- June 4, 2019
Protections for LGBTQ People with Behavioral Health Needs
Read moreDespite progress in breaking down discrimination against LGBTQ people seeking access to quality health care, the current administration and…
- June 4, 2019
Q&A: Proposed Rollback of Nondiscrimination Protections Under the ACA’s Section 1557
Read moreIn courts and through regulatory action, the administration is vigorously working to dismantle the Affordable Care Act (ACA). On…
- June 4, 2019
Public Comments on Medicaid’s Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) Exclusion
Read moreAs part of Support for Patients and Communities Act of 2018 (Support Act), Congress requested MACPAC submit a report…
- 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…
- November 7, 2018
Comments to DHS Regarding Indefinite Detention of Immigrant Children
Read moreThe National Health Law Program urges the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Health and Human…
- November 2, 2018
Navigating The Challenges of Medi-Cal’s Mental Health Services in California: An Examination of Care Coordination, Referrals and Dispute Resolution
Kimberly Lewis, Abigail Coursolle, Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Hayley Penan, and Alexis Robles-Fradet Manual/ReportRead moreMedi-Cal plays a crucial role in providing mental health services in California. In 2015, over 600,000 Californians – approximately…
- September 18, 2018
National Health Law Program: Comments on Sterilization Consent Form
Read moreEstablished in the 1970s, the Medicaid Consent for Sterilization policy was, and remains, a much-needed protection against coercive sterilization…
- July 18, 2018
Medi-Cal Coverage of Transportation Services
Cathy Ren, Abigail Coursolle, and Alicia Emanuel Consumer BrochureRead moreWhile Medicaid provides certain kinds of medically assisted transportation, all states have the ability to bolster transportation services and…
- July 17, 2018
Advocates’ Guide to Accessibility in Medicaid Managed Care Grievances and Appeal
Read morePursuant to new regulations from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), state Medicaid agencies are now…
