For states, managed care organizations, and providers—who all play a vital role in ensuring access to family planning services and supplies for the nearly 20 million women ages 18-44 enrolled in Medicaid1—the CIB reiterates...more
8/28/2024
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New Guidance ,
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Reproductive Healthcare Issues
Community health workers (CHWs) are frontline public health workers who come from and/or have deep roots in the communities they serve. Many states are leveraging CHWs to build trusting relationships with patients, including...more
The California Legislature is considering a bill to simplify the process by which health insurers and plans credential providers. Currently, providers must satisfy the proprietary “credentialing” requirements of individual...more
6/8/2023
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Regulatory Reform
How Does the DOMA Defeat Impact Healthcare Reform and Health Insurance Access? -
NOTE: The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision to invalidate the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will affect more than 1,000 federal statutes—and...more
7/16/2013
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DOMA ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Mandates ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Exchanges ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicaid ,
Pay or Play ,
Pharmacies ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
SCOTUS ,
Shared Responsibility Rule ,
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