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.
- August 19, 2021
NHeLP Comments on Office of Minority Health “Request for Information” on Best Practices for Advancing Cultural Competency, Language Access and Sensitivity Toward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Mara YoudelmanNHeLP comments on a request for information from the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH). OMH solicited input on…
- July 15, 2021
Making Sure Medicaid is Ready for Public Health Emergencies
Jane Perkins and Catherine McKeeIn 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic plunged the United States into a public health crisis. This situation was not entirely…
- June 15, 2021
State Approaches to Improving Reproductive and Sexual Health
Priscilla HuangNHeLP conducted a 50-state review of state Medicaid websites of COVID-19 related policies related to reproductive and sexual health…
- June 7, 2021
Medicaid Coverage of Medication Abortion Delivered via Telehealth
Fabiola Carrión, Madeline Morcelle, and Alexis Robles-FradetThe COVID-19 public health emergency has shown the need to increase access to health services through telehealth, including for…
- March 31, 2021
Making “Convenient Care” the Right Care for All: Improving State Oversight of Urgent Care Centers and Retail Health Clinics
Tess Solomon, Kelly Jo Popkin, Amy Chen, Lois Uttley, and Susannah BaruchA growing number of health care consumers are turning to urgent care centers and retail health clinics, which have…
- February 23, 2021
NHeLP Comments to Interim Final Regulations on MOE
Hannah Eichner and Leonardo CuelloNHeLP comments to an Interim Final Regulation opposing HHS's attempt to weaken the Maintenance of Effort requirement protecting Medicaid…
- January 28, 2021
Access to California Children’s Services (CCS) During COVID-19
Skyler Rosellini, Alicia Emanuel, and Alexis Robles-FradetYou can keep getting medically necessary California Children’s Services (CCS) during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). The Department…
- December 23, 2020
Access to Care Through California Children’s Services During COVID-19
Skyler Rosellini, Alicia Emanuel, and Alexis Robles-FradetThis fact sheet discusses access to care through California Children’s Services during COVID-19.
- November 19, 2020
California Policy Needs During COVID and Beyond: Access to Medi-Cal Services
Abigail Coursolle and Héctor Hernández-DelgadoThe COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of creativity and flexibility in delivering critical care when individuals are not…
- November 19, 2020
California Policy Needs During COVID and Beyond: Due Process
Skyler RoselliniMedi-Cal is a lifeline for Californians during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). Among the many crucial benefits of…
- November 10, 2020
California Policy Needs During COVID and Beyond: Reproductive and Sexual Health
Amy ChenCOVID-19 has changed the landscape for reproductive and sexual health care services, delivery, and access. As has been the…
- November 4, 2020
California Policy Needs During COVID and Beyond: Telehealth
Fabiola CarriónAlthough California’s existing policies already enabled the use of telehealth among Medi-Cal beneficiaries, the state (along with the federal…
- July 29, 2020
COVID-19 Litigation Docket
Sarah GrusinThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in rapid and significant changes to the country’s health care system. State Medicaid programs,…
- June 5, 2020
Top Ten List: Maintenance of Effort Requirement Compliance
Hannah EichnerNew federal law provides a significant increase in Medicaid funding for states. In exchange, states must comply with a…
- May 27, 2020
Top Ten List: Reproductive and Sexual Health Care Access in the Time of COVID-19
Madeline Morcelle and Priscilla HuangThe COVID-19 pandemic is exposing and exacerbating pervasive obstacles to sexual health, family planning, prenatal, labor and delivery, postpartum,…
- May 21, 2020
Top Ten List: Transitions in the Medicaid Program in Light of COVID-19
Sarah Somers and Jane PerkinsDuring the emergency triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government has offered states flexibilities to ensure that people…
- May 18, 2020
Medicaid in Transitions — Monitoring COVID-Related Changes in Coverage
Jane Perkins and Sarah SomersAll 50 states and the District of Columbia have made changes to their Medicaid programs in light of the…
- May 18, 2020
Top Ten List: Telehealth Coverage During COVID-19
Fabiola CarriónAs the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated, Medicaid-eligible and other underserved individuals should be able to benefit from telehealth’s promises.…
- May 15, 2020
Top Ten List: Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abigail CoursolleStates can take many actions to protect and increase access to Medicaid health services – including COVID-19 testing and…
- May 14, 2020
Top Ten List: Coverage of COVID Testing and Treatment for Immigrants
Sarah GrusinThe NHeLP Medicaid COVID Top 10 Series provides advocates with a useful tool to guide COVID-related work with Medicaid…