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.
- 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 18, 2014
NHeLP Comments to 2015 Letter to Issuers in FFMs
Andy DiAntonioThese are NHeLP comments to the 2015 Letter to Issuers in a federally-facilitated marketplace. The comment addresses topics such…
- March 6, 2014
NHeLP Amicus Brief in Florida v. HHS
Jane Perkins and Sarah SomersIn the U.S. Supreme Court. Whether the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals properly held that the Medicaid expansion provisions…
- February 18, 2014
Health Advocate: Home and Community Based Settings — A Primer
Elizabeth EdwardsThis issue of the Health Advocate provides an overview of Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS). HCBS programs…
- December 19, 2013
Health Advocate: 2013 Case Round Up – What the Courts Decided This Year
Jane PerkinsNHeLP monthly publication. Volume 20 of the Health Advocate offers NHeLP's annual case round up, highlighting cases that were decided…
- December 13, 2013
NHeLP Matters – December 2013
Andy DiAntonioSummary of the recent accomplishments of NHeLP, including the 24th Annual Health Advocates Conference, Health Reform Implementation and Medicaid…
- December 4, 2013
NHeLP Comments on Information Regarding Nondiscrimination – Section 1557
Mara YoudelmanComment submitted to the HHS in response to the proposed rule issued on April 5, 2013 regarding standards for…
- October 29, 2013
Private Enforcement of the Medicaid Act Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Jane PerkinsThis Issue Brief provides a review on private enforcement of the Medicaid Act through § 1983. The issue brief…
- July 23, 2013
Translation Glossaries
Mara YoudelmanTranslation glossaries identify commonly used terms and would create standardized translations for these terms. This saves money since translation…
- July 23, 2013
Letter to the Sub-Committee on Health on H.R. 358, The Protect Life Act
Andy DiAntonioThis letter expresses NHeLP's strong opposition to "The Protect Life Act" as it would impose dangerous and unprecedented restrictions…
- July 23, 2013
Summary of Cost Sharing Studies Impact on Medicaid Beneficiaries
Andy DiAntonioCost Sharing Studies and the Impact on Medicaid Beneficiaries Cost-sharing has been one of the…
- July 23, 2013
North Carolina Home and Community Based Services Case: L.S., et al. v. Delia, e
External Source and Andy DiAntonioIN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN DIVISION L.S., a minor child,…
- July 23, 2013
LCCR Comments on Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program–Stage 2 Proposed Rule
Deborah Reid and Mara Youdelman�These comments from NHeLP and the Leadership Council address CMS' program to pay incentives for Medicaid and Medicare providers…
- July 23, 2013
D.C. Medicaid prescription drug denials case: NB v. District of Columbia
External Source and Andy DiAntonioUnited States Court of Appeals For the District of Columbia Circuit Argued April 16, 2012 Decided June 8, 2012 …
- July 23, 2013
Issue Brief: Update on Section 1983 Enforcement of the Medicaid Act
Jane PerkinsThis issue brief discusses recent trends affecting private enforcement of the Medicaid Act in federal court, focusing on 42…
- July 23, 2013
Text of Orange County, North Carolina Resolution Calling for Recognition of Hea
External Source - July 23, 2013
Press Release: Health Care Reform Must Meet Human Rights Standards: 10 Principl
Andy DiAntonioThis press release announces NHeLP's position that health care reform must meet human rights standards, including 10 principles for…
- July 23, 2013
10 Health Care Financing Principles to Ensure Universality, Equity, and Account
External SourceThis brief by NHeLP and the National Economic & Social Rights Initiative outlines key principles--based on health as a…
