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- June 1, 2017
Medicaid Caps and the Opioid Epidemic
Read moreMedicaid is the largest source of health care coverage for individuals with substance use disorders, NHeLP Staff Attorney Héctor Hernández-Delgado writes in this month's "Health Advocate." He details how slashing Medicaid funding, as proposed in the so-called American Health Care Act (AHCA), would result in millions of individuals losing SUD treatment.…
- May 25, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Older Adults, and Individuals with Disabilities
Read moreCalifornia's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, is vital to the health of millions of older adults and individuals with disabilities in the state, providing access to quality care for low-income patients. That care is threatened by proposals pending in Congress. In the third Issue Brief of a 12-part "Protect Medi-Cal Funding,"…
- March 23, 2017
Five Facts About the Essential Health Benefits and American Health Care Act
Read moreIn this updated fact sheet, NHeLP Senior Attorney Michelle Lilienfeld highlights five facts about the Essential Health Benefits (EHBs) as they apply to Marketplace health plans and certain other private market plans that show why EHBs are essential to providing a base level of coverage for individuals and families.
- March 22, 2017
Medicaid: Real Insurance with Real Results
Read moreProponents of Republicans' so-called American Health Care Act (AHCA) often attack Medicaid as a weak program that provides inferior access to health care services for low-income individuals. But as NHeLP Managing Attorney of the NC Office Sarah Somers details in this paper, "Medicaid is a successful program that has…
- February 28, 2017
Lessons from California
Read moreThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded health care coverage to millions of previously uninsured Californians, and also ushered in technological innovations to streamline the state's eligibility and enrollment systems. In February's "Lessons from California," Managing Attorney of the LA Office Kimberly Lewis examines these innovations, and notes that they…
- February 14, 2017
What is a Public Charge and Does Receipt of Health Benefits Impact It?
Read moreIn a new Issue Brief, Managing Attorney of the D.C. Office Mara Youdelman explains how the acceptance of some public benefits can be used to bar immigrants or deport them. Historically receipt of publicly funded health services has not resulted in deportations. The use of Medicaid and other publicly funded…
