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December 20, 2022
A Quick and Easy Method of Screening for Medicaid Eligibility under the Pickle Amendment: 2023 Update
Jennifer Lav and Wayne Turner Fact Sheet, Guide
"A Quick and Easy Method of Screening for Medicaid Eligibility under the Pickle Amendment: 2023 Update" is a screening tool and chart, originally created by Gordon Bonnyman of the Tennessee Justice Center and updated by NHeLP, to determine if clients may be Medicaid eligible under the Pickle Amendment. The…
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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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December 1, 2022
Comment Letter: Proposed Update to the Bright Futures Periodicity Schedule to Expand Age Range for Universal HIV Screenings
Jasmine Young and Miriam Delaney Heard Comments
*Co-author: Lorrin Melanso As part of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)-supported preventive service guidelines for infants, children, and adolescents, HRSA sought public comment on a proposed update to the Bright Futures Periodicity Schedule. The update would extend the upper age range for the existing universal HIV screening…
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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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November 8, 2022
NHeLP Comments on Eligibility and Enrollment Proposed
Dania Douglas, Elizabeth Edwards, Alicia Emanuel, Charly Gilfoil, Jennifer Lav, Kimberly Lewis, David Machledt, Sarah Somers, Wayne Turner, and Mara Youdelman Comments, Health Advocate
NHeLP submitted comments on the Department of Health and Human Services' Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on streamlining the Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Basic Health Program application, eligibility determination, enrollment and renewal processes. The proposed rule seeks to simplify the processes for eligible individuals to enroll and…
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A Quick and Easy Method of Screening for Medicaid Eligibility under the Pickle Amendment: 2023 Update

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

Comment Letter: Proposed Update to the Bright Futures Periodicity Schedule to Expand Age Range for Universal HIV Screenings

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

Current State of Doula Medicaid Implementation Efforts in November 2022

NHeLP Comments on Eligibility and Enrollment Proposed