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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Best Practices ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Contraceptives ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Family Planning Clinics ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Medicaid ,
New Guidance ,
Patient Access ,
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
In 2016, the National Quality Forum (NQF) endorsed three contraceptive care quality measures to assess the degree to which women access effective methods of contraception. This endorsement is an important milestone in quality...more
Editor’s Note: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) brought sweeping changes to the Medicaid program that have had profound implications for family planning coverage, services and providers. In particular, in the 17 states with...more
Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations -
On April 14, 2016, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services released new details on a proposed restructuring of the MassHealth (Massachusetts Medicaid)...more
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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Delays ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
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 ,
U.S. Treasury