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  • Update on EPSDT Litigation Trends

    Medicaid's Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) health care coverage for children and youth under 21 is designed to provide them with comprehensive health care -- from well-child check-ups to the care and services needed to correct or ameliorate episodic illnesses and injuries and long-term chronic and…

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  • Trump’s HHS Approves Wisconsin’s Legally Suspect Waiver Scheme

    State's Waiver Package Would Impose Draconian Barriers to CoverageWashington, D.C - Pushing its agenda to re-write Medicaid law, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services approved Wisconsin’s Medicaid waiver package that includes additional hurdles to accessing Medicaid coverage.National Health Law Program Legal Director Jane Perkins criticized the Trump administration for continuing its…

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  • Health Care Coverage for Pregnant and Parenting Teens in California

     IntroductionTeens who become pregnant face a different set of challenges when accessing and receiving health care services as compared to adults who become pregnant. Teens may be uncertain how to obtain health care services related to their pregnancies. They may also need confidentiality, financial assistance, or information on whether…

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  • Q&A on Pregnant Women’s Coverage Under Medicaid and the ACA

    IntroductionAccess to affordable and high-quality comprehensive health care services during pregnancy has long depended on what type of health insurance one is eligible for and enrolled in. While that remains true, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has also changed and expanded the health care options available to pregnant women.…

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  • To Comment or Not to Comment, There Should Be No Question

    "Arbitrary and capricious". That is how U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg characterized the Trump administration's efforts through its approval of the Kentucky HEALTH Medicaid waiver, which includes numerous obstacles to access Medicaid, such as conditioning coverage on work, paying high premiums, and regular reporting (much of it online).…

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  • Medicaid: The New Public Option?

    A year ago, Medicaid expansion was under intense assault, and the threat of repeal was all too real. In the face of these attacks, the Nevada Legislature asked a simple question: if the federal government eliminates Medicaid expansion, why not allow those losing Medicaid to buy it back? Individuals…

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