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July 7, 2020
Letter Calls on Seema Verma to Reject Oklahoma’s Section 1115 Request Following Ballot Initiative
Jane Perkins Letter
In a letter to the Center on Medicare & Medicaid Services, the National Health Law Program requested that Administrator Verma reject Oklahoma's SoonerCare 2.0 application. The proposed 1115 waiver project would violate recent changes to Oklahoma law following the June 30, 2020 ballot initiative that amended the Oklahoma Constitution…
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June 19, 2020
HHS Eliminates or Weakens Regulatory Protections Against Discrimination in Health Care
Wayne Turner, Mara Youdelman, and Madeline Morcelle Issue Brief, Fact Sheet
As part of its ongoing attacks on health care and civil rights, the Trump administration recently finalized drastic changes to regulations implementing Section 1557, the Affordable Care Act’s nondiscrimination provision. Section 1557 provides important protections against discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin (including language access), sex,…
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June 5, 2020
Top Ten List: Maintenance of Effort Requirement Compliance
Hannah Eichner Fact Sheet
New federal law provides a significant increase in Medicaid funding for states. In exchange, states must comply with a maintenance of effort requirement, which helps ensure individuals are able to get and stay covered during the crisis. This fact sheet highlights ten actions advocates can take to make sure the maintenance…
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May 27, 2020
Top Ten List: Reproductive and Sexual Health Care Access in the Time of COVID-19
Madeline Morcelle and Priscilla Huang Fact Sheet
The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing and exacerbating pervasive obstacles to sexual health, family planning, prenatal, labor and delivery, postpartum, and abortion care in the U.S. It is also illuminating how overlapping systems of oppression unjustly mar the health and wellbeing of people with disabilities, LGBTQ individuals, and people of…
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May 21, 2020
Top Ten List: Transitions in the Medicaid Program in Light of COVID-19
Sarah Somers and Jane Perkins Fact Sheet
During the emergency triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government has offered states flexibilities to ensure that people receive the Medicaid services they need. Many of these changes can be preserved even after the emergency ends. Here are ten actions that advocates can take to minimize harm and…
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May 21, 2020
Building A Successful Program for Medi-Cal Coverage For Doula Care: Findings From A Survey of Doulas in California
Amy Chen and Alexis Robles-Fradet Guide
The National Health Law Program’s Doula Medicaid Project seeks to improve health outcomes for pregnant Medicaid enrollees by ensuring that all pregnant individuals enrolled in Medicaid who want access to a doula will have one. As part of this project, the National Health Law Program is proud to publish…
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Letter Calls on Seema Verma to Reject Oklahoma’s Section 1115 Request Following Ballot Initiative

HHS Eliminates or Weakens Regulatory Protections Against Discrimination in Health Care

Top Ten List: Maintenance of Effort Requirement Compliance

Top Ten List: Reproductive and Sexual Health Care Access in the Time of COVID-19

Top Ten List: Transitions in the Medicaid Program in Light of COVID-19

Building A Successful Program for Medi-Cal Coverage For Doula Care: Findings From A Survey of Doulas in California