Defending Medicaid Archive

In an unprecedented move, HHS issued a letter announcing its intention to approve state requests to impose work requirements on Medicaid enrollees. NHeLP responded swiftly, submitting a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), explaining why the radical shift in Medicaid policy is procedurally and substantively…

In comments to the U.S. Department of of Health and Human Services (HHS), NHeLP urges it to reject Massachusetts' Section 1115 waiver project because the state proposes changes to Medicaid that would undermine the purpose of the law and harm low-income people who need Medicaid for health care. Massachusetts…

In comments to the U.S. Department of of Health and Human Services (HHS), NHeLP urges it to reject New Hampshire's amended Section 1115 waiver project because the state proposes changes to Medicaid that would undermine the purpose of the law and harm low-income and underserved people who need Medicaid…