- November 15, 2023
Comments on Section 504 Proposed Rules: Discrimination on the Basis of Disability in Health and Human Services
Jennifer Lav, Dania Douglas, Elizabeth Edwards, Charly Gilfoil, David Machledt, Madeline Morcelle, Carly Myers, Michelle Yiu, and Daniel Young CommentsRead moreNHeLP offered support and suggested critical ways to strengthen the first update to Section 504 regulations since 1977. The…
- November 13, 2023
Sign-On Comments on Section 504 NPRM from Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice and Gender Justice Organizations
Read moreThe National Health Law Program, National Partnership for Women and Families, and National Women's Law Center co-authored sign-on comments…
- September 28, 2023
NHeLP Comments on US Pharmacopeia Drug Classification Update Draft for 2024
Read moreUnder federal rules, health plans subject to the Essential Health Benefits must cover a minimum of one drug per…
- September 28, 2023
Foster Youth Access to Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services in the California Counties with the Largest Foster Care Populations
Carly Myers, Alexis Robles-Fradet, Abigail Coursolle, and T. Nancy Lam Issue Brief, Manual/Report, Fact Sheet, GuideRead moreChildren and youth involved in child welfare have complex mental health needs, due in part to their compounding experiences…
- August 29, 2023
Resources for California Foster Youth: Sexual, Reproductive, and Mental Health Medi-Cal Services
Read moreCurrent and former foster youth in the Medi-Cal program have access to a broad array of reproductive, sexual, and…
- August 11, 2023
Medicaid Eligibility Call Centers: Questions for LEP & Disability Access
Read moreCall centers are often the primary way that Medicaid enrollees interact with the Medicaid agency. During the unwinding of…
- August 1, 2023
Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) Exclusion and Substance Use Disorders: Lay of the Land
Read moreThe Medicaid Act prohibits the use of federal funding for services provided in Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMDs). In…
- July 14, 2023
Comments on Proposed Medicaid Managed Care Access Rule
Read moreCMS proposed a major administrative rule that would increase transparency in managed care; improve monitoring and assure adequacy of…
- July 13, 2023
Comments on Proposed Medicaid Access Rule
Jennifer Lav, Wayne Turner, David Machledt, Abigail Coursolle, Dania Douglas, Charly Gilfoil, Jasmine Young, and Madeline Morcelle CommentsRead moreCMS proposed changes and additions to regulations enforcing the "equal access" provision of Medicaid. These changes would strengthen opportunities…
- June 14, 2023
The Constitutionality of Demographic Data Collection
Read moreCollecting demographic data is legal and constitutional. Questions have arisen about the constitutionality of the collection and use of…
