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December 3, 2025
Checking All the Boxes: A Survey of Medical Frailty Definitions in Alternative Benefit Plans and Section 1115 Work Requirements Demonstrations
Shandra Hartly Issue Brief
Individuals who are considered medically frail have traditionally been subject to different eligibility and coverage rules in the Medicaid program. Most recently, H.R. 1 exempted medically frail individuals from new work requirement imposed on Medicaid expansion populations. This survey provides information on the use of medical frailty in the…
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November 20, 2025
Health care leaders launch the Future of Medi-Cal Commission to develop bold vision and concrete plan to modernize, protect Medi-Cal in the face of unprecedented federal cuts
Health care leaders launch the Future of Medi-Cal Commission to develop bold vision and concrete plan to modernize, protect Medi-Cal in the face of unprecedented federal cutsAt a pivotal moment for the 15 million Californians who rely on Medi-Cal, the Commission brings together a group of health care leaders…
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August 28, 2025
Settlement Reached in Class Action Lawsuit to Improve Children’s Mental Health Services in Michigan
Agreement ensures access to intensive home and community-based behavioral health services for children across the stateDetroit, MI – A settlement agreement was approved today by the federal district court in K.B. v. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services that will deliver sweeping improvements to the state’s Medicaid behavioral…
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August 13, 2025
Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration’s Attempt to Use Medicaid Data for Immigration Enforcement in 20 States
Sacramento, CA – The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) welcomes yesterday’s decision by U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria to temporarily block the Trump administration from sharing Medicaid recipients’ confidential information with immigration enforcement agencies. The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a…
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July 3, 2025
NHeLP Condemns Final Passage of Bill that Guts Medicaid and Other Programs, Prepares to Fight for the Rights of Low-Income and Underserved People
Washington, DC — The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) strongly condemns today’s House passage of the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act, a sweeping and harmful set of policies that now heads to President Trump’s desk for signature. The bill threatens the health and economic security of millions of…
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July 1, 2025
NHeLP Condemns Senate Passage of Bill that Guts Medicaid and Other Programs, Urges Immediate Action to Stop It in the House
Washington, DC - The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) strongly condemns the Senate’s passage of the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act, a sweeping and dangerous measure that would gut Medicaid and strip health care from millions of people. Rushed through with no transparency or accountability, this chaotic process…
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Checking All the Boxes: A Survey of Medical Frailty Definitions in Alternative Benefit Plans and Section 1115 Work Requirements Demonstrations

Health care leaders launch the Future of Medi-Cal Commission to develop bold vision and concrete plan to modernize, protect Medi-Cal in the face of unprecedented federal cuts

Settlement Reached in Class Action Lawsuit to Improve Children’s Mental Health Services in Michigan

Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration’s Attempt to Use Medicaid Data for Immigration Enforcement in 20 States

NHeLP Condemns Final Passage of Bill that Guts Medicaid and Other Programs, Prepares to Fight for the Rights of Low-Income and Underserved People

NHeLP Condemns Senate Passage of Bill that Guts Medicaid and Other Programs, Urges Immediate Action to Stop It in the House