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.
- May 2, 2023
Keeping Medi-Cal When Renewals Restart in 2023
Skyler Rosellini and Alicia EmanuelThis webinar was a joint presentation of the Western Center on Law & Poverty and the National Health Law…
- April 20, 2023
Risks and Rewards of Demographic Data Collection: How Effective Data Privacy Can Promote Health Equity
Charly Gilfoil, Naomi G. Goldberg, Patrick L. Mason, Mary Lou Breslin, Silvia Yee, and Georgia BurkeThis four-part report series is a joint project of the National Health Law Program, the Disability Rights Education and…
- March 31, 2023
[Video] Issue -Spotting During the Medicaid Unwinding
National Health Law Program (NHeLP)In this new video, we discuss some major issues people might encounter during the nationwide Medicaid unwinding process. The…
- February 16, 2023
[Webinar] Unwinding the Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirements and Red Flags
Elizabeth Edwards, Sarah Grusin, and Miriam Delaney HeardThis webinar gives advocates red flags to watch for as states begin their unwinding period for the Medicaid continuous…
- February 6, 2023
10 Issues for Advocates to Monitor During the Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding
Miriam Delaney HeardAs states begin unwinding the continuous coverage Medicaid provisions, advocates will want to monitor some key issues to preserve…
- February 1, 2023
Unwinding Medicaid Continuous Coverage: Checklist for Redeterminations
Elizabeth Edwards, Sarah Grusin, and Alicia EmanuelThe continuous coverage protection that has kept nearly all Medicaid beneficiairies enrolled since March 18, 2020 will end as…
- November 8, 2022
NHeLP Comments on Eligibility and Enrollment Proposed
Dania Douglas, Elizabeth Edwards, Alicia Emanuel, Charly Gilfoil, Jennifer Lav, Kimberly Lewis, David Machledt, Sarah Somers, Wayne Turner, and Mara YoudelmanNHeLP submitted comments on the Department of Health and Human Services' Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on streamlining the Medicaid,…
- November 1, 2022
Joint comment letter: Temporary Increase in Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) in Response to the COVID–19 Public Health Emergency (PHE); Reopening of Public Comment Period
Miriam Delaney Heard and Wayne TurnerIn the last days of the Trump administration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized an Interim…
- July 28, 2022
California Prepares for PHE Unwinding through Release of Operational Plan
Skyler RoselliniCOVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). While not required, CMS has encouraged states to make their plans publicly available. In…
- June 9, 2022
NHeLP Comments on Data Collection to Support Eligibility Determinations for Insurance Affordability Programs and Enrollment through Health Insurance Marketplaces, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Program Agencies
Charly GilfoilNHeLP submitted comments asking CMS to add expanded demographic questions to the Healthcare.gov application. The Marketplace Application should capture…
- March 16, 2022
NHeLP Comments on Adding Race/Ethnicity to Medicare Part C & D Enrollment Form
Charly GilfoilNHeLP submitted comments on the proposed 2023 Medicare Parts C & D Model Enrollment Form. For the first time,…
- September 15, 2021
Comments on NIST Proposal for Identifying & Managing Bias in AI
Elizabeth EdwardsAs awareness grows of the biases baked into artificial intelligence and other automated decision making, and the real world…
- August 23, 2021
Medicaid Retroactive Coverage: Stop these Waivers!
Jane Perkins and Catherine McKeeThe Medicaid Act requires states to extend Medicaid coverage retroactively--for up to 3 months prior to the date of…
- July 14, 2021
Medicaid During and “After” the Pandemic: Changes that Should Become Permanent Policies
Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Abigail Coursolle, Fabiola De Liban, and Elizabeth EdwardsThis paper identifies temporary policies to address COVID-19 implemented throughout the pandemic, as well as other steps taken by…
- June 11, 2021
Demanding Ascertainable Standards: Medicaid as a Case Study
Jane PerkinsState Medicaid agencies and their contractors are increasingly relying on preset guidelines or assessment tools or both to make…
- June 10, 2021
NHeLP AHRQ Comments
Elizabeth Edwards, David Machledt, Skyler Rosellini, and Liz McCaman TaylorIn these comments, NHeLP responds to a request for information from AHRQ regarding the use of clinical algorithms that…
- December 23, 2020
California Policy Needs During and After COVID: Eligibility, Enrollment, and Retention
Alicia Emanuel and Skyler RoselliniThe COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) has fundamentally altered how California’s Medi-Cal program is administered. At the start of…
- June 13, 2017
Evaluating Functional Assessments for Older Adults
David MachledtState Medicaid agencies and their contractors rely on functional assessment tools to make coverage and eligibility decisions for long-term…
- June 9, 2016
Q&A: Using Assessment Tools to Decide Medicaid Coverage
Jane PerkinsThis Q&A provides case developments in efforts to ensure that state Medicaid coverage assessment tools are used in compliance…
- May 2, 2016
Q&A: Differences Between Marketplace and Medicaid MAGI
Wayne TurnerThis Q&A outlines a common error made by states when determining eligibility under Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI), leading…
