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August 24, 2022
Public Health Emergency (PHE) Unwinding Resources
Kimberly Lewis and Alicia Emanuel Fact Sheet, Guide
Comprehensive list of Public Health Emergency (PHE) unwinding guidance and resources for advocates. Resources have been compiled from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), other federal agencies, and advocacy organizations, including the National Health Law Program.
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July 28, 2022
California Prepares for PHE Unwinding through Release of Operational Plan
Skyler Rosellini Issue Brief
COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). While not required, CMS has encouraged states to make their plans publicly available. In their latest guidance to states, CMS outlines detailed requirements and recommendations for states to effectively return to normal business operations when the PHE ends. In May, California’s Medicaid agency, Department…
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May 3, 2022
Scope of Practice and Medicaid: State Flexibility to Cover Advanced Practice Care
Liz McCaman Taylor and Cathren Cohen Health Advocate, Issue Brief, NHeLP Matters
Advanced practice providers (APPs) are licensed health care practitioners, other than physicians, who may practice independently and bill directly under state law. Public health research supports making a variety of services available through APPs. There are two primary state policy levers that impact Medicaid enrollees’ access to advanced practice…
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January 10, 2022
Unwinding the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Checklist for Redeterminations
Alicia Emanuel, Elizabeth Edwards, and Sarah Grusin Fact Sheet
Once the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ends, all Medicaid beneficiaries who have not had their coverage renewed during the PHE will need to go through the redetermination process to maintain Medicaid coverage. States must complete these redeterminations in compliance with Medicaid and Constitutional due process requirements. The following…
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August 19, 2021
NHeLP Comments on Office of Minority Health “Request for Information” on Best Practices for Advancing Cultural Competency, Language Access and Sensitivity Toward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Mara Youdelman Comments
NHeLP comments on a request for information from the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH). OMH solicited input on how to best serve Asian American, Native American and Pacific Islanders during COVID. NHeLP provided information related to language access, data collection, and other issues.
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July 15, 2021
Making Sure Medicaid is Ready for Public Health Emergencies
Jane Perkins and Catherine McKee Issue Brief, Article, Fact Sheet
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic plunged the United States into a public health crisis. This situation was not entirely unprecedented. Local crises had previously been triggered by events such as hurricanes (e.g., Katrina in 2005, Irma in 2017), wildfires (e.g., California in 2017 and 2018), lead contamination (Flint, Michigan…
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Public Health Emergency (PHE) Unwinding Resources

California Prepares for PHE Unwinding through Release of Operational Plan

Scope of Practice and Medicaid: State Flexibility to Cover Advanced Practice Care

Unwinding the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Checklist for Redeterminations

NHeLP Comments on Office of Minority Health “Request for Information” on Best Practices for Advancing Cultural Competency, Language Access and Sensitivity Toward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Making Sure Medicaid is Ready for Public Health Emergencies