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August 21, 2023
An Advocate’s Guide to Reproductive and Sexual Health in the Medicaid Program (with 2023 Supplement)
Priscilla Huang, Madeline Morcelle, and Amy Chen Health Advocate, Guide
In 2019, NHeLP published the 2nd Edition of An Advocate’s Guide to Reproductive and Sexual Health in the Medicaid Program (“Guide”). The Guide is designed to familiarize readers with the basics of the Medicaid program and highlight features that support reproductive and sexual health. Since the Guide was first…
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July 27, 2023
How the HEAL for Immigrant Families Act Could Foster Reproductive Health Equity and Justice
Madeline Morcelle Health Equity, Immigrant Health, SRH Health Equity
The United States (U.S.) has a long history of regulating and restricting immigrants’ self-determination over their health, bodies, reproduction, families, and futures. Moreover, Medicaid eligibility has always been shaped by white supremacist notions of which people are worthy of access to health care, a basic human right. In 1996,…
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July 13, 2023
Comments on Proposed Medicaid Access Rule
Jennifer Lav, Wayne Turner, David Machledt, Abigail Coursolle, Dania Douglas, Charly Gilfoil, Jasmine Young, and Madeline Morcelle Comments
CMS proposed changes and additions to regulations enforcing the "equal access" provision of Medicaid. These changes would strengthen opportunities for enrollees' input and oversight of state Medciaid programs, would help promote access to Medicaid services, would improve quality of care, and promoting transparency and adequate payment for fee-for-service Medicaid.…
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May 9, 2023
Women’s Health Defense Table Letter to Congressional Leadership Opposing Medicaid Work Requirements
Madeline Morcelle Letter
On May 9th, 2023, more than fifty organizational members of the Women's Health Defense Table (WHDT)* and national allies sent a letter to Congressional leadership urging them to exclude Medicaid work requirements and other program cuts from any debt ceiling or budget negotiations or legislation. Such changes would result…
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February 2, 2023
NHeLP Comments on Essential Health Benefits (EHB) Request for Information (RFI)
Héctor Hernández-Delgado and Wayne Turner Comments
NHeLP submitted comments in response to the HHS' Request for Information (RFI) regarding coverage of Essential Health Benefits (EHB) in the private health insurance market. The comments highlight the need to provide guidance to states to ensure consumers have appropriate information about EHB coverage requirements. In addition, NHeLP underscores…
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November 18, 2022
Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis: The Biden-Harris Administration’s Blueprint
Madeline Morcelle and Amy Chen Issue Brief, Article
According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from 2017–2019, roughly 84 percent of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. were preventable. Black and Indigenous women and birthing people continue to die at exponentially higher rates than their white counterparts. Equitable, whole-of-government, and systemic solutions…
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An Advocate’s Guide to Reproductive and Sexual Health in the Medicaid Program (with 2023 Supplement)

How the HEAL for Immigrant Families Act Could Foster Reproductive Health Equity and Justice

Comments on Proposed Medicaid Access Rule

Women’s Health Defense Table Letter to Congressional Leadership Opposing Medicaid Work Requirements

NHeLP Comments on Essential Health Benefits (EHB) Request for Information (RFI)

Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis: The Biden-Harris Administration’s Blueprint