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March 2, 2026 | Testimony/Comments | Christian Collins

CLASP’s Response to the U.S. Department of Education’s Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) Committee’s Ongoing Rulemaking to Implement Student Financial Aid Provisions

CLASP submitted this comment in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s Reimagining and Improving Student Education Committee’s ongoing rulemaking to implement student financial aid provisions under Public Law 119–21 and the Office of Postsecondary Education’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued on January 30, 2026.

April 14, 2025 | Testimony/Comments | Isha Weerasinghe

CLASP Submits Comments on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability

By Isha Weerasinghe CLASP submitted public comments opposing the proposed ACA Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Rule, which includes harmful provisions that would greatly reduce health insurance coverage for people with low incomes as well as people with historically disenfranchised identities. The many provisions that will…

November 10, 2024 | Testimony/Comments | Juliana Zhou

CLASP Comments on Louisiana’s Waiver Request for Medicaid Services Prior to Release from Incarceration

CLASP's public comment in support of Louisiana's Section 1115 request to offer Medicaid-covered services to individuals 90-days prior to their release from incarceration from a public institution.

July 26, 2024 | Testimony/Comments | Juliana Zhou

CLASP Supports New York’s Waiver Request for Multi-year Continuous Eligibility for Young Children

CLASP submitted a public comment in support of New York's Section 1115 request to implement multi-year continuous eligibility for young children from birth to six years old who are enrolled in Medicaid or Children's Health Plus.

June 17, 2024 | Testimony/Comments | Juliana Zhou

CLASP Supports Connecticut’s Substance Use Disorder Demonstration Application

CLASP submitted comments in support of Connecticut’s Section 1115 waiver demonstration, which would provide pre-release Medicaid services to individuals leaving incarceration and improve continuity of care into the community upon release and during re-entry.

June 17, 2024 | Testimony/Comments | Juliana Zhou

CLASP Analysis of States’ Plans to Expand Medicaid Pre-Release Services for Incarcerated Populations

In April 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to state Medicaid agencies detailing opportunities to expand Medicaid coverage to people up to 90 days before they are released from incarceration. Through a state flexibility known as a Section 1115 demonstration…

March 26, 2024 | Testimony/Comments | Juliana Zhou

CLASP Supports Pennsylvania’s Medicaid 1115 Waiver

CLASP submitted a public comment in support of Pennsylvania’s request to CMS to amend the commonwealth’s Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waiver.

November 17, 2023 | Testimony/Comments | Nat Baldino

Public Comment on Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting (Fed. Reg. 61352)

CLASP submits comment to Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services for taking up the critical issue of nurse staffing in nursing homes. This is a critical issue as nursing homes continue to care for an increasing number of…

January 27, 2023 | Testimony/Comments | Juliana Zhou

CLASP Supports New Mexico’s 1115 Waiver Extension Request

CLASP comments in support of New Mexico’s request to CMS to renew the state's Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waiver.

August 31, 2022 | Testimony/Comments | Juliana Zhou

CLASP Supports Washington State’s 1115 Waiver Extension Request

CLASP submitted a public comment in support of Washington State’s request to CMS to renew the state's Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waiver renewal request, also known as the Medicaid Transformation Project (MTP 2.0).

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