- April 20, 2016
Health Advocate: Section 1332 Waivers for State Innovation and Medicaid
Leo Cuello and dfitzgerald Health AdvocateRead moreIn December 2015, CMS provided guidance on section 1332 waivers and clarified the interactions between section 1332 and Medicaid.…
- March 17, 2016
Health Advocate: HCBS State Transition Plans & Implementation Updates
Read moreIn this month's Health Advocate, we assess CMS regulations that define the home and community-based services (HCBS) delivery system…
- March 4, 2016
Q&A: Due Process & Medicaid Notice & Hearing Standards
Read moreMedicaid beneficiaries have constitutional and/or statutory rights when their benefits are denied, reduced, or terminated. This Q&A provides an…
- February 25, 2016
Health Advocate: Medicaid’s EPSDT in Schools versus the Free Care Rule
Read moreIn this month's Health Advocate, we analyze clarifications to the "Free Care Rule," which no longer prevents schools from…
- February 8, 2016
Coordinated Appeals for Dually Eligible Individuals
Read moreThis issue brief examines three existing programs coordinate appeals for dually eligible individuals. The brief explains how PACE, D-SNPs,…
- January 25, 2016
Health Advocate: 2016: Our New Year’s Resolutions
Read moreWe're off to a roaring start in 2016 with over 8.5 million individuals enrolled in health insurance through the…
- January 20, 2016
Managed Care in California Series, Issue 6: Continuity of Care in Medi-Cal Managed Care
Abbi Coursolle and Shyaam Subramanian Issue BriefRead moreThere are a number of laws and policies that govern continuity of care for Medi-Cal beneficiaries; some protect access…
- January 20, 2016
Medicaid Access Metrics RFI Response
Abbi Coursolle CommentsRead moreThis is NHeLP's response to a Request For Information (RFI) released by HHS to identify metrics for access to…
- January 20, 2016
NHeLP Equal Access Regulation Comments
Abbi Coursolle, Leo Cuello, and Jane Perkins CommentsRead moreMedicaid law requires states to make payments to providers that promote quality and equal access to care for Medicaid…
