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.
- April 21, 2014
Important Consumer Considerations in Design of Pediatric Dental Benefits
Andy DiAntonioPediatric dental benefits are essential health benefits (EHBs) under federal and state law. Both inside and outside of the…
- April 3, 2014
Q&A: EPSDT Coverage of Nutrition Services
Jane PerkinsQ&A Fact Sheet on EPSDT coverage of nutrition selection. EPSDT is a mandatory Medicaid service for children and youth under…
- April 3, 2014
Fact Sheet: Medicaid EPSDT Case Trends and Docket
Jane PerkinsThe Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) provisions are among the most specific in the Medicaid Act.…
- March 31, 2014
Lessons from CA: Pediatric Dental Coverage in the Exchange
Andy DiAntonioThe Affordable Care Act requires that all plans in the Marketplace and non-grandfathered plans in the individual and small…
- March 20, 2014
CA Advocates’ Letter & Policy Paper: Pediatric Dental Benefits in the Exchange
Kim Lewis and Michelle LilienfeldCA advocates' letter and policy paper urging the CA Exchange Board to adopt a pediatric dental benefit policy that…
- March 20, 2014
NHeLP Matters – March 2014
Andy DiAntonioSummary of the recent accomplishments of NHeLP, including a win for Missouri's navigators, health reform implementation and defending women's…
- March 20, 2014
CA Advocates’ Support Exchange Staff Pediatric Dental Recommendation
Kim Lewis and Michelle LilienfeldCA advocates' letter urging the CA Exchange Board to adopt Exchange staff's recommendation to offer pediatric dental benefits through…
- February 28, 2014
Lessons from CA: Eligibility for Former Foster Care Children
National Health Law Program (NHeLP) and Andy DiAntonioThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires states starting in 2014 to provide Medicaid to youth who were in foster…
- February 7, 2014
Webinar: The World According To MAGI
Byron Gross and Wayne TurnerAs of January 1, 2014, states must use the new Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) methodology to determine eligibility…
- February 3, 2014
Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008
Elizabeth EdwardsThis issue brief discusses the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) and the final regulations for the…
- January 14, 2014
Dissecting the EPSDT Request a Screen Requirement
Jane PerkinsSome states are arguing that Medicaid-eligible children under age 21 must formally request an EPSDT screen as a condition…
- December 6, 2013
Using the Affordable Care Act and Other Opportunities to Address Maternal Mortality
Andy DiAntonioStartling maternal mortality rates continue to plague the United States. Women of color disproportionately experience pregnancy or childbirth-related complications…
- October 25, 2013
Medi-Cal Eligibility for Former Foster Youth Under the Affordable Care Act
National Health Law Program (NHeLP) and Andy DiAntonioNHeLP and Youth Law Center fact sheet on Medi-Cal eligibility for former foster youth under the ACA. Fact sheet…
- July 24, 2013
NHeLP Health Principles for Child and Adolescent Health Reform
Andy DiAntonioThe National Health Law Program announced that guaranteed coverage, comprehensive coverage, coverage that is easy to obtain and retain,…
