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What To Expect When You’Re Expecting…Tanf-Style Medicaid Waivers, Laura D. Hermer Jan 2018

What To Expect When You’Re Expecting…Tanf-Style Medicaid Waivers, Laura D. Hermer

Faculty Scholarship

Many health policy scholars believe that Medicaid, the federal-state coverage program for lower-income Americans, should remain free from welfare reform trappings such as work requirements that are extraneous to the program. It would seem such requirements would be both inappropriate and counterproductive to the goals of Medicaid. Given the high probability that such requirements will, at least at some level, go into effect during the Trump administration, it bears considering what to expect. What evidence, if any, suggests that imposing welfare reform-style requirements on certain Medicaid beneficiaries will yield harmful results to those beneficiaries, or harmful to Medicaid’s programmatic goal …


Independence Is The New Health, Laura D. Hermer Jan 2018

Independence Is The New Health, Laura D. Hermer

Faculty Scholarship

Medicaid plays key roles in supporting our nation’s health. Under the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid took an even more central position in public health endeavors by extending coverage in all interested states to millions of adults who typically fell through the health care cracks. Nevertheless, the Trump administration is now undoing these gains by actively encouraging states to curtail access to Medicaid in key respects while using the rhetoric of health.

This article examines Trump administration efforts in two contexts: (1) state § 1115 waiver applications seeking to better align their Medicaid programs with cash welfare and food stamp programs, …


Changing Hearts, Minds, And Structures: Advancing Equity And Health Equity In State Government Policies, Operations, And Practices In Minnesota And Other States, Susan R. Weisman, Ayah Helmy, Vayong Moua, Julie Ralston Aoki Jan 2018

Changing Hearts, Minds, And Structures: Advancing Equity And Health Equity In State Government Policies, Operations, And Practices In Minnesota And Other States, Susan R. Weisman, Ayah Helmy, Vayong Moua, Julie Ralston Aoki

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

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Shared Goals: How The Hhs Office Of Inspector General Supports Health Care Industry Compliance Efforts, Gregory E. Demske, Geeta Taylor, James Ortmann Jan 2018

Shared Goals: How The Hhs Office Of Inspector General Supports Health Care Industry Compliance Efforts, Gregory E. Demske, Geeta Taylor, James Ortmann

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

No abstract provided.


Managing Cumulative Risk, Lauren R. Roth Jan 2018

Managing Cumulative Risk, Lauren R. Roth

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

No abstract provided.


Drug Pricing—The Next Compliance Waterloo, Seth Whitelaw, Nicodemo Fiorentino, Jennifer O'Leary Jan 2018

Drug Pricing—The Next Compliance Waterloo, Seth Whitelaw, Nicodemo Fiorentino, Jennifer O'Leary

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

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Dignity In Choice: A Terminally Ill Patient's Right To Choose, Cody Bauer Jan 2018

Dignity In Choice: A Terminally Ill Patient's Right To Choose, Cody Bauer

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

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Medicaid: Welfare Program Of Last Resort, Or Safety Net?, Laura D. Hermer Jan 2018

Medicaid: Welfare Program Of Last Resort, Or Safety Net?, Laura D. Hermer

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

No abstract provided.