DC is a leader in ensuring all residents have access to health care, regardless of income level.
The District is a leader in health care reform, having established a state-based marketplace, expanded Medicaid eligibility, and providing a local health coverage program (the DC Healthcare Alliance) for adults not eligible for Medicaid or Medicare.
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Testimony of Kate Coventry, Senior Policy Analyst at the Performance Oversight Hearing Before the DC Department of Behavioral Health DC Council Committee on Health
By Kate Coventry • February 12, 2021 • Health Care
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Testimony of Kate Coventry at the Public Oversight Hearing on the Public Health Element of the District’s COVID-19 Response
By Kate Coventry • October 28, 2020 • Health Care
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Testimony of Qubilah Huddleston, Education Policy Analyst at the Department of Behavioral Health Public Oversight Hearing Committee on Health
By Qubilah Huddleston • October 22, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Health Care
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Testimony of Kate Coventry, Senior Policy Analyst Public Oversight Hearing on the DC Department of Behavioral Health DC Council Committee on Health
By Kate Coventry • October 22, 2020 • Health Care / Homelessness
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ACA Repeal Lawsuit Would End Health Coverage for 40,000 DC Residents, New Data Show
By Tazra Mitchell • October 16, 2020 • Health Care
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What’s In the Approved FY 2021 Budget for the Safety Net?
By Kate Coventry, Qubilah Huddleston and Alyssa Noth • September 21, 2020 • Budget / Health Care / TANF & Income Support
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DC Council Budget Moves in the Right Direction, Some Major Shortcomings Remain
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The Council Should Remove Barriers to Health Care Access for DC Immigrants
By Kate Coventry • June 22, 2020 • Health Care
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Remove Barriers that Deny Health Coverage to Thousands of Immigrants
By Ed Lazere • February 5, 2020 • Budget / Health Care
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Testimony of Kate Coventry, Senior Policy Analyst at the Performance Oversight Hearing Before the DC Department of Behavioral Health DC Council Committee on Health
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