- 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…
- June 16, 2019
Medi-Cal Managed Care Toolkit for Accessing Family Planning Services and Abortion Care
Read moreMedi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, is a cornerstone of reproductive and sexual health in the state. Under federal law, all…
- March 15, 2019
Advocate Fact Sheet: Monitoring Plan’s Provision of Mental Health services to Medi-Cal Beneficiaries
Read moreCalifornia has two managed care plans that are responsible for providing mental health care to beneficiaries of Med-Cal, the…
- January 30, 2019
Health Care Advocates’ Vision for Transforming Access to Medi-Cal Mental Health Care
Read moreThe National Health Law Program and seven public interest health care advocates in California in a Jan. 30 letter…
- January 24, 2019
Substance Use Disorders in Medi-Cal: An Overview
Read moreSignificant obstacles remain for low-income individuals and historically underserved communities throughout the country, such as California. Staff Attorney Héctor Hernández-Delgado…
- January 9, 2019
National Health Law Program Comments: Urge CMS to Reject Proposed Changes to Affordable Care Act
Read moreThe National Health Law Program in comments to HHS urge it to reject the Trump administration's proposed rule change…
- December 21, 2018
National Health Law Program Priority Goals for Improving Health Care in California
Read moreIn a letter to California Governor-Elect Gavin Newsom, the National Health Law Program provides its "priority goals to improve…
- December 14, 2018
Routes to Success for Medicaid Coverage of Doula Care
Read moreRacism and racial bias in health care have helped contribute to what is now coming to be understood as…
- December 14, 2018
Dental Credit Card Debt: California Advocates Toolkit
Read moreDental care is essential to health care and California’s Medicaid agency is taking steps to ensure quality access to…
