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February 5, 2025 | Fact Sheet | Suzanne Wikle

Our Nation’s Health Depends on Medicaid

Cutting Medicaid and taking away people’s health care will harm millions of Americans, worsen our maternal health crisis, increase child poverty, and further jeopardize rural hospitals and other providers.

December 9, 2024 | Testimony/Comments | Suma Setty

CLASP Statement for the Record: Senate Judiciary Committee “How Mass Deportations Will Separate American Families, Harm Our Armed Forces, and Devastate Our Economy”

This statement highlights the impacts mass deportations will have on children in immigrant families.

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.

July 26, 2024 | Report/Brief | Juan Carlos Gomez

The Way Forward for Immigrant Access to Public Benefit Programs

Immigrants need access to public benefits like Medicaid, CHIP, and SNAP. Inclusive federal policies are crucial for this access, as anti-immigrant policies and rhetoric have eroded trust in government institutions among immigrant communities.

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. CLASP appreciates Connecticut’s broad definition of qualifying conditions to include intellectual…

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…

May 9, 2024 | Report/Brief | Juliana Zhou

High Quality Race & Ethnicity Data are Essential for Achieving Health Equity

There are persistent health inequities in the United States, particularly regarding race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, LGBTQ+ identity, and more. This report discusses the evolution of data collection standards, notably the updates to Statistical Policy Directive No. 15 (SPD 15) by the OMB.

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.

January 11, 2024 | Testimony/Comments | Hannah Liu

CLASP Statement for the Record: House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement “Impact of Illegal Immigration on Social Services”

On January 11, 2024, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing entitled “The Impact of Illegal Immigration on Social Services.” CLASP submitted a statement for the record detailing immigrants’ fundamental contributions; the economic and social benefits of expanding safety net programs; the harms of restricting…

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