- March 20, 2025
A New Medi-Cal Program Helps You Stay Off Stimulant Drugs
Read moreStimulants are drugs like cocaine, meth, and ecstasy. A new program will pay certain Medi-Cal enrollees up to $599…
- February 6, 2025
Protect Medi-Cal Funding 2025 series
Kimberly Lewis, Skyler Rosellini, Abigail Coursolle, Jules Lutaba, Jasmine Young, Fabiola De Liban, Amy Chen, Alicia Emanuel, Carly Myers, Alexis Robles-Fradet, and Héctor Hernández-Delgado Issue BriefRead moreCalifornia’s Medicaid program (Medi-Cal) provides a critical investment in the health of Californians. Medi-Cal coverage and services are tailored…
- December 13, 2024
Know Your Appeal Rights for the California Children’s Services Program
Read moreThe CCS Program can often be challenging to navigate for families with children with complex health needs. CCS children…
- November 7, 2024
Medicaid Eligibility for Incarcerated Individuals in California
Read moreHistorically, Medicaid has prohibited federal payments for health care services for adults and youth who are incarcerated. This federal…
- November 7, 2024
Medi-Cal Services & Supports for Californians Transitioning Out of Incarceration
Read moreIn California, roughly one million adults and youth involuntarily enter or are released from a California public carceral system…
- October 16, 2024
Upcoming Changes to Medi-Cal for Foster Youth in Alameda, Contra Costa, and Imperial Counties
Read moreOn January 1, 2025, current and former foster youth who live in Alameda, Contra Costa, and Imperial counties and…
- August 14, 2024
Medi-Cal Intensive Care Coordination (ICC) & Intensive Home Based Services (IHBS): Access Standards and Beneficiary Rights
Carly Myers and Kim Lewis Fact SheetRead moreSome county mental health plans (MHPs) have policies and practices on ICC and IHBS that do not comply with…
- July 15, 2024
Coalition Letter on California’s Essential Health Benefits Benchmarking
Read moreCalifornia is currently in the process of evaluating the State's Essential Health Benefits benchmark plan. In response to a…
- May 22, 2024
Crosswalk Between Coverage of Behavioral Health Services in Medi-Cal and Private Plans in California
Read moreCalifornia is currently undergoing efforts to align coverage of behavioral health services in Medi-Cal (the State's Medicaid program) with…
- March 8, 2024
NHeLP’s Framing and Language in the Doula Medicaid Project
Read moreIn recent years, NHeLP has encountered discussions regarding the problematic etymology of the term “doula” as associated with slavery.…
