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May 5, 2022
NHeLP Comments on Pennsylvania SUD Demonstration Extension
Héctor Hernández-Delgado Comments
In comments to HHS, NHeLP urges the Secretary to reject Pennsylvania's Section 1115 demonstration extension request to continue waiving the Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) exclusion. This letter emphasizes that while NHeLP is supportive of efforts to increase access to services for Medicaid beneficiaries with substance use disorders (SUD),…
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June 11, 2021
Demanding Ascertainable Standards: Medicaid as a Case Study
Jane Perkins Issue Brief, Article
State Medicaid agencies and their contractors are increasingly relying on preset guidelines or assessment tools or both to make coverage decisions. Problems arise when the use of these tools results in program enrollees and advocates being refused access to the standards and procedures that govern the operation of the…
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September 23, 2020
Amicus: State of N.Y., et al. v. U.S. Dep’t Health & Human Servs., Southern District of New York
Litigation Team Cases
National Health Law Program (NHeLP), Justice in Aging, and the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) submitted an amicus brief in the Southern District of New York on behalf of themselves and 47 partners. The brief supports the State of New York and 22 other states’ motion for partial summary…
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June 10, 2020
Amicus: Allegheny Reproductive Health Center v. Pennsylvania DHS, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Catherine McKee and Sarah Somers Cases
In 1985, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld a state law restricting the use of public funding for abortions, finding that it did not violate the Pennsylvania Constitution. In January 2019, eight reproductive health centers filed suit seeking reconsideration of that decision and ultimately, a court order requiring the Commonwealth…
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November 10, 2014
NHeLP Letter to CMS re: PA State Plan Benefits
Leo Cuello and Jane Perkins Letter
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April 10, 2014
NHeLP Comments to Health Pennsylvania 1115 Proposal
dfitzgerald Comments
The Pennsylvania 1115 Medicaid proposal is an extremely dangerous one. Under the guise of expanding Medicaid it would enact historic cuts to the state's Medicaid program. Second, it tries to waive core Medicaid requirements. Approval of this demonstration as requested would be a serious harm to Medicaid enrollees in…
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NHeLP Comments on Pennsylvania SUD Demonstration Extension

Demanding Ascertainable Standards: Medicaid as a Case Study

Amicus: State of N.Y., et al. v. U.S. Dep’t Health & Human Servs., Southern District of New York

Amicus: Allegheny Reproductive Health Center v. Pennsylvania DHS, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

NHeLP Letter to CMS re: PA State Plan Benefits

NHeLP Comments to Health Pennsylvania 1115 Proposal