- November 4, 2020
California Policy Needs During COVID and Beyond: Telehealth
Read moreAlthough California’s existing policies already enabled the use of telehealth among Medi-Cal beneficiaries, the state (along with the federal…
- September 23, 2020
Katie A. v. Los Angeles County, Central District of California/Western Division
Litigation Team CasesRead moreKatie A. v. Bonta is a class action lawsuit that was filed in July 2002 against California’s State Departments…
- September 22, 2020
Katie A. v. Bonta, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Litigation Team CasesRead moreKatie A. v. Bonta is a class action lawsuit that was filed in July 2002 against California’s State Departments…
- May 28, 2020
Schwartz v. Cal DHCS, Superior Court of California
Abbi Coursolle and Kimberly Lewis CasesRead moreAn adult California Medicaid (Medi-Cal) beneficiary is challenging the California Department of Health Care Services and her county Mental…
- May 21, 2020
Building A Successful Program for Medi-Cal Coverage For Doula Care: Findings From A Survey of Doulas in California
Read moreThe National Health Law Program’s Doula Medicaid Project seeks to improve health outcomes for pregnant Medicaid enrollees by ensuring…
- April 8, 2020
Medi-Cal Telehealth Guidance During the COVID-19 Emergency
Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of telehealth in delivering critical health care when people are not able…
- April 8, 2020
Telehealth Guidance for California Private Plans During the COVID-19 Emergency
Read moreIn California, most private health coverage plans are regulated by one of two regulators. California’s Department of Managed Health…
- December 18, 2019
Advocate Fact Sheet: Evaluating Mental Health Plans’ Provision of Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services
Read moreMedi-Cal beneficiaries in California receive mental health services through two separate managed care systems. Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans (MCPs)…
- October 10, 2019
Pre-Convening Paper: Overview of Medi-Cal’s Behavioral Health System & Necessary Safeguards for an Integrated System
Read moreIn anticipation of potential proposals to create a more integrated Medi-Cal behavioral health system, this paper provides an overview…
- August 7, 2019
Beyond the Law: The Challenge of Marketplace Coverage of Abortions
Read moreFrom the Fall of 2017 to Spring of 2018, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) examined if and how…