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May 15, 2023
Principles for Fairer, More Responsive Automated Decision-Making Systems
Elizabeth Edwards and David Machledt Fact Sheet, Guide, Issue Brief, Manual/Report
Many government agencies use automated decision-making systems (ADS) for public benefits coverage and enrollment decisions, including Medicaid. By ADS we mean, broadly, systems that use standardized logic or algorithms to assess eligibility for and access to public benefits. This includes not only sophisticated “big data” systems, such as programs…
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April 17, 2023
What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid?
Wayne Turner Issue Brief, Fact Sheet
With the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, and the implementation of Medicaid expansions and Marketplaces in 2014, the U.S. significantly expanded access to health insurance coverage. Architects of the ACA rightly viewed Medicaid as an essential piece of the universal coverage puzzle. Indeed, Medicaid is…
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February 15, 2023
Delegation of Rulemaking Authority in Light of the “Major Questions Doctrine”
Jane Perkins and Erica Turret* Court Document, Issue Brief, Fact Sheet
In West Virginia v. EPA, the Supreme Court addressed a “particular and recurring problem: agencies asserting highly consequential power beyond what Congress could reasonably be understood to have granted.” By a 6-3 majority, the Court held that, when a “major question” is involved, the decision on how to regulate…
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February 25, 2022
Fact Sheet: Private Enforcement of the Medicaid Act Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Jane Perkins Fact Sheet
This Fact Sheet provides an overview of the history of private enforcement of the Medicaid Act pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. It then describes the current state of enforcement and explains why developments must be monitored closely in 2022.
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September 18, 2019
NHeLP Comments on Proposed Rule to Amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Jane Perkins, Joe McLean, and Alicia Emanuel Comments
In comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, NHeLP argues for stronger consumer protections during the debt collection process. Medical debt is a huge problem affecting millions of people, and aggressive collection of medical debt can cause people to restrict future health care use. And, regardless of the source…
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August 1, 2019
Do My Comments Really Matter? Demystifying the Public Comment Process
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief
In a new issue brief, Managing Attorney of the D.C. Office Mara Youdelman discusses the importance of public comments in shaping policy and explains the process for submitting comments and how they impact implementation of federal regulations. Each time a federal agency wants to adopt or change regulations, it…
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Principles for Fairer, More Responsive Automated Decision-Making Systems

Delegation of Rulemaking Authority in Light of the “Major Questions Doctrine”

Fact Sheet: Private Enforcement of the Medicaid Act Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983

NHeLP Comments on Proposed Rule to Amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

Do My Comments Really Matter? Demystifying the Public Comment Process

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Principles for Fairer, More Responsive Automated Decision-Making Systems

What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid?

Delegation of Rulemaking Authority in Light of the “Major Questions Doctrine”

Fact Sheet: Private Enforcement of the Medicaid Act Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983

NHeLP Comments on Proposed Rule to Amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

Do My Comments Really Matter? Demystifying the Public Comment Process