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May 15, 2022 | Fact Sheet | Juan Carlos Gomez

Removing Barriers to Mental Health Care is Essential for Children to Thrive

New from the Children Thrive Action Network: A state-by-state analysis of Medicaid coverage and what is needed for immigrant families to thrive.

March 9, 2022 | Fact Sheet | Suzanne Wikle

Unwinding the Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirement FAQ

In this FAQ, we break down what all key stakeholders—advocates, administrators, and enrollees—need to know about the unwinding of Medicaid’s continuous coverage requirement. 

September 29, 2021 | Testimony/Comments | Suzanne Wikle

CLASP Responds to TennCare III Project Approved Special Terms and Conditions

By Suzanne Wikle

September 22, 2021 | Report/Brief | Christine Johnson-Staub

Supporting Mental Health Policies and Practices through the American Rescue Plan

Christine Johnson-Staub and Isha Weerasinghe offer a set of principles policymakers and other stakeholders can consider as they implement ARPA’s mental health provisions.

September 10, 2021 | Report/Brief | Suzanne Wikle

Recommendations to Increase Program Participation by Coordinating Outreach and Enrollment Opportunities

Public benefit programs such as Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and refundable tax credits like the Child Tax Credit provide critical supports to help people meet their basic needs, but too often, individuals and families are…

August 3, 2021 | Report/Brief | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

Understanding State Contexts for Benefit Administration

The U.S. core benefit programs are operated with substantial federal funding and oversight, but with extensive variation at the local level. As a result, there is a significant difference in the experience of a low-income person seeking assistance depending on where they live.

July 7, 2021 | Testimony/Comments

CLASP Responds to Methods and Leading Practices for Advancing Equity and Support for Underserved Communities through Government, OMB Doc. No. 2021-09109

By CLASP, the Community Partnership Group (CPG), and New Deal for Youth (ND4Y) Changemakers 

December 22, 2020 | Report/Brief

Advocacy in the Dark: A Pennsylvania Case Study on Advocating to Improve Technology that Drives Eligibility Decisions

This paper describes how Pennsylvania advocates tackled one manifestation of this problem: a very low rate of automated Medicaid renewals. Advocates can use the strategies we found effective to lift barriers facing people enrolled in other public programs. This brief was written as part of…

December 22, 2020 | Report/Brief | Suzanne Wikle

Using Administrative Advocacy to Improve Access to Public Benefits

Three new policy briefs written by our partners in New Mexico, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania can help state advocates across the country better understand the leverage points for improving the administration of Medicaid and SNAP.

October 21, 2020 | Presentation/Webinar | Isha Weerasinghe

Webinar: Moving from Systems to Policy Change: Financing Opportunities

Breaking systemic barriers in mental health involves innovative approaches, and diversified funding streams and infrastructures. Learn more about what CLASP's advisors and partners have been working on to fund innovations.

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