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April 17, 2023
What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid?
Wayne Turner Issue Brief, Fact Sheet
With the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, and the implementation of Medicaid expansions and Marketplaces in 2014, the U.S. significantly expanded access to health insurance coverage. Architects of the ACA rightly viewed Medicaid as an essential piece of the universal coverage puzzle. Indeed, Medicaid is…
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March 16, 2023
Protect Medicaid Funding series (2023)
Michelle Yiu, Emma Parker-Newton, David Machledt, Amy Chen, Madeline Morcelle, Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Catherine McKee, Mara Youdelman, Wayne Turner, Dania Douglas, and Charly Gilfoil Fact Sheet
A 2024 update of this series can be found here. In an updated series of fact sheets called Protect Medicaid Funding, NHeLP provides succinct analysis of the policy proposals that if enacted would jeopardize the health and financial security of the tens of millions of low-income individuals who depend…
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March 13, 2023
NHeLP Comments on the HHS Prior Authorization Proposed Rule (2023)
Wayne Turner, David Machledt, and Sarah Somers Comments
In these comments on the Prior Authorization Proposed Rule, NHeLP urges HHS to go further to curb the abuse of prior authorization as a cost savings strategy that endangers patients’ health. NHeLP supports efforts to streamline prior authorization processing and bring greater transparency to denial rates and the clinical…
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February 24, 2023
Medi-Cal Dyadic Services Advocates and Consumer-Facing Factsheets
T. Nancy Lam Consumer Brochure, Fact Sheet, Toolkit
Effective January 1, 2023, Medi-Cal covers dyadic services for the entire family based on the Medicaid eligibility of a child (aged 0-20). To inform advocates and families this important new Medi-Cal benefit, NHeLP publishes a set of advocate-facing and consumer-facing factsheets on Medi-Cal Dyadic Services. Dyadic Services Factsheet (Consumers)…
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February 9, 2023
Issue Brief: Tele Mental Health in California Schools
T. Nancy Lam Issue Brief
California children and youth are experiencing a mental health crisis, and ensuring that they have access to quality mental health care through different modalities and in various settings is critical. This issue brief summarizes recent telehealth and youth mental health policy development and discusses the survey result of the…
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January 30, 2023
NHeLP Comments on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act;
Wayne Turner Comments
In these comments on the NBPP 2024 Proposed Rule, NHeLP addresses a number of issues to protect health care consumers and expand access to health care coverage in the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). These include standards for brokers, outreach activities by…
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NHeLP Comments on the HHS Prior Authorization Proposed Rule (2023)

Medi-Cal Dyadic Services Advocates and Consumer-Facing Factsheets

Issue Brief: Tele Mental Health in California Schools

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What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid?

Protect Medicaid Funding series (2023)

NHeLP Comments on the HHS Prior Authorization Proposed Rule (2023)

Medi-Cal Dyadic Services Advocates and Consumer-Facing Factsheets

Issue Brief: Tele Mental Health in California Schools

NHeLP Comments on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act;