By Parker Gilkesson Davis| In honor of the Juneteenth holiday, this brief looks at the history of agricultural injustice experienced by Black and immigrant farm workers and offers bold policy ideas that center the dignity, equity, and value of all historically marginalized communities. >> Read…
By Isha Weerasinghe and Jace Peterkin Medicaid is the nation’s single largest payer for mental health services and provides coverage for nearly 40 percent of all children in the United States. Medicaid also pays every 1 in 4 dollars for vital mental health and substance use disorder treatment. If…
Any discussion about strengthening Medicaid should build on this current successful foundation rather than threatening states' financial stability—and patients' health and well-being—with drastic changes to the program's financing and structure.
Republicans in Congress have proposed enormous cuts to Medicaid, which provides insurance to more than 70 million people—or 1 in 5 Americans. One way they plan to cut Medicaid is by increasing red tape and limiting eligibility.
By Ashley Burnside and Jesse Fairbanks, In 2025, several provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 are scheduled to expire. This provides an opportunity for lawmakers to reform our tax code so that it serves families with low incomes instead of…
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.
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.