- 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…
- 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…