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June 29, 2021
CMS Announces an $80 Million Funding Opportunity to Rebuild ACA Outreach and Enrollment Efforts
Dania Douglas Uncategorized
On June 4, 2021, HHS announced an $80 million dollar notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to bolster Navigator programs in states with a Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) for the 2022 plan year. The funding opportunity represents an eight fold funding increase in the Navigator program and reverses four years…
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June 22, 2021
Limited Data Collection for LGBTQI+ Health Promotes Bias
Skyler Rosellini Automated Decision-Making, Uncategorized
SkyInclusive questions about sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex individuals (SOGII) help identify and address the diverse health needs of LGBTQI+ populations and mitigate health disparities, especially when co-analyzed with race, disability, language, behaviors and other data. SOGII data collection also allows covered entities, such as social services agencies,…
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June 17, 2021
NHeLP’s statement on decision in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
While we are reviewing the decision closely, we are disappointed that today’s opinion in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, while narrow and fact-specific, has allowed Catholic Social Services, a taxpayer-funded entity, to continue to refuse foster care services for LGBTQ individuals. While the Court did not endorse a constitutionally…
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June 16, 2021
Primer: State Plan Amendments v. Section 1115 Waivers
Catherine McKee and Jane Perkins Fact Sheet
Tension and confusion can arise over how HHS allows states to change their Medicaid programs, whether through a state plan amendment (SPA) or a Section 1115 project. To help guard against the improper use of Section 1115 waivers, advocates must know the distinctions between Section 1115 waivers and SPAs.…
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June 15, 2021
State Approaches to Improving Reproductive and Sexual Health
Priscilla Huang Issue Brief
NHeLP conducted a 50-state review of state Medicaid websites of COVID-19 related policies related to reproductive and sexual health care. This issue brief describes some of the temporary Medicaid and other health care policies and practices states put in place during the pandemic to facilitate the coverage and delivery…
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June 11, 2021
Demanding Ascertainable Standards: Medicaid as a Case Study
Jane Perkins Issue Brief, Article
State Medicaid agencies and their contractors are increasingly relying on preset guidelines or assessment tools or both to make coverage decisions. Problems arise when the use of these tools results in program enrollees and advocates being refused access to the standards and procedures that govern the operation of the…
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CMS Announces an $80 Million Funding Opportunity to Rebuild ACA Outreach and Enrollment Efforts

NHeLP’s statement on decision in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia

Primer: State Plan Amendments v. Section 1115 Waivers

State Approaches to Improving Reproductive and Sexual Health

Demanding Ascertainable Standards: Medicaid as a Case Study

Posts tagged with ‘National Health Law Program’

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CMS Announces an $80 Million Funding Opportunity to Rebuild ACA Outreach and Enrollment Efforts

Limited Data Collection for LGBTQI+ Health Promotes Bias

NHeLP’s statement on decision in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia

Primer: State Plan Amendments v. Section 1115 Waivers

State Approaches to Improving Reproductive and Sexual Health

Demanding Ascertainable Standards: Medicaid as a Case Study