- September 19, 2021
NHeLP Celebrates Telehealth Awareness Week, September 19- 25, 2021
T. Nancy Lam and Daniel YoungSeptember 19-25, 2021 is Telehealth Awareness Week. NHeLP joins many stakeholders, health care providers, and advocates to acknowledge this…
- September 10, 2021
Improving Childhood Health: The Unrealized Potential of Medicaid’s EPSDT Program
Zamir M. BrownIn the United States, millions of children live in poverty and are at a much greater risk of experiencing…
- September 8, 2021
Seven Ways Proposed Improvements to Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Can Help Older Adults & People with Disabilities
Jennifer LavOne critically important piece of Congress’s reconciliation package is the proposed investment in chronically underfunded Medicaid home and community-based…
- September 1, 2021
California should take steps to allow text- or chat-based telehealth services
Abbi CoursolleBy Darian Diepholz (Saint Louis University School of Law class of 2022) & Abbi CoursolleJane is 20 years old…
- August 16, 2021
Meeting the Health Care Needs of LGBTQ Immigrants
Abbi CoursolleLGBTQ immigrant individuals face multiple barriers to health care access and coverage due to intersectional discrimination.
- July 28, 2021
State 2021-22 Budget Benefits Health of Low-Income Californians
T. Nancy LamOn Thursday, July 15, 2021, the California Legislature passed its new budget that expands and improves health coverage for…
- July 14, 2021
Race-Based Prediction in Pregnancy Algorithm Is Damaging to Maternal Health
Liz McCaman TaylorIn today’s fast-paced health care system, algorithms are ubiquitous, and the provision of maternity care is no different.
- July 1, 2021
Surgeries on Intersex Infants are Bad Medicine
Cathren CohenSex, gender, and medical interventions for young people have been widely discussed in state legislatures this year, with a…
- June 30, 2021
A Promise Unfulfilled: Automated Medicaid Eligibility Decisions
Sarah GrusinStates have spent millions of dollars building Medicaid eligibility systems that promise automated, real-time, and accurate eligibility decisions. This…
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