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February 22, 2018
NHeLP Comments Urge Senate to Safeguard Medicaid in Addressing Opioid Crisis
Andy DiAntonio Comments
The National Health Law Program in comments to the Senate Finance Committee urges lawmakers to support Medicaid and its funding structure in efforts to address the opioid epidemic, which "now kills more individuals than HIV/AIDs did at the height of that epidemic in the 1990s." The National Health Law…
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February 15, 2018
State Medicaid Buy-Ins: Implications for Low-Income Enrollees
Jennifer Lav and Héctor Hernández-Delgado Issue Brief
With the Trump administration and Republican-controlled Congress constantly looking for ways to undermine Medicaid and destroy Medicaid Expansion, several states have started to consider so-called "Medicaid buy-ins." NHeLP attorneys Jennifer Lav and Hector Hernandez-Delgado look at the various state Medicaid buy-in plans and caution, "Advocates should remain vigilant that…
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February 12, 2018
The Personal Stories of Those Affected by Kentucky’s Sec. 1115 Medicaid Waivers
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief, Case Explainer
National Health Law Program Managing Attorney of the D.C. office Mara Youdelman details how Kentucky's Sec. 1115 Medicaid waivers program is harming the lives of the plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit challenging HHS's approval of the radical Medicaid waiver project, which includes an onerous work requirement and cuts to…
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February 3, 2018
HHS Approves Harmful Section 1115 Waiver Project in Indiana
David Machledt Regulations and Laws
President Trump's HHS on Feb. 2 approved an extension of Indiana's controversial Medicaid waiver project, which includes even more onerous obstacles to access Medicaid in the state. NHeLP Senior Policy Analyst David Machledt examines the Ind. waiver project, and notes "Indiana's own estimates are that this policy will lead…
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February 1, 2018
HHS Approves 1115 Waiver in Indiana – Harming Medicaid Enrollees
Andy DiAntonio Issue Brief
Earlier today, HHS approved a section 1115 waiver requested by Indiana. The approved project is effectively a cut that will worsen or eliminate access to Medicaid for low-income individuals. This proposal will have a significant, detrimental impact on low-income individuals, particularly women, seeking reproductive health care. This fact sheet…
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February 1, 2018
Section 1115 Waiver in Indiana: Effects on People with Disabilities
David Machledt Issue Brief
Earlier today, HHS approved a section 1115 waiver requested by Indiana. The approved project is effectively a cut that will worsen or eliminate access to Medicaid for low-income individuals. This proposal will have a significant detrimental impact on people with disabilities. Though Indiana sells its proposal as primarily affecting…
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NHeLP Comments Urge Senate to Safeguard Medicaid in Addressing Opioid Crisis

State Medicaid Buy-Ins: Implications for Low-Income Enrollees

The Personal Stories of Those Affected by Kentucky’s Sec. 1115 Medicaid Waivers

HHS Approves Harmful Section 1115 Waiver Project in Indiana

HHS Approves 1115 Waiver in Indiana – Harming Medicaid Enrollees

Section 1115 Waiver in Indiana: Effects on People with Disabilities