Connecticut Health Foundation Announces Strategic Plan Focused on Health Equity

The Connecticut Health Foundation has announced a new five-year strategic plan focused on advancing health equity.  The mission of the Continue reading →

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Five Key Considerations for Health Homes

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has produced this technical assistance brief for states considering Medicaid state plan Continue reading →

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: States Approved for Affordable Care Act Section 2703 Health Homes

This matrix describes the approved state plan amendments from Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Missouri (two plans), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Continue reading →

Center for Health Care Strategies: Medicaid Health Homes – Initial Considerations

This technical assistance brief from the Center for Health Care Strategies discusses some initial considerations for states seeking to implement Continue reading →

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Presentation on Affordable Care Act Section 2703 Health Homes

Here is a useful summary of the Medicaid health homes authorized by section 2703 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Continue reading →

California Department of Managed Health Care Letter on Nondiscrimination Based on Gender, Gender Identity, or Gender Expression

This April 2013 letter from the California Department of Managed Health Care affirms the department’s implementation of Assembly Bill 1586, Continue reading →

California Department of Insurance Final Regulation on Gender Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance

This is the final regulation issued by the California Department of Insurance in 2011, implementing Assembly Bill 1586, which prohibits health Continue reading →

California Assembly Bill 1586 Prohibits Health Insurance Discrimination Based on Gender, Gender Identity, or Gender Expression

Here is the text of California Assembly Bill 1586, enacted in 2005, which prohibits health insurance companies and health plans Continue reading →