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Don’t Impose Gender Reassignment on Minors (HB 1532, 2018)
Cornerstone Action, representing thousands of New Hampshire residents, endorses HB 1532. We urge you to send this children’s health measure to the full House with an Ought to Pass recommendation. This legislation is a thoughtful response to a recent policy decision made … Continue reading
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Tagged Cornerstone, DHHS, HB 1532, Sexual reassignment surgery
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Despite Lapse in CHIP Funding, N.H. DHHS Says Coverage Doesn’t Face Imminent Risk
At least for now, New Hampshire seems to be in a better position than other states to weather a lapse in federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, after Congress failed to reauthorize it by last week’s … Continue reading
N.H. DHHS head talks health care provider taxes to pay for expanded Medicaid
Amid growing uncertainty around New Hampshire’s Medicaid expansion program and a looming 2018 deadline, Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeffrey Meyers is exploring a new potential fix: provider taxes. In an interview with the Monitor editorial board last week, Meyers … Continue reading
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Tagged DHHS, Jeffrey Meyers, Medicaid Expansion, taxes
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NH DHHS Reschedules “Rule Change” Hearing to Allow Medicaid Coverage for “Gender Reassignment”
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will hold a public hearing September 13 (originally scheduled for August 24) on a proposed rule change that would permit Medicaid to cover “gender reassignment” surgery. This would include surgery … Continue reading
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Tagged Cornerstone, DHHS, Gender Reassignment, Hearing, Medicaid, Rule Change
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Trump’s HHS to NH: End Illegal Medicaid Prop-Up Payments or Else
CONCORD — The Trump administration has given the state of New Hampshire until the end of 2018 to eliminate health care provider payments that support Medicaid expansion – or else face a “deferral or disallowance” of the entire New Hampshire … Continue reading
NH DHHS proposes taxpayer funding of sex change surgery
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services has proposed to eliminate the Medicaid rule that prohibits the program from funding sex reassignment surgeries. Disturbingly, while the proposed rule change hasn’t even been heard yet, Girard at Large has obtained a letter sent … Continue reading
Health Officials Say No Common Cause Behind NH Seacoast Cancer Cluster
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — State health officials say there does not appear to be any common exposure or cause behind a cancer cluster in New Hampshire’s Seacoast region. The state Department of Health and Human Services has been investigating a … Continue reading
