- December 2, 2022
California Leads the Way in Becoming a Reproductive Freedom State
Jasmine Young and Fabiola CarriónOn June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization held that the Constitution…
- November 14, 2022
Current State of Doula Medicaid Implementation Efforts in November 2022
Amy ChenThe National Health Law Program’s Doula Medicaid Project has been tracking doula Medicaid implementation efforts since 2019. Each year…
- October 13, 2022
2022 State Legislative Session Highlight: Major Gains In Abortion Insurance Coverage Despite Dobbs
Cat DuffyThe Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization dealt a devastating blow to the sexual and…
- September 29, 2022
Contingency Management: A Promising Intervention for Treating Stimulant Use Disorder among Medicaid Beneficiaries
Alexis Robles-Fradet and Héctor Hernández-DelgadoSeptember is National Recovery Month, an important reminder that while we have come a long way in reducing the…
- September 19, 2022
NHeLP Celebrates Telehealth Awareness Week, September 18- 24, 2022
T. Nancy Lam and Daniel YoungThe week of September 18—24, 2022 is the second annual Telehealth Awareness Week. This year, NHeLP again joins many…
- August 8, 2022
Doula Care Improves Health Outcomes, Reduces Racial Disparities and Cuts Cost
Alexis Robles-Fradet and Mara Greenwald*For over three decades, the maternal mortality rate in the United States has steadily increased, with Black women and…
- July 8, 2022
California Health Programs Must Take Steps to Implement Non-Binary Gender Markers
Abigail Coursolle*Co-written with Madison Castle (Rising 3L at George Washington Law School)Non-binary individuals often fall through the cracks of our…
- May 27, 2022
California’s Historic Medi-Cal Exclusion Removal for Older Adults Regardless of Immigration Status
Alicia Emanuel and Iván Barragan**Co-authored with Iván Barragan, CA Immigrant Policy CenterAs of May 1, 2022, California removed the exclusion to full-scope Medi-Cal…
- May 20, 2022
Medi-Cal Coverage for Doula Care Requires Sustainable and Equitable Reimbursement to be Successful
Amy Chen and Allison Berquist*In 2021, California included in the state budget funding to add full spectrum doula care as a new covered…
California Blogs and Analysis
Analysis and Commentary