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- November 9, 2022
Current State of Doula Medicaid Implementation Efforts in November 2022
Read moreThe National Health Law Program’s Doula Medicaid Project has been tracking doula Medicaid implementation efforts since 2019. As of November 2022, there are now more than half of all states that are either actively providing Medicaid coverage for doula care, in the process of implementing such coverage, or that…
- October 18, 2022
Model Contraceptive Equity Act: Legislative Language and Issue Brief
Read moreUpdated October 2023. This paper begins with model legislative language that can serve as a template for state advocates seeking to expand contraceptive coverage. The paper concludes with an issue brief explaining the provisions within the Model Contraceptive Equity Act and how they advance equitable access to contraceptive services…
- October 3, 2022
NHeLP Comments on Section 1557 Proposed Rule
Mara Youdelman, Wayne Turner, Elizabeth Edwards, Madeline Morcelle, Abigail Coursolle, Charly Gilfoil, Jennifer Lav, Skyler Rosellini, Alicia Emanuel, Cat Duffy, Catherine McKee, Fabiola Carrión, David Machledt, Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Dania Douglas, and Carly Myers CommentsRead moreNHeLP submitted comments on the Department of Health and Human Services' Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Section 1557, the ACA's nondiscrimination provision, protects individuals from discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin (including language access), age, disability and sex…
- September 14, 2022
Steps Toward Contraceptive Equity: State Legislative Considerations for the 2023 Session
Read moreIn the first regular state legislative session post-Dobbs, many state policymakers and advocates may seek to shore up contraceptive access in their communities. NHeLP has created a checklist of considerations for enshrining contraception rights into state law, based on a range of model access policies. The policy considerations span…
- July 28, 2022
Essential Health Benefits: Best Practices in Benchmark Selection
Read moreThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) established a comprehensive set of ten Essential Health Benefits (EHB) that most health plans must cover. Under federal rules, states can select a benchmark plan that defines what the ten benefits look like in each state. However, many states still have no process for…
- May 16, 2022
Medicaid Coverage of Advanced Practice Prescribing for Reproductive & Sexual Health Medications
Read moreAdvanced practice providers (APPs) are licensed health care practitioners, other than physicians, who may practice independently and bill directly under state law. Public health research supports making a variety of reproductive and sexual health medications available through APPs. There are two primary state policy levers that impact access to…
