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- June 24, 2026
Improving Access to Menopause Care
Read moreEvery day, approximately 6,000 people in the United States enter menopause. Menopause symptoms — such as hot flashes, bone loss, sleep disturbances, and cognitive changes — can be life-altering, and even disabling, but treatable. Yet for millions of people, especially Medicaid enrollees, low-income individuals, and Black, Indigenous, and People…
- June 22, 2026
Using State MACS/BACS to Monitor OBBBA Work Requirement Implementation
Read moreIntroductionIt will be a challenge to monitor states’ implementation of the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” This challenge is compounded by the rapid timeline in which states must implement the mandated changes. In order to effectively monitor OBBBA implementation, NHeLP recommends that state advocates engage strategically with Medicaid…
- June 18, 2026
Regulatory investigations reveal systemic failures among Commercial California Health Plans in delivering timely behavioral health care
Read more***This blog post was authored by Zakkiyya West, Legal Intern, with supervision from Abbi Coursolle, Senior AttorneyCommercial California health plans are failing enrollees who need access to behavioral health services for mental health and substance use disorder care, recent investigations have shown. Across three rounds of investigations, the California…
- June 17, 2026
Made for this Moment: A Summer Reflection
Read moreLast month, I joined hundreds of lawyers and advocates in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the American Bar Association/National Legal Aid & Defender Association Equal Justice Conference. Our team was there to discuss two of the most urgent threats facing Medicaid today: the trillion-dollar cuts in the so-called One Big…
- June 17, 2026
Celebrating 27 Years of Olmstead v. Lois Curtis & Elaine Wilson
Read moreTwenty-seven years after Olmstead, the right to live and receive services in the community remains worth defending. As Medicaid faces unprecedented cuts, Dania Douglas reflects on the decision's legacy, the progress it made possible, and the threats facing community integration today.I still remember clearly the day I met Lois…
- June 16, 2026
Electronic Asset Verification and Medicaid Access in Rural Communities
Read moreThe issues described in this blog post are explored more fully in a new NHeLP resource, The Red Tape Divide: How Medicaid Paperwork Burdens Hit Rural Communities Harder. In that paper, we describe gaps in access to Medicaid for rural residents, in particular Black rural residents, with particular attention…
