- February 21, 2023
The White House Takes Big Steps Toward Data Equity – But More Is Needed
Charly GilfoilFor decades, advocates, including NHeLP, have sought broader and more comprehensive demographic data collection to advance health equity and…
- February 8, 2023
Data Privacy to Advance Health Equity: Risks and Rewards of Demographic Data Collection
Charly GilfoilAdvocates, researchers, policymakers, and providers agree that data can be a force for health equity. In particular, demographic data…
- February 2, 2023
CMS’ Approval of Section 1115 Demonstrations for Justice-Involved Individuals
Jasmine Young and Jennifer LavSince Medicaid’s inception, the program has not covered services for anyone who is an “inmate of a public institution,”…
- February 1, 2023
NHeLP welcomes new mental health network adequacy reporting for California plans
T. Nancy Lam and Abigail CoursolleIn California, 1 in 14 children have a serious emotional disturbance that substantially limits their daily life functioning, and…
- January 5, 2023
Medicaid Managed Care Accountability: How States Use Sanctions
Daniel YoungIn the Medicaid program, comprehensive managed care is the predominant mode for delivering services. Approximately, seventy-two percent of beneficiaries…
- January 4, 2023
NHeLP Welcomes the TGI Inclusive Care Act in California
Abigail CoursolleAs of January 1, 2023, a new law protects the right of Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Intersex (TGI) Californians…
- December 29, 2022
Radical Hope for the New Year: Reflection from Elizabeth G. Taylor
Elizabeth G. TaylorI have a tradition of sharing my personal reflections at the year’s end with friends, colleagues and supporters of…
- December 20, 2022
NHeLP Recognizes that Health Care Refusals Harm Transgender and Gender Diverse People
Amy Chen, Abigail Coursolle, and Charly GilfoilTwo Courts of Appeal recently held that, in spite of Section 1557’s important protections against discrimination, including discrimination on…
- December 12, 2022
Medicaid Coverage of Telehealth Medication Abortion Services One Year After FDA REMS Changes
Cat DuffyThis December marks the one year anniversary of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcement that it would…
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