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June 14, 2021
Preventing Harm from Automated Decision-Making Systems in Medicaid
Elizabeth Edwards Automated Decision-Making, Delivery System Reform, Disability, Eligibility & Enrollment, Uncategorized
Algorithms and other automated decision-making systems (ADS) are omnipresent features of today’s Medicaid systems. While there are some advantages to automated decisions, the idea that such decisions are free from bias or error is false. Humans are behind the design, programming, and ultimate decisions on what to do with…
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May 26, 2021
NHeLP Files “Friend of Court” Brief to Protect Access to Promised Behavioral Health Care
Elizabeth Edwards and Abigail Coursolle Amicus Blogs, Best of 2021 Blogs, california, Disability
Millions of people in the U.S. need mental health and substance use disorder services, collectively known as behavioral health, but do not get them. Despite the high numbers of people who need behavioral health care, people often have trouble accessing the care they need. Last week, NHeLP along with…
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March 16, 2021
A Change Worth Investing In – Medicaid Home and Community Based Services
Jennifer Lav Disability, Health Equity
I once represented a young woman with a disability in foster care system*. She required assistance with almost all activities of daily living, like bathing, eating, and getting in and out of her wheelchair. Like many young people in DC’s foster care system, she was placed with a foster…
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March 15, 2021
The Time is Now to Vaccinate High-Risk People with Disabilities
Hannah Eichner Coronavirus, Disability, Health Equity
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people with disabilities have faced a disproportionate risk of COVID-19 exposure, serious illness, and death. While data collection in the U.S. is less comprehensive, a recent study from England outlines the scope of the problem, finding that people with significant disabilities were three to…
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March 12, 2021
The American Rescue Plan: Major Relief for People with Disabilities
David Machledt Coronavirus, Disability, Health Equity
Congress and the President just sent a huge and hopeful message to people with disabilities across the country: Help is on the way! The American Rescue Plan Act is an historic COVID-19 relief bill that includes the largest infusion of federal support for services for people with disabilities in…
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November 17, 2020
Mental Health Parity: Substance Use Disorder Parity Lags & Requires Meaningful Disclosure
Elizabeth Edwards and Abigail Coursolle Disability, Health Equity
Eliminating discriminatory treatment limitations is at the heart of federal parity law, but access to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment continues to face substantial barriers for the more than 20 million of people in the U.S. who have a substance use disorder.Parity laws require health coverage programs, including Medicaid…
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Preventing Harm from Automated Decision-Making Systems in Medicaid

NHeLP Files “Friend of Court” Brief to Protect Access to Promised Behavioral Health Care

A Change Worth Investing In – Medicaid Home and Community Based Services

The Time is Now to Vaccinate High-Risk People with Disabilities

The American Rescue Plan: Major Relief for People with Disabilities

Mental Health Parity: Substance Use Disorder Parity Lags & Requires Meaningful Disclosure