Each year, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) spends the month of April celebrating the lifesaving program that is Medicaid. Medicaid provides quality health care to more than 80 million people in the nation. Below is a curated selection or resources and cases we believe highlight our advocacy over the past year.
- August 6, 2026
State-mandated benefits and ACA defrayal obligations
Héctor Hernández-Delgado and Wayne TurnerStates have historically addressed gaps in health care coverage by requiring insurers to cover specific benefits. However, under the…
- July 6, 2026
Accessing Contraceptives in Louisiana: A Toolkit for Young Adults
Rachel Utz and Christina PiecoraThis Toolkit was updated in partnership with Lift Louisiana with the goal of equipping young adults with the knowledge…
- February 18, 2026
NHeLP Comments on Proposed Rules on Gender-Affirming Care
Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Abigail Coursolle, Catherine McKee, Alexis Robles-Fradet, Emma Parker-Newton, Skyler Rosellini, and Wayne TurnerNHeLP submitted comments opposing two proposed rules from HHS that would prohibit the use of federal Medicaid funding for…
- December 22, 2025
Prohibited Discrimination under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act
Dylan de Kervor and Mara YoudelmanSection 1557 generally prohibits different treatment (also referred to as “intentional discrimination”) and discriminatory effects (also referred to as…
- December 11, 2025
What is required under Title VI and Section 1557 to ensure Language Access for Individuals with Limited English Proficiency?
Mara Youdelman and Dylan de KervorTitle VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act prevent discrimination…
- October 23, 2025
An Advocate’s Guide to Access Gender-Affirming Care in California
Abigail Coursolle and Skyler RoselliniThis guide is informed by advocates' experience working on cases involving access to gender-affirming care, and it is intended as a…
- October 21, 2025
An Advocate’s Guide to Access GAC in CA: Chapter 1 Purpose and Goal for this Guide
Abigail Coursolle and Skyler RoselliniThis guide is intended as a resource for health care advocates, non-legal community advocates, legal aid attorneys, TGI individuals…
- October 20, 2025
An Advocate’s Guide to Access GAC in CA: Chapter 7 Cultural Competency
Abigail Coursolle and Skyler RoselliniThis chapter is part of NHeLP’s forthcoming Advocate’s Guide to Accessing Gender-Affirming Care in California. It focuses on cultural…
- October 20, 2025
An Advocate’s Guide to Access GAC in CA: Chapter 6 Outreach and Engagement with the TGI Community
Abigail Coursolle and Skyler RoselliniThis chapter is part of NHeLP’s forthcoming Advocate’s Guide to Accessing Gender-Affirming Care in California. It focuses on outreach…
- October 17, 2025
An Advocate’s Guide to Access GAC in CA: Chapter 4 Common Barriers
Abigail Coursolle and Skyler RoselliniThis chapter is part of NHeLP’s forthcoming Advocate’s Guide to Accessing Gender-Affirming Care in California. It focuses on the…
- October 17, 2025
An Advocate’s Guide to Access GAC in CA: Chapter 3 Types of Coverage
Abigail Coursolle and Skyler RoselliniThis chapter is part of NHeLP’s forthcoming Advocate’s Guide to Accessing Gender-Affirming Care in California. It provides an overview…
- October 17, 2025
An Advocate’s Guide to Access GAC in CA: Chapter 2 Important Terminology & Documents
Abigail Coursolle and Skyler RoselliniThis chapter is part of NHeLP’s forthcoming Advocate’s Guide to Accessing Gender-Affirming Care in California. It focuses on important…
- October 9, 2025
Modern Hysteria Podcast: S2E8 Dismissing Your Pain Violates Your Civil Rights x IUD Pain x Reproductive Justice with Madeline Morcelle
Madeline Morcelle and Micah LarsenNHeLP Senior Attorney Madeline Morcelle joined Micah Larsen on the "Modern Hysteria" podcast to explore how having our pain…
- September 15, 2025
An Advocate’s Guide to Access GAC in CA: Chapter 5 File A Grievance or Appeal
Abigail Coursolle and Skyler RoselliniThis chapter is part of NHeLP’s forthcoming Advocate’s Guide to Accessing Gender-Affirming Care in California. It focuses on the…
- July 29, 2025
Accessing Contraceptives in Alabama: A Toolkit for Young Adults
Christina Piecora, Liz McCaman Taylor, Madeline Morcelle, Kally Xu, Rachel Utz, Cecilia Ballinger, Andrea Schmidt, Logan Foster, and Charlotte CasselThis Toolkit was updated in partnership with the Alabama Campaign for Adolescent Sexual Health (ACASH) with the goal of…
- November 20, 2024
Know Your Rights: Affordable Care Act Protections From Discrimination in Sexual, Reproductive, and Transgender Health Care
Madeline Morcelle and Kally XuThe National Health Law Program has partnered with our friends at the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF) to…
- November 7, 2024
An Advocate’s Primer on Fighting Barriers to Prescription Drugs for Chronic Conditions Under Dobbs
Madeline MorcelleAmid escalating attacks on sexual and reproductive rights in the U.S., people are facing increasing barriers to prescription drugs…
- May 9, 2024
[Webinar] The Biden Administration’s Final Rule on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act: What You Need to Know
Mara Youdelman, Jennifer Lav, Madeline Morcelle, and Wayne TurnerThe final Section 1557 regulation was recently released by the Office for Civil Rights. Implementing Section 1557 of the…
- May 9, 2024
Questions and Answers on the 2024 Final Rule Addressing Nondiscrimination Protections under the ACA’s Section 1557
Mara Youdelman, Madeline Morcelle, Wayne Turner, and Jennifer LavThe Biden Administration finalized updates to the regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Section 1557 prohibits…
- April 30, 2024
Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding: Messaging and Outreach Resources
Michelle YiuState Medicaid agencies are beginning to unwind the Medicaid continuous coverage provisions enacted in early 2020 to adapt to…
