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Legal Action Center Coalition for Whole Health

WebWorking Together to Ensure Addiction and Mental Health Care is Covered and Accessible

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Legal Action Center Health Care Discrimination

WebSuch conduct often violates anti-discrimination laws, and Legal Action Center is committed to holding entities accountable under the law and promoting equitable …

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Legal Action Center Affordable Health Care

WebThe health of our society is only as strong as our weakest link - investing in a system of care that ensures all individuals can access and afford the treatment and …

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Legal Action Center Addiction and Mental Health Parity

WebThe Legal Action Center therefore continues to lead the fight for fair insurance coverage of mental health and addiction treatment, and for robust …

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Unchaining Civil Rights Through Quality Health…

WebProduced by LAC's No Health = No Justice Campaign, this report delves into the historic and persistent racism entrenched in our health care and criminal legal …

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Modernize Medicare to Treat Substance Use Disorders:

WebPage 2 October 2021 especially important for accessing SUD treatment given Medicare’s gaps in coverage. Half of Black and Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in …

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Health Insurance for Addiction & Mental Health Care

Web1 . SUPPLEMENT to . Health Insurance for Addiction & Mental Health Care: A Guide to the Federal Parity Law . May 2019 . Summary . In 2016, the Legal Action Center published

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ACCESS TO MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) FOR …

WebThe opioid epidemic is a public health emergency. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every day an average of 130 Americans

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2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act

WebPage 2 January 2023 Enhancing the Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Workforce Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, and Professional …

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Prior Authorization Spotlight FINAL

WebPrior authorization requirements impose a unique barrier for individuals seeking substance use disorder (SUD) treatment; they delay the initiation of care at the critical moment …

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Legal Action Center Breaking Barriers. Defending Dignity.

WebLAC uses legal & policy strategies to fight discrimination, build health equity & restore opportunity for people with criminal records, addiction, or HIV.

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Confidentiality and Overdose: Q & A

WebJuly 17, 2017 1 | P a g e www.lac.org Confidentiality and Overdose: Q & A . Q. UESTIONS: Which confidentiality laws and regulations determine the ability of health

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Legal Action Center HIV Privacy and Discrimination

WebAfter four decades, HIV and AIDS can still cause stigma, leading to discrimination in employment, housing, education, and health care. Thus, protecting HIV confidentiality is …

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Health and Justice: Restoring Communities…

WebLAC's No Health = No Justice campaign hosted a webinar on June 16th with health care and criminal justice stakeholders who are working to reduce….

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Legal Action Center No Health = No Justice

WebAchieving Greater Racial Equity through Health Care & Criminal Justice Reform.

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The Medicaid IMD Exclusion: An Overview and Opportunities …

WebThe Medicaid Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) exclusion prohibits the use of federal Medicaid financing for care provided to most patients in mental health and substance …

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ISSUE BRIEF: Recent Federal and State Policy Developments …

WebPage 3 of 10 CDC Funding: Funding for activities covered by the CDC’s “Infectious Diseases and the Opioid Epidemic” portfolio has increased slightly through …

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Spotlight on Medical Necessity Criteria for Substance Use …

WebSPOTLIGHT ON MEDICAL NECESSITY CRITERIA FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES | November 6, 2020 | 2 Introduction Health plans pay for services and …

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Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access (Behavioral …

WebBehavioral Health Care – Treatment and Access (Behavioral Health Model for Maryland) (HB 1148) Health and Government Operations Committee Hearing February 28, 2023 …

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Chairman Richard Neal Chairman Ron Wyden

Web6 National Health Law Program National Indian Council on Aging National League of Cities National Rural Health Association Nebraska Mental Health and Aging …

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Building Better Networks and Improving Access to Substance …

Web© June 2023 This publication contains general information, not legal advice. 2 Maryland Strengthens Network Adequacy Standards for Private Health Plans

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New York State Network Adequacy Recommendations

WebLAC NYS Network Adequacy Recommendations, February 2021 4 Recommendations to improve MH and SUD network adequacy in New York State New York State regulators …

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