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January 11, 2017
Ten Ways the Affordable Care Act Helps Older Adults and People with Disabilities
David Machledt Regulations and Laws
NHeLP Senior Policy Analyst David Machledt provides a succinct examination of the ways the Affordable Care Act is improving the lives of older adults and people with disabilities. For example, the ACA bars health plans from discriminating against those with pre-existing conditions and since its enactment 3.6 million people with…
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December 15, 2016
Fact Sheet: Per Capita Caps vs. Block Grants in Medicaid
Leo Cuello and dfitzgerald Regulations and Laws
What is the difference between per capita caps and block grants in Medicaid? Both are tools long championed by conservatives as ways to supposedly improve the Medicaid guarantee. In this new one-page fact sheet, NHeLP explains that the differences are minor, but both would produce similar results -- either tool…
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December 13, 2016
Fact Sheet: What is a Per Capita Cap?
Leo Cuello and dfitzgerald Regulations and Laws
The incoming administration and the forthcoming conservative majorities in Congress are advocating changes to Medicaid intended to greatly limit the intent of Medicaid and its scope. One tool being proposed by the politically conservative majorities is something called a "per capita cap." NHeLP, which fights to preserve and bolster…
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November 30, 2016
2017 Screening for Medicaid Eligibility Under the Pickle Amendment
Wayne Turner and External Source Regulations and Laws
With help from Gordon Bonnyman from the Tennessee Justice Center, NHeLP provides the updated 2017 - A Quick and Easy Method of Screening for Medicaid Eligibility under the Pickle Amendment, a screening tool and chart to determine if clients may be Medicaid eligible under the Pickle Amendment. The screening process…
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August 31, 2016
Lessons from CA: Special Enrollment Period Verifications
dfitzgerald Regulations and Laws
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July 29, 2016
Lessons from CA: Celebrating 50 Years of Medi-Cal and Looking Ahead
dfitzgerald Regulations and Laws
Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program, turns 50 this year, and today provides critical health care services to more than 10 million low-income Californians. Staff Attorney Cori Racela examines how Medi-Cal has become a model state Medicaid program with expansive eligibility and services covered. Racela also details challenges facing Medi-Cal, and…
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Ten Ways the Affordable Care Act Helps Older Adults and People with Disabilities

Fact Sheet: Per Capita Caps vs. Block Grants in Medicaid

Fact Sheet: What is a Per Capita Cap?

2017 Screening for Medicaid Eligibility Under the Pickle Amendment

Lessons from CA: Special Enrollment Period Verifications

Lessons from CA: Celebrating 50 Years of Medi-Cal and Looking Ahead