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January 8, 2019
A 50th Birthday Prompts Reflection on the Battle To Bring Health Care Reform to the U.S. – Part 1
Elizabeth G. Taylor Uncategorized
Editor’s Note: This National Health Law Program blog series authored by Executive Director Elizabeth G. Taylor delves into the achievements and challenges the organization continues to face in its 50-year fight to make health care a reality for low-income people and underserved communities. The first post in this three-part…
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December 21, 2018
HHS Approves Another Legally Suspect Medicaid Waiver, This Time in Maine
Waiver Allows Maine to Impose Onerous Obstacles for Medicaid BeneficiariesWashington – The Trump administration approved Maine’s Medicaid waiver project, dubbed “MaineCare,” which if allowed to stand will terminate vital health care coverage for hard-working families trying to survive on low-incomes. Maine’s scheme includes burdensome documentation of work, high premiums,…
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December 21, 2018
Legally Suspect Medicaid Waiver Project Approved for Michigan
Trump HHS Allows for Work-Reporting Mandate, Premium Hikes, and So-Called "Healthy Behavior" RequirementsWashington – Amidst a background of chaos in Washington, the Trump administration continues its campaign to approve legally suspect Medicaid waiver projects, the latest coming from Michigan. As in other states, the U.S. Department of Health and…
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December 14, 2018
Routes to Success for Medicaid Coverage of Doula Care
Amy Chen Manual/Report
Racism and racial bias in health care have helped contribute to what is now coming to be understood as a national crisis of maternal deaths for women of color, in particular Black and Indigenous/U.S. Indian women. The statistics are shocking: Black women are three to four times as likely…
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November 28, 2018
Calif. DOJ’s Conditional Approval of the Merger of Religiously Affiliated Health Care Providers: Statement from National Health Law Program
In a far-reaching action with national implications, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, after a public comment period, issued a conditional approval of a merger of two large Catholic health care systems -- Dignity Health and Catholic Initiatives. The new merged entity, called “CommonSpirit Health,” will be the nation’s largest…
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November 20, 2018
Trump Administration Again Approves Legally Suspect Kentucky Medicaid Waiver
Ignoring Voluminous Comments Detailing a Fatally Flawed Approach to Medicaid in the Bluegrass StateWashington – The Trump administration’s U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has again approved the Kentucky HEALTH waiver project despite evidence that it will lead to hundreds of thousands of hard-working Kentuckians losing access to…
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A 50th Birthday Prompts Reflection on the Battle To Bring Health Care Reform to the U.S. – Part 1

HHS Approves Another Legally Suspect Medicaid Waiver, This Time in Maine

Legally Suspect Medicaid Waiver Project Approved for Michigan

Routes to Success for Medicaid Coverage of Doula Care

Calif. DOJ’s Conditional Approval of the Merger of Religiously Affiliated Health Care Providers: Statement from National Health Law Program

Trump Administration Again Approves Legally Suspect Kentucky Medicaid Waiver