Health

Background

Background on Health

Latest News

HNR: Threats to Medicaid Continue as Deficit Negotiations Intensify (7/15/11)
William Daroff in the Huffington Post: Strong Medicaid System is Key to Supporting Nation's Children, Poor and Adults with Disabilities (6/22/11)
HNR: Medicaid Program at Risk (5/31/11)

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Policy Analyses and Research

CBPP: State Budget Cuts in the New Fiscal Year Are Unnecessarily Harmful (7/28/11)
First Focus: New Report Reveals Medicaid's Enormous Success in Protecting Children & Vulnerable Populations (6/13/11)
CBPP: Proposed WIC Cuts Would End Food Assistance for 325,000 to 475,000 Low-Income Women and Children (5/23/11)

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Government Resources

The White House: The President's Health Care Proposal (2/22/10)
Status and text of H.R. 3010 the Fiscal 2006 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (signed into law 12/30/05)
Status and text of H.R. 4241 "Deficit Reduction Act" (The budget reconciliation bill approved by the House 11/18/05)
The Medicaid Commission Report to HHS Secretary Recommending $11 Billion in Cuts (9/1/05)
Congressional Research Service: Medicaid Eligibility for Adults and Children (8/3/05)
House Appropriations Committee: H. Rept. 109-143 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Bill for FY 2006 (6/21/05)

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Other Resources

The Price of Repealing the Affordable Care Act (Healthcare.gov)
Understanding the New Law (Families USA)
Implementation Timeline (Community Catalyst)
Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions (Families USA)
Ending Lifetime and Annual Limits (Families USA)
Ensuring the Right to Appeal Health Plan Decisions (Families USA)
Ensuring the Right to Choose Your Doctor (Families USA)
Ensuring Fair Treatment When You Need Emergency Care (Families USA)
Making Sure Your Plan Can't Be Cancelled Unfairly (Families USA)
Enhancing Access to Preventative Services (Families USA)
Stand Up For Health Care: Virtual Patient (Families USA)
Getting Coverage: A Young Person's Guide to Health Insurance (Families USA)
Insurance for Young Adults Up to Age 26: Parent Version and Young Adult Version (Families USA)