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.
- July 23, 2013
Q & A: Publicly Available Data in Medicaid Managed Care
Jane Perkins�This Q&A discusses accountability and stewardship standards in managed care, particularly public reporting requirements for states and managed care…
- July 23, 2013
Disparities Toolkit for Collecting Patient Race, Ethnicity, and Primary Languag
External SourceWelcome The Health Research and Educational Trust Disparities Toolkit team is proud to release this…
- July 23, 2013
Q & A: Fee Waivers for Freedom of Information Act Processing (Sept. ’08)
Jane PerkinsThis Q&A discusses the processing fees for FOIA requests as well as the various exceptions.
- July 23, 2013
NHeLP’s Health Reform Advocacy Webinar Series
dfitzgeraldA series of eight webinars covering Medicaid expansion, home and community-based care options, and PPACA.
- July 23, 2013
Analysis of State Pharmacy Laws: Impact of State Pharmacy Laws on the Provision
Mara YoudelmanThis analysis outlines federal requirements for providing language services to limted Englihs proficient (LEP) patients and provides a 50-state…
- July 23, 2013
The High Costs of Language Barriers in Medical Malpractice
Mara YoudelmanA report detailing the malpractice and negligence implications of failing to provide competent interpreters to limited English proficient (LEP)…
- July 23, 2013
Language Access in Health Care Statement of Principles Explanatory Guide (updated)
Mara YoudelmanThe statement of principles from a national coalition working to improve language services for limited English proficient (LEP) individuals…
- July 23, 2013
New Mexico Medicaid Managed Care Quality Reports
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- July 23, 2013
Medicaid Managed Care Quality: HEDIS Measure Comparisons for Five States
dfitzgeraldThis paper describes HEDIS quality measures and provides analysis of Medicaid managed care quality using these measures in five…
- July 23, 2013
Medicaid Sunshine and Accountability: Listing of Requirements for Information
dfitzgeraldThis paper describes requirements on managed care organizations (MCO) regarding information collection and reporting.
- July 23, 2013
Report: The Pursuit of Medicaid Managed Care Quality Information in Six States
dfitzgeraldThis report describes reporting requirements related to quality and transparency for managed care entities, focusing on six states--Connecticut, Virginia,…
- July 23, 2013
Medicaid Managed Care Monitoring Tool 1: Client Questionnaire
dfitzgeraldAlong with Legal Services of Southern Piedmont, the National Health Law Program drafted this Medicaid managed care questionnaire. We…
- July 23, 2013
NHeLP Comments: Medicare + Choice Interim Final Regulations Pertaining to Repro
dfitzgeraldNHeLP's comments on the Medicare + Choice Interim Final Regulations, focused on reproductive health and advance directives, urge for…
- July 23, 2013
Part 438, Subpart C _ Enrollee Rights and Protections, Final Medicaid Managed C
External SourceThis final rules describes the requirements on managed care plans related to enrollee rights and protections.
- July 23, 2013
51-State Survey of Assessment of State Laws, Regulations and Practices Affecting the Collection and Reporting of Racial and Ethnic Data by Health Insurers and Managed Care Plans
dfitzgerald51-State Survey of Assessment of State Laws, Regulations and Practices Affecting the Collection and Reporting of Racial and Ethnic…
- July 23, 2013
Racial, Ethnic, and Primary Language Data Collection in the Health Care System:
Mara YoudelmanAn overview of federal statutes, regulations and policies regarding the collection of race, ethnicity and language access.
- July 23, 2013
GAO Report on 1115 Waivers
External SourceThis GAO report discusses the role and ability of HHS to effectively monitor, review, approve, and seek public input…
- April 15, 2013
ARRA and Medicaid Changes complied by NHeLP
dfitzgeraldOn February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Pub.…