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- February 24, 2017
Health Advocate: Medicaid Caps: The Threat Below the Surface
Leo Cuello Health AdvocateRead moreWith the media focused on congressional and executive efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Republican lawmakers and the Trump administration are also planning to radically alter the funding of Medicaid. NHeLP Health Policy Director Leonardo Cuello in the February Health Advocate concludes, "While we educate the public…
- February 23, 2017
CARA, the 21st Century Cures Act: More Tools to Address the Opioid Epidemic
Read moreIn 2016 Congress and the Obama administration recognized the pressing public health concern of the opioid epidemic and enacted two laws -- the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) and the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act). NHeLP Health Law Fellow Hector Hernandez-Delgado explores "how CARA and the Cures…
- February 20, 2017
Threats to the Affordable Care Act and Women’s Reproductive Health
Read moreIn this fact sheet, Senior Attorney Amy Chen details the provisions of the Affordable Care Act that have helped improve access to reproductive health care services for tens of millions of low income women. If the ACA and Medicaid expansion are repealed, Chen writes, it would likely make it…
- February 15, 2017
Congressional Plans to Repeal the ACA Will Harm Victims of Black Lung
Read moreAs NPR has recently noted black lung is not a thing of the past, with the numbers of those infected rising at "epidemic rates." Health and worker safety experts say the rates of the disease are hitting hardest in several states, such as Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and…
- February 14, 2017
Helping Those on HCBS Waiting Lists: Positive Impacts of the ACA
Read moreThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid expansion have helped improve access to home and community-based services (HCBS), as Senior Attorney Elizabeth Edwards explains in this paper. Edwards writes that states that expanded Medicaid added significantly fewer people to HCBS waiting lists compared to the states that did not…
- 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…