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.
- 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…
- April 1, 2021
Mental Health Parity in Private Health Plans: Overview of Requirements & the Right to Information
Elizabeth Edwards and Abigail CoursolleThis fact sheet describes the parity laws that apply in private health plans and advises people how to get…
- April 1, 2021
Mental Health Parity in Medicaid: Overview of Requirements & the Right to Information
Elizabeth Edwards and Abigail CoursolleThis fact sheet describes the parity laws that apply in Medicaid and advises people how to get the information…
- March 4, 2021
NHeLP attorney Madeline Morcelle publishes op-ed with Rewire News Group
Madeline MorcelleNHeLP attorney Madeline Morcelle published an op-ed with Rewire News Group on how the Trump-era public charge rule harms…
- 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 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…
- June 19, 2020
HHS Eliminates or Weakens Regulatory Protections Against Discrimination in Health Care
Wayne Turner, Mara Youdelman, and Madeline MorcelleAs part of its ongoing attacks on health care and civil rights, the Trump administration recently finalized drastic changes…
- February 18, 2020
Comments on HHS Proposed Rule on Religiously-Affiliated Providers
Wayne TurnerHHS is attempting to roll back important protections for individuals seeking services from religiously-affiliated providers in a rulemaking it…
- February 12, 2020
DHS’ Final Rule: Impact of Public Charge on Health Care and Benefits
Priscilla HuangOn August 12, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a final rule redefining the term “public charge.”…
- December 19, 2019
NHeLP Comments on HHS License to Discriminate Proposed Rule
Wayne TurnerEarlier this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) granted South Carolina’s federally funded Title IV-E…
- October 18, 2019
Comments on HUD Disparate Impact Rule Changes and the Use of Algorithms
Elizabeth Edwards, David Machledt, and Hannah EichnerIn comments to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), NHeLP expresses strong opposition to the proposed rule…
- September 1, 2019
Declaration of Leighton Ku in La Clínica de la Raza v. Trump
Litigation TeamThis declaration examines the potential effects of the final public charge regulation issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland…
- July 19, 2019
Webinar: Final Conscience Regulation – Does the New HHS Rule Promote Injustice?
Susan Berke FogelOn May 2, 2019, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the final version of its conscience…
- 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…
- 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
Protections for LGBTQ People with Behavioral Health Needs
Abigail CoursolleDespite progress in breaking down discrimination against LGBTQ people seeking access to quality health care, the current administration 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…
- June 4, 2019
Public Comments on Medicaid’s Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) Exclusion
Jennifer LavAs part of Support for Patients and Communities Act of 2018 (Support Act), Congress requested MACPAC submit a report…
- April 29, 2019
Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care
Mara YoudelmanAbout Language Access: With growing concerns about racial, ethnic, and language disparities in health care and the need for…
- 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…
