- April 21, 2026
The Pitt and Medicaid
“Hopefully we’ll be back on Medicaid by then.”“How’d you lose it?”“They sent a redetermination letter to our old apartment.…
- April 1, 2026
Medicaid Saves Lives: Reflecting on Medicaid Awareness Month
Medicaid saves lives.This April, as I mark my first Medicaid Awareness Month as Executive Director of NHeLP, I’ve been…
- March 10, 2026
The Administration’s Budget Proposal to Cut Community-Based Mobile Crisis Response Services in California Is Not Only Harmful, It Also Will Not Save Money
Mobile crisis services are an in-person community-based intervention that provides critical de-escalation during a behavioral health crisis. Mobile crisis…
- March 9, 2026
California’s Budget Proposal to Apply OBBBA Work Requirements to State-Funded Immigrants is Bad Policy
The consensus among stakeholders throughout California is clear: the 2025 Reconciliation Act (“H.R. 1” or “OBBBA”) is bad policy…
- February 26, 2026
2026 Changes to Covered California: Federal Action Is Taking Swings at California’s Marketplace
The Trump Administration has taken aggressive federal action to gut the Medicaid program and Marketplace coverage across the country.…
- February 19, 2026
Preparing a “Landing Pad”: Mitigating OBBBA’s Harms to the Medicaid Safety Net
The speed and scale of changes to the Medicaid program required by the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”…
- February 4, 2026
The Fight for Affordable Marketplace Coverage Continues
On January 31, Open Enrollment on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces officially ended in every state. This marks…
- January 12, 2026
Timely Tips to Safeguard Medicaid
NHeLP has launched a new weekly Timely Tips to Safeguard Medicaid series to help advocates navigate Medicaid work requirements and…
- December 29, 2025
Claiming Our Future with Fearless Hope: 2025 Reflection from Elizabeth G. Taylor
Elizabeth G. Taylor Executive Director, NHeLPA number of years ago, I started a tradition of sharing my personal…
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