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.
- December 3, 2020
NHeLP Comments on HHS Regulations Rule (aka SUNSET Rule)
Wayne Turner and Dania DouglasIn the Regulations Rule, HHS seeks to retroactively impose a mandatory expiration date on an estimated 18,000 duly promulgated…
- November 3, 2020
The Affordable Care Act in Court : Litigation Continues Unabated
Jane PerkinsThe Affordable Care Act has been a lightning rod for litigation, generating hundreds of cases seeking to have all…
- October 13, 2020
NHeLP response to HHS Request for Information on Guidance Documents
Wayne TurnerHHS posted an undated Request for Information (RFI) on its website asking for input on which guidance documents should…
- September 14, 2020
NHeLP comments on HHS Proposed Rule on Guidance
Wayne Turner and Dania DouglasGuidance documents are a valuable tool that allows agencies to clarify policy issues and explain ambiguities raised by the…
- July 29, 2020
COVID-19 Litigation Docket
Sarah GrusinThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in rapid and significant changes to the country’s health care system. State Medicaid programs,…
- July 20, 2020
NHeLP comments on Medicaid Prescrption Drug Rebate Program and Value- based Purchasing Proposed Rulemaking
Wayne Turner, Liz McCaman Taylor, Madeline Morcelle, and Cathren CohenIn a proposed rule, CMS seeks to expand value-based purchasing arrangements for prescription drugs in commercial plans and the…
- 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 13, 2020
Amicus: California v. Texas, U.S. Supreme Court
Jane Perkins and Sarah SomersThe National Health Law Program and ten other organizations filed an amicus brief opposing a group of states’ effort…
- February 10, 2020
Karen Vaughn v. Jennifer Walthall, et al., 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Elizabeth Edwards and Sarah GrusinKaren Vaughn has lived in the community for decades with the nursing and other services she needs. In 2016…
- December 23, 2019
Letter to CMS Requesting Extension for TennCare II Demonstration Comment Period
Jane PerkinsOn Monday, December 23, 2019, the National Health Law Program sent a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma asking…
- September 12, 2019
Webinar: Medicare-for-All? Public Option? What Does It All Mean for Low-Income Individuals?
Jennifer Lav and Héctor Hernández-DelgadoAll major Democratic candidates agree that the ultimate goal of any health care reform proposal should be universal health…
- July 11, 2019
The Trump Administration’s Proposed Changes to Language Access in the Section 1557 Regulations
Mara YoudelmanFeaturing presenters from the National Health Law Program and the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, this webinar…
- July 10, 2019
Universal Health Care Guideposts and Principles
dfitzgeraldFor over 50 years, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) has protected and advanced the health rights of low-income…
- June 12, 2019
Webinar: Trump’s Proposed Rollback of the ACA’s Nondiscrimination Protections
Candace Gibson, Wayne Turner, and Mara YoudelmanAt the end of May the Trump administration released a proposed regulation that would undermine or eliminate key protections…
- 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…
- April 1, 2019
National Health Law Program Joins Advocates in Urging Appeals Court to Uphold Constitutionality of Affordable Care Act
dfitzgeraldHealth care advocates including, Families USA, Community Catalyst, National Health Law Program, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and…
- March 26, 2019
Request for Information Regarding Grandfathered Group Health Plans and Grandfathered Group Health Insurance Coverage
Wayne TurnerThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) allows insurers to phase-in compliance with new consumer protections. Insurer plans with “grandfathered” status…
- January 9, 2019
Schmitt v. Kaiser Found. Health Plan Wash.: Amicus Brief
Wayne Turner and Sarah SomersIn Schmitt v. Kaiser Found. Health Plan Wash., several Washington residents experiencing hearing loss challenge the exclusion of hearing aids…
- August 2, 2018
NHeLP Comments: RE: Alabama PY 2020 EHB Benchmark Plan
Alejandra PavisichBy Hayley Penan NHeLP comments on Alabama's proposed update to its EHB benchmark plan.
- December 5, 2013
Amicus brief: NFIB v. Sebelius (Affordable Care Act)
Jane PerkinsNHeLP amicus brief in support of the Affordable Care Act.