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- September 23, 2015
Health Advocate: Nondiscrimination and the ACA
Read moreIn this month's Health Advocate, NHeLP provides an overview of the proposed regulation implementing Section 1557 of the ACA. Section 1557 updates nondiscrimination provisions to include prohibiting sex, gender identity, and sex stereotyping discrimination, as well as clarifying standards regarding discrimination based on language, disability, and other protected groups.…
- August 12, 2015
Health Advocate: Essential Health Benefits Overview
Read moreIntroduced by the Affordable Care Act, Essential Health Benefits (EHB) are a set of ten health care service categories that certain health plans must cover. In February 2015, HHS issued a Final Rule, which finalized changes to the EHB standard. This month's Health Advocate offers an EHB overview in…
- July 24, 2015
Improving Coverage: Using State Law to Maximize Access to Family Planning and Abortion Services
Read moreLaws and policies on coverage and access to family planning and abortion services vary significantly from state to state - some of these laws promote and protect access to care, while others erect barriers. NHeLP's report provides an overview of our research in eleven states on laws and policies…
- June 30, 2015
NHeLP Comments on Out-of-Pocket (OOP) Cost Comparison Tool for the Federally-Facilitated Marketplaces
Read moreNHeLP comments on May 29, 2015 CMS Bulletin on Proposed Out-of-Pocket (OOP) Cost Comparison Tool for the Federally-facilitated Marketplaces (FFMs). The Tool adds a critical new mechanism for consumers to evaluate and select the most appropriate plan to suit their needs and may help them more easily weigh the effect of…
- June 29, 2015
Health Consumer Alliance Letter to California Department of Health Services
Read moreThe HCA commends DHCS for expanding the utilization policy to increase the number of people living with hepatitis C who are eligible for treatment through Medi-Cal. This draft makes several important changes to the previous policy, including recognizing that treatment is often clinically appropriate for people with less-advanced stages…
