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.
- February 1, 2016
NHeLP Comments: CMS-Applications to Support Eligibility Determinations for Enrollment Through Health Benefits Exchanges, Medicaid and CHIP
Mara YoudelmanCMS-10440, Data Collection To Support Eligibility Determinations for Insurance Affordability Programs and Enrollment Through Health Benefits Exchanges, Medicaid and…
- January 22, 2016
Modified Adjusted Gross Income – MAGI 101
Wayne TurnerThese slides provide an overview of Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) - the methodology used to determine financial eligibility…
- December 21, 2015
Letter/Comment: Los Angeles County Regional Center Transition Plan
Abbi Coursolle and Andy DiAntonio - December 21, 2015
Letter/Comment: Responsibilities for Behavioral Health Treatment Coverage for Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Abbi Coursolle and Andy DiAntonio - November 30, 2015
Lessons from CA: Medi-Cal Coverage For Former Foster Youth
Kim Lewis and Andy DiAntonioIn this month's Lessons from California, we are thankful for the recent improvements to the Medi-Cal Former Foster Care…
- August 12, 2015
Health Advocate: Essential Health Benefits Overview
Michelle LilienfeldIntroduced by the Affordable Care Act, Essential Health Benefits (EHB) are a set of ten health care service categories…
- July 27, 2015
NHeLP Comments: Proposed Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care Regulations
Andy DiAntonioComments filed on HHS' proposed regulations on Medicaid and CHIP managed care published on June 1, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg.…
- July 20, 2015
State Recommendations to Include Sexuality Education in Health Care Delivery
Jamille Fields and Andy DiAntonioThis brief outlines recommendations that advocates can use to encourage their states to include sexuality education in health care…
- May 29, 2015
Lessons From CA: Essential Health Benefits
Michelle LilienfeldIntroduced by the Affordable Care Act, the Essential Health Benefits (EHBs) are a set of ten health care service…
- May 14, 2015
Survey of Medicaid Managed Care Contracts: EPSDT Vision and Hearing Services
Jane Perkins, Sarah Somers, and External SourceAn estimated 25 percent of all school children in the United States have some type of vision problem significant…
- May 12, 2015
Issue Brief: Vision Services for Children on Medicaid A Review of EPSDT Services
Jane Perkins and Catherine McKeeA significant number of children in the United States are living with undiagnosed vision problems, and low-income children and…
- March 9, 2015
A Guide to Oversight, Transparency, and Accountability in Medicaid Managed Care
David Machledt, Sarah Somers, and Wayne TurnerIn this publication, NHeLP attorneys have drawn upon decades of experience to support stakeholders as they embark on, or…
- March 9, 2015
Essential Health Benefits Update and Advocacy Opportunities
Michelle LilienfeldOn February 20th, 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services issued the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters…
- March 6, 2015
Behavioral Health: Medicaid, Managed Care and Children More Questions to Ask
Andy DiAntonioNHeLP has prepared a list of questions consumers should ask as their states begin working on developing or redesigning their…
- February 23, 2015
MAGI, Streamlined Applications, and Medicaid Family Planning Expansions
Erin Armstrong, External Source, and Andy DiAntonioThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires states implement a uniform methodology for determining income - modified adjusted gross income…
- February 23, 2015
Comments to Help Shape a Federal Immigration and Refugee Integration Strategy
Erin Armstrong and Andy DiAntonioAs part of President Obama's Immigration Accountability Executive Actions, the administration created the White House Task Force on New…
- February 13, 2015
Top 10 Takeaways: CBO Report on Medicaid Spending Caps
Andy DiAntonioNHeLP's Top 10 Takeaways from the November 2013 CBO report illustrating why spending caps in Medicaid are a bad…
- February 9, 2015
Top 3 Takeaways: Burr-Hatch-Upton Plan to Replace the ACA
Andy DiAntonioOn February 4, 2015, three Republican legislators released a plan to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Burr-Hatch-Upton…
