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709 results in Issue Brief.

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…
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July 28, 2022
California Prepares for PHE Unwinding through Release of Operational Plan
Skyler Rosellini Issue Brief
COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). While not required, CMS…
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June 7, 2022
Medicaid, Child Welfare & Institutional Care: Qualified Residential Treatment Programs
Jennifer Lav Issue Brief
A landmark foster care reform law, the Family First…
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May 16, 2022
Medicaid Coverage of Advanced Practice Prescribing for Reproductive & Sexual Health Medications
Liz McCaman Taylor and Cathren Cohen Issue Brief, NHeLP Matters, Guide, Health Advocate
Advanced practice providers (APPs) are licensed health care practitioners,…
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May 3, 2022
Scope of Practice and Medicaid: State Flexibility to Cover Advanced Practice Care
Liz McCaman Taylor and Cathren Cohen NHeLP Matters, Issue Brief, Health Advocate
Advanced practice providers (APPs) are licensed health care practitioners,…
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April 8, 2022
More Transparency Needed to Ensure Medicaid Beneficiaries Have Access to Necessary Off-Label Prescription Drugs
Abigail Coursolle Issue Brief
Under federal law, state Medicaid programs are required to…
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February 9, 2022
Eliminating Barriers to Medication-Assisted Treatment in Medicaid
Cathren Cohen Issue Brief
Few individuals with opioid use disorder currently have access to…
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February 4, 2022
Coverage of Over-the-Counter Drugs in Medicaid (Revised February 2022)
Abigail Coursolle and Liz McCaman Taylor Fact Sheet, Issue Brief
Drug coverage is an important facet of the Medicaid…
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January 6, 2022
Section 1115 Waivers: Stop the Ten-Year Approvals
Catherine McKee and Jane Perkins Issue Brief
In 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services…
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December 9, 2021
Contraceptive Equity Primers
Liz McCaman Taylor Fact Sheet, Guide, Health Advocate, Issue Brief
State Contraceptive Equity laws can play a critical role…
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December 7, 2021
Model Contraceptive Equity Act: Legislative Language and Issue Brief
Liz McCaman Taylor Manual/Report, NHeLP Matters, Issue Brief
UPDATED - December 2021. Contraceptive Equity is a policy…
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December 6, 2021
Q&A: State Contraceptive Equity Laws
Liz McCaman Taylor Issue Brief
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires most health insurance…
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August 23, 2021
Medicaid Retroactive Coverage: Stop these Waivers!
Jane Perkins and Catherine McKee Issue Brief
The Medicaid Act requires states to extend Medicaid coverage…
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July 16, 2021
Issue Brief: Private Enforcement of the Medicaid Act Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Jane Perkins Fact Sheet, Case Explainer, Issue Brief
Federal law allows Medicaid beneficiaries and applicants to enforce…
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July 15, 2021
Making Sure Medicaid is Ready for Public Health Emergencies
Jane Perkins and Catherine McKee Article, Fact Sheet, Issue Brief
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic plunged the United States…
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July 14, 2021
Medicaid During and “After” the Pandemic: Changes that Should Become Permanent Policies
Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Abigail Coursolle, Fabiola De Liban, and Elizabeth Edwards Issue Brief
This paper identifies temporary policies to address COVID-19 implemented…
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June 29, 2021
Webinar: Quality and Accountability in Medicaid Managed Care — Where We Stand in 2021
David Machledt Webinar, Issue Brief
This webinar presents a recent series of papers that…
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June 15, 2021
State Approaches to Improving Reproductive and Sexual Health
Priscilla Huang Issue Brief
NHeLP conducted a 50-state review of state Medicaid websites…
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June 11, 2021
Demanding Ascertainable Standards: Medicaid as a Case Study
Jane Perkins Article, Issue Brief
State Medicaid agencies and their contractors are increasingly relying…
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June 11, 2021
Helping Families Obtain Durable Medical Equipment and Supplies Through The California Children’s Services (CCS) Program
Alicia Emanuel and Michelle Lilienfeld Issue Brief
This advocates issue brief provides the framework for accessing…
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Essential Health Benefits: Best Practices in Benchmark Selection

California Prepares for PHE Unwinding through Release of Operational Plan

Medicaid, Child Welfare & Institutional Care: Qualified Residential Treatment Programs

Scope of Practice and Medicaid: State Flexibility to Cover Advanced Practice Care

More Transparency Needed to Ensure Medicaid Beneficiaries Have Access to Necessary Off-Label Prescription Drugs

Eliminating Barriers to Medication-Assisted Treatment in Medicaid

Coverage of Over-the-Counter Drugs in Medicaid (Revised February 2022)

Section 1115 Waivers: Stop the Ten-Year Approvals

Medicaid Retroactive Coverage: Stop these Waivers!

Issue Brief: Private Enforcement of the Medicaid Act Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983

Making Sure Medicaid is Ready for Public Health Emergencies

Medicaid During and “After” the Pandemic: Changes that Should Become Permanent Policies

Webinar: Quality and Accountability in Medicaid Managed Care — Where We Stand in 2021

State Approaches to Improving Reproductive and Sexual Health

Demanding Ascertainable Standards: Medicaid as a Case Study

Helping Families Obtain Durable Medical Equipment and Supplies Through The California Children’s Services (CCS) Program