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.
- January 13, 2015
Amicus brief of the National Health Law Program in Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center
Andy DiAntonioAmicus brief by NHeLP and advocates supporting the respondents and arguing that the history and purpose of the Medicaid…
- January 9, 2015
Letter to HHS Office of Civil Rights on pending HIV discrimination complaint
Jane Perkins and Wayne TurnerThe National Health Law Program and The AIDS Institute (TAI) sent the attached letter to the HHS Office of…
- December 16, 2014
Health Advocate: 2014 Litigation Round Up
Jane PerkinsMore than four years since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law have passed, and yet litigation over…
- December 11, 2014
NHeLP Matters – December 2014
Andy DiAntonioWelcome to the year's final edition of NHeLP Matters. In the past 12 months, we have fought for the…
- October 22, 2014
NHeLP Comments on Proposed Rulemaking for Coverage of Certain Services Under ACA
Deborah Reid and Andy DiAntonioNHeLP is pleased to offer these comments on the proposed rule for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the…
- October 21, 2014
Issue Brief: Hearing Services for Children on Medicaid
Jane Perkins and Catherine McKeeHearing loss affects many low-income children in the United States. Despite the proliferation of hospital-based newborn hearing screening programs,…
- September 25, 2014
NHeLP Matters – September 2014
Andy DiAntonioSummary of the recent accomplishments of NHeLP, including protecting the ability of Tennesseans to access the health care they…
- September 17, 2014
Medicaid Managed Care Model Provisions, Issue 4
Mara Youdelman and Elizabeth EdwardsOur new Medicaid Managed Care Model Provisions Series features our set of modernized model federal regulations. Each issue provides…
- September 17, 2014
Medicaid Managed Care Model Provisions, Issue 3
Abbi Coursolle and Andy DiAntonioOur new Medicaid Managed Care Model Provisions Series features our set of modernized model federal regulations. Each issue provides…
- September 17, 2014
Medicaid Managed Care Model Provisions, Issue 2
Andy DiAntonioOur new Medicaid Managed Care Model Provisions Series features our set of modernized model federal regulations. Each issue provides…
- September 16, 2014
Medicaid Managed Care Model Provisions, Issue 1
Sarah SomersOur new Medicaid Managed Care Model Provisions Series features our set of modernized model federal regulations. Each issue breaks…
- September 3, 2014
Class Certification Order: Wilson v. Gordon (M.D. Tenn)
Andy DiAntonioPlaintiffs bring this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the Defendants, who…
- September 3, 2014
Preliminary Injunction Order: Wilson v. Gordon (M.D. Tenn)
Andy DiAntonioPreliminary injunction order in Wilson v. Gordon (M.D. Tenn). The eleven named Plaintiffs have brought this action under 42 U.S.C.…
- June 27, 2014
Q&A Deference
Andy DiAntonioAdvocates may wish to argue that courts should defer to agency interpretations in proposed, but not final, regulation. This…
- June 18, 2014
NHeLP Matters – June 2014
Andy DiAntonioSummary of the recent accomplishments of NHeLP, including protecting informed consent, stopping discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS and fighting…
- May 30, 2014
Lessons from CA: Delaying 2014 Renewals for Medi-Cal Enrollees
Andy DiAntonioIn June, current enrollees of California's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, will be asked to complete a new renewal process and…
- May 28, 2014
NHeLP and The AIDS Institute Complaint to HHS Re HIV/AIDS Discrimination by FL
Jane Perkins and Wayne TurnerComplaint to the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS OCR) requesting…
- April 21, 2014
NHeLP Amicus Brief in Domino’s Farms v. HHS
Andy DiAntonioThe amici curiae are National Health Law Program, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Asian Pacific American Legal…
- 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.…
