- September 12, 2024
Overview of Key Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Provisions in the Medicaid Access Rule
Read moreThe Medicaid Act requires that state payments for Medicaid are sufficient to provide at least equivalent access to care…
- September 11, 2024
Commenting on § 1915(c) HCBS Waivers: A Guide for Common Issues
Read moreMedicaid home and community-based (HCBS) § 1915(c) waivers provide critical services for people with disabilities across the country. These…
- August 14, 2024
Medi-Cal Intensive Care Coordination (ICC) & Intensive Home Based Services (IHBS): Access Standards and Beneficiary Rights
Carly Myers and Kim Lewis Fact SheetRead moreSome county mental health plans (MHPs) have policies and practices on ICC and IHBS that do not comply with…
- July 15, 2024
Coalition Letter on California’s Essential Health Benefits Benchmarking
Read moreCalifornia is currently in the process of evaluating the State's Essential Health Benefits benchmark plan. In response to a…
- July 9, 2024
NHeLP Statement for the Record on the Need to Expand Intensive Home and Community-Based Behavioral Health Services
Read moreNHeLP submitted the following Statement for the Record in response to the Senate Committee on Finance's Hearing on "Youth…
- May 30, 2024
The HCBS Settings Rule: Looking Back and Forging Ahead
David Machledt and Syd Pickern Issue Brief, Manual/Report, GuideRead moreThis report from the National Health Law Program and the Community Living Policy Center provides recommendations for the continued…
- May 22, 2024
Crosswalk Between Coverage of Behavioral Health Services in Medi-Cal and Private Plans in California
Read moreCalifornia is currently undergoing efforts to align coverage of behavioral health services in Medi-Cal (the State's Medicaid program) with…
- May 9, 2024
[Webinar] The Biden Administration’s Final Rule on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act: What You Need to Know
Read moreThe final Section 1557 regulation was recently released by the Office for Civil Rights. Implementing Section 1557 of the…
- May 9, 2024
Questions and Answers on the 2024 Final Rule Addressing Nondiscrimination Protections under the ACA’s Section 1557
Read moreThe Biden Administration finalized updates to the regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Section 1557 prohibits…
- April 17, 2024
New Medicaid & CHIP Eligibility and Enrollment Rule: What Advocates Need to Know
Read moreIn April 2024, HHS published a final rule that seeks to reduce complexity in Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance…
