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March 31, 2020
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, States Need to Rethink their Delivery of Behavioral Health Services
Abigail Coursolle and Jennifer Lav Uncategorized
By the end of February, the world was on notice of the dangerous intersection of Covid-19 and psychiatric facilities. In a psychiatric unit in one hospital in South Korea, all but two out of more than 100 individuals contracted the virus, and outbreaks in psychiatric facilities are starting to…
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March 27, 2020
Coronavirus Highlights the Fool’s Gold of High-Deductible Health Plans
Elizabeth McCaman and David Machledt Coronavirus
No one likes deductibles. For most people, the word “deductible” probably ranks down there with “root canal” and “traffic tickets.” But as we adjust to life in the times of the coronavirus, “deductibles” are more relevant than ever.The current administration has touted high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) coupled with tax-advantaged…
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March 24, 2020
An Uphill Battle: California’s Efforts to Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic
Alicia Emanuel Coronavirus
These are unprecedented times. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a pandemic. Subsequently, on March 13, 2020, President Trump declared a national emergency. Fast forward several weeks, and Californians are adjusting to Governor Newsom’s Executive Order to “shelter in place” in an…
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February 18, 2020
Comments on USCIS Proposal to use SAVE to Collect Immigrant Sponsorship Info
Priscilla Huang and Sarah Grusin Comments
U.S. Citizenship and Immigraiton Services (USCIS) seeks to add optional questions for public benefit granting agencies to use the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to also provide USCIS with sponsorship data for deeming and reimbursement compliance. SAVE is used to verify immigration status for benefits eligibility purposes in programs such…
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February 11, 2020
An Advocate’s Guide to Medi-Cal Services
Abigail Coursolle, Alicia Emanuel, Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Priscilla Huang, and Kimberly Lewis Guide
California’s Medi-Cal program provides free or low-cost health care coverage to more than 14 million low-income adults, families with children, seniors, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, children in foster care, and former foster youth up to age 26. Medi-Cal, like other Medicaid programs, covers a wide range of health…
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February 10, 2020
Karen Vaughn v. Jennifer Walthall, et al., 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Elizabeth Edwards and Sarah Grusin Cases
Karen Vaughn has lived in the community for decades with the nursing and other services she needs. In 2016 she went to the hospital for what was expected to be a short stay but then could not find the Medicaid-funded nursing services she needed to return home. Ms. Vaughn…
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During the COVID-19 Pandemic, States Need to Rethink their Delivery of Behavioral Health Services

Coronavirus Highlights the Fool’s Gold of High-Deductible Health Plans

An Uphill Battle: California’s Efforts to Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic

Comments on USCIS Proposal to use SAVE to Collect Immigrant Sponsorship Info

An Advocate’s Guide to Medi-Cal Services

Karen Vaughn v. Jennifer Walthall, et al., 7th Circuit Court of Appeals