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 9, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Medi-Cal Affordability
Andy DiAntonioCalifornia's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, promotes ensuring low-income residents and those mired in poverty are able to access quality health…
- February 27, 2017
Indiana Medicaid Demonstration Raises Concerns
David MachledtIndiana expanded Medicaid through a demonstration waiver that some have lauded as a "potential model" for other states interested…
- December 19, 2016
Protect Medicaid Funding: Affordability, Issue 5 (Updated Feb. 2017)
David MachledtThis fifth issue in NHeLP's Protect Medicaid Funding series examines how critical Medicaid is to helping low-income individuals and…
- October 4, 2016
Issue Brief: A Primer on Reference Pricing & VBID
David MachledtCost sharing is too often a tool that prevents low-income individuals from being able to access quality and timely…
- September 23, 2016
Health Advocate: States Expand Coverage of Contraception
Andy DiAntonioStates are taking the initiative to bolster federal health care policy intended to provide comprehensive contraceptive coverage, Staff Attorney…
- April 26, 2016
Covered California: 2016 Benefit Designs: Cost Sharing for Prescription Drugs & Tiered Network Designs
Abbi Coursolle, Kim Lewis, and Andy DiAntonioRecommendations concerning the changes the California Covered Board will contemplate at its Board meeting this month regarding the 2016…
- March 24, 2016
Amicus Brief: California v. Trump
Andy DiAntonioThe National Health Law Program (NHeLP) filed on October 21, a "friend of the court" brief in federal court…
- March 30, 2015
Ensuring a Strong Safety Net For the Remaining Uninsured
Andy DiAntonioAdvocacy is needed to ensure that remaining uninsured Californians have access to their county safety net programs, and that…
- March 6, 2015
Fact Sheet: Medicaid Managed Care Litigation
Sarah SomersThis fact sheet describes recent trends in litigation related to Medicaid managed care, highlighting selected cases. It also includes…
- March 4, 2015
Key Takeaways for Medicaid Health Expense Accounts
David MachledtStates reluctant to accept federal funds for the Affordable Care Act's adult Medicaid expansion have proposed health expense accounts…
- March 4, 2015
Q&A: Health Expense Accounts in Medicaid
David Machledt and Jane PerkinsIn considering whether to accept federal funds for the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) adult Medicaid expansion, several states have…
- January 14, 2015
Health Advocate: Our New Year’s Resolutions
Susan Berke Fogel, Jane Perkins, and Mara YoudelmanThis edition of the Health Advocate previews what is ahead in the coming months including the continuing theme of Medicaid…
- December 23, 2014
NHeLP Comments Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters
Andy DiAntonioThe document includes NHeLP's comments to a proposed regulation from HHS, titled "Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters." The…
- 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 30, 2014
Medicaid and Medicare: Aging, Access and Affordability
David MachledtAffordability is a cornerstone of any efficient and effective health care system. Discussions of healthcare affordability often center on…
- October 27, 2014
NHeLP Comments on Amendments to Arkansas’s Health Care Independence Program
David MachledtArkansas recently proposed amendments to its premium assistance Medicaid expansion demonstration, the Health Care Independence Program. These are NHeLP's…
- October 27, 2014
Reducing Medicaid Emergency Department Use: Increase Accessibility, Not Copays
David MachledtEmergency department care, one of the most frequently cited drivers of health care costs, has become a major target…
- September 30, 2014
Lessons from CA: Contraceptive Coverage
Andy DiAntonioIn this month's Lessons from California, we highlight landmark legislation, the Contraceptive Coverage Equity Act (SB 1053, Mitchell), the…
- September 29, 2014
Q&A on the ACA’s Contraceptive Coverage Requirement
Andy DiAntonioThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires many health insurance plans to provide coverage for certain preventive health services, including…
