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January 26, 2017
Issue Brief: Pregnancy-Related Medicaid and Minimum Essential Coverage
Amy Chen Issue Brief
In the issue brief, "Pregnancy-Related Medicaid and Minimum Essential Coverage," NHeLP Senior Attorney Amy Chen examines federal guidance on pregnancy-related Medicaid and MEC, and the states that are failing to meet MEC standards. Chen concludes that state health advocates must continue to be vigilant to ensure that the "scope…
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January 26, 2017
Issue Brief: State Creation of Special Enrollment Periods for Pregnancy
Amy Chen Issue Brief
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January 25, 2017
Health Advocate: The Year Ahead: Medicaid Works!
Mara Youdelman Health Advocate
With the Trump administration and lawmakers in the new Congress suggesting they will pursue changing Medicaid through block grants or capping or cutting its federal funding, NHeLP D.C. Managing Attorney Mara Youdelman details the ways Medicaid is helping tens of millions of Americans each year. "Medicaid is more important than…
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January 12, 2017
The Importance of the Essential Health Benefits in the Private Market
Michelle Lilienfeld Regulations and Laws
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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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January 11, 2017
The Importance of National Coverage Standards in Medicaid
Jane Perkins and Catherine McKee Issue Brief
Currently federal Medicaid law ensures that beneficiaries can access health services that reflect standards of care, write Legal Director Jane Perkins and Staff Attorney Catherine McKee in this fact sheet. States must provide "core services when medically necessary," but proposals to cut or cap Medicaid funding "threaten federal coverage…
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Issue Brief: Pregnancy-Related Medicaid and Minimum Essential Coverage

Issue Brief: State Creation of Special Enrollment Periods for Pregnancy

Health Advocate: The Year Ahead: Medicaid Works!

The Importance of the Essential Health Benefits in the Private Market

Ten Ways the Affordable Care Act Helps Older Adults and People with Disabilities

The Importance of National Coverage Standards in Medicaid