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August 31, 2017
Access to Mental Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs
dfitzgerald Issue Brief
Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) are a particularly vulnerable population who use an array of mental health services. CSHCN are at increased risk for chronic physical, developmental, behavioral or emotional conditions and require health and related services beyond that required by children generally. In the fall of…
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June 30, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding, Women Living with HIV
dfitzgerald Issue Brief
California's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, covers nearly 30,000 Californians living with HIV. Women living with HIV are disproportionately women of color, and their communities benefit significantly from access to health care through Medi-Cal. The Senate Republican's bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act and gut Medicaid funding would endanger California's…
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June 19, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Health Disparities
Fabiola De Liban Issue Brief
California's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, is critical to addressing health disparities, providing health care coverage to people of color to at least 68 percent of its enrolled population. In the sixth Issue Brief of a 12-part "Protect Medi-Cal Funding," series, NHeLP Senior Attorney Fabiola Carrión explains how federal cuts to Medicaid…
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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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February 8, 2017
Medicaid and CHIP Reimbursement Models for Language Services
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief
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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January 31, 2017
Issue Brief: 50 Reasons Medicaid Expansion is Good for Your State
Jane Perkins and Ian McDonald Issue Brief
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Access to Mental Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs

Protect Medi-Cal Funding, Women Living with HIV

Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Health Disparities

Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Women’s Health in California

Medicaid and CHIP Reimbursement Models for Language Services

Issue Brief: 50 Reasons Medicaid Expansion is Good for Your State