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  • CHIP’s Role in California’s Medi-Cal Program

    The federal Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is an important supplement to health coverage that Medicaid provides to children, Staff Attorney Alicia Kauk explains in this fact sheet. If Congress fails to re-authorize funding for CHIP, Kauk notes that California would "likely be forced to place barriers on expensive…

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  • Groups Urge Congress for Quick, Bipartisan Action on CHIP

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    More than 120 public interest groups are calling on Congress to take immediate, bipartisan action to enact a five-year funding extension for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Since its inception in 1997, CHIP, together with Medicaid, has helped to reduce the numbers of uninsured children by a remarkable…

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  • EPSDT is Essential

    National Health Law Program Legal Director Jane Perkins in this Issue Brief provides information about Medicaid's pediatric standards of coverage of youth under 21 called Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT). Perkins notes that "EPSDT is specifically targeted to meet the needs of low-income children. Low-income children are…

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  • Medicaid and CHIP Reimbursement Models for Language Services

    Managing Attorney of the DC Office Mara Youdelman examines the responsibilities of state health providers pursuant to civil right laws that require Medicaid and CHIP programs to provide language access services to Limited English Proficient (LEP) persons. Some states are accessing federal funding to help bolster language access services,…

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  • Health Advocate: The Post-Election State of Our Health

    With a looming Trump administration and conservative majorities in Congress promising to repeal the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, and greatly weaken Medicaid and other public safety net laws, NHeLP D.C. Managing Attorney Mara Youdelman details some of what to expect in the coming year on health care.…

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  • How Can States Get Federal Funds to Help Pay for Language Services

    Managing Attorney Mara Youdelman provides an overview of how states can obtain federal assistance in paying for language services for Medicaid beneficiaries and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollees. The issue brief provides guidance for states working to ensure language is not a barrier  to Medicaid and CHIP health…

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