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Medicaid is a partnership program between states and the federal government to provide healthcare coverage for lower income individuals, people with disabilities, older people, and certain families with... more +

Maryland Expands Access to Gender-Affirming Care

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 3/18/2024

On January 1, 2024, Maryland’s Trans Health Equity Act (THEA) went into effect, requiring the state’s Medicaid program to cover all medically necessary gender-affirming services, including services that were not previously...more

FY 2025 Executive Budget Women’s Health Highlights

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 1/23/2024

Earlier this week, Governor Kathy Hochul released her Executive Budget proposal totaling $233 billion for State Fiscal Year 2025. The budget proposes several initiatives targeted at improving access to, quality of, and...more

Advancing Health Equity: State Medicaid Actions to Ensure Access to Gender-Affirming Care

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 1/4/2024

The transgender, or trans, community experiences stark health disparities resulting from discrimination, violence, stigma and a lack of culturally competent providers. Compared with the general U.S. population, trans...more

Leveraging Medicaid to Reduce Youth Homelessness

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/9/2022

Youth Receiving Residential and Inpatient Behavioral Health Care Are at Increased Risk of Homelessness - The Issue - Youth with behavioral health needs, particularly those receiving residential and inpatient treatment,...more

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Maryland Expands Access to Gender-Affirming Care

FY 2025 Executive Budget Women’s Health Highlights

Advancing Health Equity: State Medicaid Actions to Ensure Access to Gender-Affirming Care

Leveraging Medicaid to Reduce Youth Homelessness

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