- Show all
- Abigail Coursolle
- Alejandra Pavisich
- Alejandra Pavisich
- Alexis Robles-Fradet
- Alicia Emanuel
- Amanda Avery
- Amy Chen
- Andy DiAntonio
- Arielle Linsey
- Brian Brooks
- Candace Gibson
- Carly Myers
- Cassandra LaRose
- Cat Duffy
- Catherine McKee
- Cathren Cohen
- Charlie Blodnieks
- Charly Gilfoil
- Christina Piecora
- Corey Davis
- Dania Douglas
- Daniel Young
- daryln
- David Machledt
- Deanna Hartog
- Elizabeth Edwards
- Elizabeth G. Taylor
- Emma Parker-Newton
- Eskedar Girmash
- Fabiola De Liban
- Georgesula Ziama
- Geron Gadd
- Hannah Eichner
- Hayley Penan
- Héctor Hernández-Delgado
- Ian McDonald
- Jane Perkins
- Jasmine Young
- Jennifer Lav
- Joe McLean
- Kally Xu
- Kasey Nichols
- Kimberly Lewis
- Leonardo Cuello
- lhigashi
- Liz McCaman Taylor
- Madeline Morcelle
- Mara Youdelman
- Margaret Okakpu
- Maya Levin
- Michelle Lilienfeld
- Michelle Yiu
- Miriam Delaney Heard
- Mizue Suito
- Priscilla Huang
- Rachel Holtzman
- Rolonda Donelson
- Sarah Grusin
- Sarah Somers
- Skyler Rosellini
- Susan Berke Fogel
- T. Nancy Lam
- veng
- Wayne Turner
- Zamir M. Brown
- Show all
- Alabama
- Alaska
- All United States
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- National
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- January 29, 2015
Q&A: CMS Guidance on EPSDT Services for Children with ASD in Medicaid
Read moreUnder longstanding Medicaid law, the state Medicaid agency must cover particular treatments "including intensive behavioral services" if they are coverable Medicaid services, necessary to correct or ameliorate a child's ASD, and no alternative, equally effective treatment is appropriate for the child. A recent CMS guidance letter and FAQ discuss…
- January 22, 2015
Order Granting Preliminary Injunction in Rivera v. Douglas
Read moreJanuary 20 Alameda County Superior Court ruling that if California is unable to determine whether an applicant is eligible for Medi-Cal (Medicaid) within 45 days, it must grant that applicant temporary health benefits. This is an important victory for low-income Californians who have been waiting for Medi-cal determinations.
- January 14, 2015
Health Advocate: Our New Year’s Resolutions
Read moreThis edition of the Health Advocate previews what is ahead in the coming months including the continuing theme of Medicaid expansion, protecting what makes Medicaid "Medicaid" as the new Congress gears up, and our work to protect and expand access to reproductive health and the courts.
- January 13, 2015
Amicus brief of the National Health Law Program in Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center
Read moreAmicus brief by NHeLP and advocates supporting the respondents and arguing that the history and purpose of the Medicaid Act illustrate the need for private enforcement when states' violations of the Medicaid Act are harming program beneficiaries. An adverse decision in this case would remove one of the primary…
- December 19, 2014
Lessons from CA: Ensuring Medi-Cal Plans Provide Services to Children
Read moreIn this month's Lessons from California, we highlight how NHeLP worked to ensure that California's Medi-Cal managed care plans provide medically necessary services to children, even when those children might be able to receive some of these services from another entity. As a result of NHeLP's advocacy, California released…
- December 18, 2014
NHeLP EPSDT Letter to California Department of Health Services
Read moreThis letter urges California's Medicaid Agency to take action to instruct Medicaid Managed Care plans that they are required under state and federal law to provide services mandated by EPSDT to enrollees under 21. NHeLP and its partners become aware that several plans were refusing to cover certain services for…