and ethnicity to understand program quality and monitor equitable access. Yet, CMS has not formally required state Medicaid programs to collect or report race and ethnicity information in a uniform manner. As a result, data on racial and ethnic…
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July 28, 2022
Essential Health Benefits: Best Practices in Benchmark Selection
Wayne Turner and Héctor Hernández-Delgado Issue Brief
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) established a comprehensive set of ten Essential Health Benefits (EHB) that most health plans must cover. Under federal rules, states can select a benchmark plan that defines what the ten benefits look like in each state. However, many states still have no process for…
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Report: Progress and Gaps in Medicaid Coverage of Telehealth Medication Abortion Services in Six States

Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis: The Biden-Harris Administration’s Blueprint

Current State of Doula Medicaid Implementation Efforts in November 2022

Demographic Data Collection in Medicaid & CHIP: CMS Authority to Collect Race & Ethnicity Data

Essential Health Benefits: Best Practices in Benchmark Selection

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Report: Progress and Gaps in Medicaid Coverage of Telehealth Medication Abortion Services in Six States

Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis: The Biden-Harris Administration’s Blueprint

Current State of Doula Medicaid Implementation Efforts in November 2022

Model Contraceptive Equity Act: Legislative Language and Issue Brief

Demographic Data Collection in Medicaid & CHIP: CMS Authority to Collect Race & Ethnicity Data

Essential Health Benefits: Best Practices in Benchmark Selection