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May 19, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Women’s Health in California
Amy Chen Issue Brief
California's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, is vital to the health of millions of women in the state, providing access to quality care for low-income patients, but that care is threatened by proposals pending Congress. In the second of a 12-part "Protect Medi-Cal Funding," series, NHeLP Senior Attorney Amy Chen explains how…
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May 12, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Children’s Health in California
Alicia Emanuel Issue Brief
In the first of a 12-part "Protect Medi-Cal Funding," series, NHeLP Staff Attorney Alicia Kauk details the importance of California's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, to children's health in the state. The first Issue Brief, "Children's Health in California," notes that 5.7 million rely on Medi-Cal and that 42 percent of…
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April 29, 2017
Quick Review: Transparency, Opportunity for Comment
Jane Perkins, Mara Youdelman, and Catherine McKee Issue Brief
A Quick Review of transparency and opportunity for public comment in requests for Section 1115 Waivers. In this brief overview, Senior Attorney Catherine McKee, Legal Director Jane Perkins, and Managing Attorney of the DC office Mara Youdelman note, "The importance of the transparency and public accountability requirements has never been…
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April 21, 2017
Sec. 1115 Waiver Requests: Transparency & Opportunity for Public Comment
Jane Perkins and Catherine McKee Issue Brief
With HHS Secretary Tom Price open to Section 1115 waivers in Medicaid that could include work requirements, state health advocates must be vigilant in ensuring waivers do not contravene Medicaid law. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) amended Sec. 1115 to require greater transparency and opportunity for public comment on…
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April 16, 2017
How Medicaid Expansion Benefits Maternal and Child Health
Amy Chen Issue Brief
The expansion of Medicaid pursuant to the Affordable Care Act has improved "maternal and child health by providing a valuable source of coverage for women of reproductive age, particularly for preconception and interconception health care," write Senior Attorney Amy Chen and Health Law Fellow Daphne Wilson in an issue…
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April 4, 2017
Waivers of Medicaid Requirements – A Quick Review
Jane Perkins and Mara Youdelman Manual/Report
In a companion piece to Background to Medicaid and Section 1115 of the Social Security Act, Legal Director Jane Perkins and Managing Attorney of the DC office Mara Youdelman provide a brief review of how certain Medicaid requirements may be waived. They conclude, in part, that "Section 1115 of the…
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