- 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.…
- January 30, 2024
FAQ: Medi-Cal Managed Care Enrollment for Foster Youth
Read moreThis FAQ answers common questions about when children and youth in California's child welfare system about enrolling in Medi-Cal…
- January 29, 2024
Medi-Cal Enhanced Care Management for Children and Youth
Read moreThis factsheet provides an overview of a new Medi-Cal managed care benefit called Enhanced Care Management (ECM) for children…
- January 22, 2024
Asynchronous Telehealth Abortion Services for Medicaid Enrollees
Read moreTelehealth medication abortion (TMAB) service delivery has greatly increased, including the expansion of asynchronous service delivery models. This issue…