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June 14, 2023
The Constitutionality of Demographic Data Collection
Geron Gadd and Mara Youdelman Issue Brief
Collecting demographic data is legal and constitutional. Questions have arisen about the constitutionality of the collection and use of demographic data. This concern has been attributed to the Supreme Court’s 1995 decision in Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena. Yet Adarand and the cases following it preclude neither the collection…
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May 16, 2023
Health Coverage Options for Individuals Who Lose Medicaid During the Public Health Emergency Unwinding
Michelle Yiu Fact Sheet
During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), laws were enacted that allowed people to keep their Medicaid coverage even if they had changes to their eligibility, such as income or family size. This "continuous coverage" requirement ended on March 31, 2023, and as of April 1, 2023, state agencies…
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May 3, 2023
NHeLP Summary of Proposed Access and Managed Care Rules
Sarah Somers Fact Sheet
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released two proposed rules intended to improve access to care, quality and health outcomes, and address health equity issues. The first, Medicaid Program: Ensuring Access to Services (Access Rule), addresses in Medicaid fee-for-service, managed care, and HCBS program. The…
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March 17, 2023
Evaluating Medicaid Block Grants & Per Capita Caps (Updated 2023)
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief, Fact Sheet
As the debt ceiling debate moves forward in Congress, we expect Republican proposals to dramatically limit the funding structure of Medicaid. NHeLP provides questions to help in assessing the impact of the forthcoming austerity proposals. Since the overall goal of Republicans in Congress remains slashing government funding, all states…
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March 17, 2023
Per Capita Caps vs. Block Grants in Medicaid (Updated 2023)
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief, Fact Sheet
What is the difference between per capita caps and block grants in Medicaid? Both are tools long championed by Medicaid detractors as ways to supposedly improve the Medicaid guarantee. In this updated one-page fact sheet, NHeLP explains that the differences are minor, but both would produce similar results —…
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March 17, 2023
Fact Sheet: What is a Per Capita Cap? (Updated 2023)
Mara Youdelman
The current Congressional debt ceiling debate is likely to revive Republican efforts to restrict Medicaid funding. One proposal would implement a "per capita cap" in Medicaid. NHeLP, which fights to preserve and bolster the Medicaid guarantee, explains in a brief fact sheet what a per capita cap is, and…
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The Constitutionality of Demographic Data Collection

Health Coverage Options for Individuals Who Lose Medicaid During the Public Health Emergency Unwinding

NHeLP Summary of Proposed Access and Managed Care Rules

Evaluating Medicaid Block Grants & Per Capita Caps (Updated 2023)

Per Capita Caps vs. Block Grants in Medicaid (Updated 2023)

Fact Sheet: What is a Per Capita Cap? (Updated 2023)