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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, Guide
Children and youth involved in child welfare have complex mental health needs, due in part to their compounding experiences with trauma and often inadequate access to appropriate services. In California, the State’s Medicaid program (Medi-Cal) provides a critical safety net for foster children and youth. Under Medi-Cal, County Mental…
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September 25, 2023
NHeLP Comments on Updating Pennsylvania’s EHB Benchmark Plan
Wayne Turner Comments
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department solicited public comments as it considers updating the commonwealth's Essential Health Benefits (EHB) benchmark plan. In these comments, NHeLP discusses the legal framework of state EHB benchmark selection, identifying opportunities for Pennsylvania to add or improve benefits through the EHB updating process.
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September 25, 2023
NHeLP Letter to CCIIO on Legal Authorities and Regulatory Changes for Essential Health Benefits
Héctor Hernández-Delgado and Wayne Turner Letter
In this letter to the HHS Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), NHeLP urges changes in regulations governing Essential Health Benefits (EHB). As NHeLP points out, nothing in the Affordable Care Act precludes HHS from adding adult oral health as part of the department's statutory responsibility to…
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September 18, 2023
EPSDT’s Legal Landscape & Implementation History
Amanda Avery and Jane Perkins Court Document, Health Advocate, Regulations and Laws, Fact Sheet, Case Explainer
This Fact Sheet provides essential information to help advocates become EPSDT experts. After giving an overview to EPSDT, we focus on: (1) legislative milestones; (2) notable federal agency guidance; and (3) precedent-setting cases from the judiciary. Next, we provide a snapshot of states’ performance implementing EPSDT, using government reports…
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August 29, 2023
Resources for California Foster Youth: Sexual, Reproductive, and Mental Health Medi-Cal Services
Carly Myers, Jasmine Young, T. Nancy Lam, and Amy Chen Consumer Brochure, Fact Sheet, Toolkit
Current and former foster youth in the Medi-Cal program have access to a broad array of reproductive, sexual, and mental health services. Working with the National Center for Youth Law, the National Health Law Program has developed a suite of infographics and factsheets aimed at helping foster youth better understand…
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July 19, 2023
Statement for the Record to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services on DACA and Health Coverage
Michelle Yiu Testimony
NHeLP submitted a statement for the record to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services on the importance of ending the unjustifiable exclusion of DACA recipients from eligibility to coverage under certain CMS health insurance affordability programs. The statement addresses how the…
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Foster Youth Access to Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services in the California Counties with the Largest Foster Care Populations

NHeLP Comments on Updating Pennsylvania’s EHB Benchmark Plan

NHeLP Letter to CCIIO on Legal Authorities and Regulatory Changes for Essential Health Benefits

EPSDT’s Legal Landscape & Implementation History

Resources for California Foster Youth: Sexual, Reproductive, and Mental Health Medi-Cal Services

Statement for the Record to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services on DACA and Health Coverage