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.
- July 7, 2020
NHeLP Again Opposes Implementation of Double Billing Rule, Particularly During Pandemic
Fabiola CarriónAs conveyed in our comments to the proposed rule, the National Health Law Program strongly opposes the implementation of…
- May 27, 2020
Top Ten List: Reproductive and Sexual Health Care Access in the Time of COVID-19
Madeline Morcelle and Priscilla HuangThe COVID-19 pandemic is exposing and exacerbating pervasive obstacles to sexual health, family planning, prenatal, labor and delivery, postpartum,…
- May 11, 2020
Medicaid Principles on Telehealth
Fabiola CarriónStudies demonstrate that underserved populations—such as low-income, rural, and Medicaid populations—are not using telehealth as widely as other demographic…
- March 10, 2020
Presumptive Eligibility and Abortion Issue Brief
Fabiola CarriónIn this Issue Brief, authors Fabiola Carrión and Courtney Mendoza define Presumptive Eligibility (P.E.), which allows a patient to…
- February 7, 2020
Amicus: Doe v. Trump, Ninth Circuit
Jane Perkins and Sarah GrusinThe National Health Law Program, the American Public Health Association, and 48 other groups filed an amicus brief opposing…
- November 22, 2019
Young v. Azar, D.D.C.
Jane Perkins, Sarah Somers, and Sarah GrusinFour low-income individuals from Michigan enrolled in Medicaid filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging its…
- November 19, 2019
Medicaid Abortion Coverage in Arizona
Fabiola CarriónAfter finding that several states violated federal policy requiring reporting waivers in cases of rape, NHeLP partnered with state…
- July 16, 2019
Contraceptive Equity in Action: A Toolkit for State Implementation
Liz McCaman TaylorThe National Health Law Program is dedicated to ensuring appropriate implementation and monitoring for states that have adopted Contraceptive…
- July 8, 2019
National Health Law Program Amicus Brief, Title X Final Rule Challenges
dfitzgeraldCourt Cases On March 4, 2019 the Trump Administration announced a new final regulation change to the Title X…
- June 21, 2019
Medicaid as an LGBTQ Reproductive Justice Issue: A Primer
Candace Gibson and Priscilla HuangThe reproductive justice framework is rooted in the belief that all individuals and communities should have the resources and…
- June 4, 2019
Q&A: Proposed Rollback of Nondiscrimination Protections Under the ACA’s Section 1557
Wayne Turner and Candace GibsonIn courts and through regulatory action, the administration is vigorously working to dismantle the Affordable Care Act (ACA). On…
- February 22, 2019
Abortion Coverage Under Medicaid
Fabiola CarriónThis Q&A provides an overview of how the federal government and states cover abortion under Medicaid. The Q&A's Appendix…
- February 1, 2018
HHS Approves 1115 Waiver in Indiana – Harming Medicaid Enrollees
dfitzgeraldEarlier today, HHS approved a section 1115 waiver requested by Indiana. The approved project is effectively a cut that…
- January 12, 2018
HHS Approves 1115 Waiver in Kentucky – Harming Medicaid Enrollees Who Need Reproductive Health Services
dfitzgeraldEarlier today, HHS approved a section 1115 waiver requested by Kentucky. The approved project is effectively a cut that…
- December 19, 2017
NHeLP Comments on HHS’ Draft Strategic Plan
Elizabeth G. TaylorThe U.S. Department of of Health and Human Services' "Draft Strategic Plan," falls far short of protecting the nation's…
- December 6, 2017
NHeLP Comments: HHS Rule on Religious Exemption from ACA Birth Control Provision
dfitzgeraldThe Trump administration's effort to weaken, if not destroy, the Affordable Care Act's landmark birth control provision, also includes…
- December 6, 2017
NHeLP Comments: HHS Rule on Moral Exemptions from ACA Birth Control Provision
dfitzgeraldThe Trump administration's "Interim Final Rule for Moral Exemptions and Accommodations" for the Affordable Care Act (ACA)'s contraceptions provision…
- August 11, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Reproductive Health
Fabiola CarriónCalifornia's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, provides vital and comprehensive reproductive health care for millions of low-income women in the state…
- August 4, 2017
NHeLP Comments on ‘Healthy Texas Women’ Sec. 1115 Waiver Project
Jane PerkinsIn comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NHeLP urges the department to reject Texas' so-called…
- August 2, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Pregnant Women’s Health Care in California
Amy ChenCalifornia's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, is vital to the health of millions of pregnant women in the state, providing access…