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  • January 3, 2020

    A Medicaid Promise to Children: Timely Treatment Services

    and Amicus Blogs

    Consider the following scenario: Under the Medicaid program for children (called Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment, or EPSDT), each enrolled child under age 21 should be promptly screened for health problems. The screening must occur at periodic, pre-set intervals. So what if the child didn’t have the…

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  • December 17, 2019

    Medicaid Block Grants are like “Free” Hot Fudge

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    When my kids were younger and we’d go out for ice cream, they always wanted to go to FroYo instead of Sweet Frog. Why? Because FroYo had free hot fudge (and free caramel sauce)! The “free” fudge was a big draw because they thought it was a great deal.…

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  • December 5, 2019

    When States Fail to Cover Abortions under Medicaid, NHeLP Steps In

    Abortion, Homepage

    Editor's note: This post is a bit longer than our normal blogs, but well worth the read.Responding to a 2016 request from Congressmembers Diana DeGette and Jan Schakowsky, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report at the beginning of this year on the status of Medicaid coverage…

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  • December 3, 2019

    When Patients Leave the Pharmacy Empty-Handed

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    From advances in breakthrough therapies to routine treatment for chronic conditions, prescription drug coverage is an increasingly important part of health care. This is especially true for low-income people relying on Medicaid, who have no other means of obtaining potentially life-saving medication. Yet, on any given day in the…

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  • October 3, 2019

    Equity Stance

    Vision:The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) believes that health equity is achieved when a person’s characteristics and circumstances -- including race and ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, income, class, disability, health, immigration status, nationality, religious beliefs, language proficiency, or geographic location -- do not predict their health…

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  • September 23, 2019

    Rose v. Azar, D.D.C.

    Litigation Team ,

    Indiana residents enrolled in Medicaid filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging its extension of a Section 1115 project (HIP 2.0) allowing the State to condition Medicaid eligibility on compliance with work requirements. The approval also permits Indiana to charge enrollees premiums; terminate coverage and prohibit re-enrollment in…

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