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 12, 2024
DOJ and OCR Complaints: Complaints Filed Against Medicaid Programs in DC and Texas
Elizabeth Edwards, Jane Perkins, and Litigation TeamThe National Health Law Program (NHeLP), together with Disability Rights DC at University Legal Services (DRDC) and Disability Rights…
- March 8, 2024
NHeLP’s Framing and Language in the Doula Medicaid Project
Michelle YiuIn recent years, NHeLP has encountered discussions regarding the problematic etymology of the term “doula” as associated with slavery.…
- February 21, 2024
Testimony to Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Health Care: Promise and Pitfalls
Elizabeth EdwardsNHeLP submitted written testimony to the February 8, 2024 Senate Finance Committee meeting on AI and health care that…
- February 12, 2024
Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding: Messaging and Outreach Resources
Michelle YiuState Medicaid agencies are beginning to unwind the Medicaid continuous coverage provisions enacted in early 2020 to adapt to…
- February 7, 2024
AMICUS: Planned Parenthood of Montana v. Montana, Supreme Court of the State of Montana
Catherine McKeeIn 2023, Montana imposed severe restrictions on coverage of abortion services for individuals enrolled in Medicaid. Reproductive health providers…
- February 2, 2024
Case Update: Supplemental Complaint file in Rose v. Becerra
Jane Perkins and Catherine McKeeThis case update focuses on Rose v. Becerra, which challenges approval of a Section 1115 Medicaid project in Indiana.…
- December 6, 2023
Unwinding Call Center Data Shows Ongoing Problems
Michelle Yiu and Elizabeth EdwardsIn August 2023, CMS issued letters to states regarding unwinding data metrics as of May 2023, including data on…
- November 22, 2023
U.S. v. Florida Case Explainer
Arielle Linsey and Jane PerkinsOn July 14, 2023, the Southern District of Florida issued a significant decision in United States v. Florida, a…
- November 21, 2023
AMICUS: U.S. v. Florida, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jane PerkinsNHeLP and the amici are pediatric experts and medical associations, a national philanthropic organization committed to advancing health equity,…
- September 12, 2023
Medicaid Eligibility in a Time Warp: “Beam Me Up, Scotty-I Think I’ve Been Pickled”
Gordon BonnymanArchival article about the Pickle Amendment by Gordon Bonnyman, Staff Attorney and Co-Founder of the Tennessee Justice Center. This…
- August 24, 2023
Medicaid Enrollees Challenge Florida’s Failure to Provide Due Process During Unwinding
Miriam Delaney Heard, Sarah Grusin, and Amanda AveryThe National Health Law Program and Florida Health Justice Project filed a lawsuit challenging Florida's unlawful termination of enrollees…
- August 22, 2023
LGBTQ+ Unwinding Fact Sheets for Medi-Cal and Medicaid
Skyler Rosellini and Michelle YiuIn partnership with Equality California and its affiliate Silver State Equality, the National Health Law Program created two fact…
- August 11, 2023
Medicaid Eligibility Call Centers: Questions for LEP & Disability Access
Elizabeth Edwards and Mara YoudelmanCall centers are often the primary way that Medicaid enrollees interact with the Medicaid agency. During the unwinding of…
- August 1, 2023
Case Explainer: Health & Hospital System of Marion Co., Indiana v. Talevski
Jane PerkinsIn Health and Hospital System of Marion County, Indiana v. Talevski, the Supreme Court addressed whether provisions of federal…
- May 30, 2023
Trends in State Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding Plans
Cassandra LaRoseAs part of the Medicaid continuous coverage unwinding, states were required to create plans to describe how they will…
- May 16, 2023
Helping Those on HCBS Waiting Lists: Positive Impacts of the ACA
Elizabeth Edwards, Dania Douglas, and Michelle YiuExpanded services and coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its Medicaid expansion provide states opportunities to decrease…
- May 15, 2023
“Unfit” to work? How Medicaid Work Requirements Hurt People with Disabilities
David MachledtNew proposals to impose harsh work requirements in the Medicaid program will cause people with disabilities to lose Medicaid…
- May 10, 2023
How Funding and Eligibility Cuts to Medicaid Harm Response Efforts to Public Health Crises (Updated May 2023)
Michelle YiuCongressional Republican leadership is considering funding and eligibility cuts to Medicaid, such as work requirements, block grants, and per…
- May 2, 2023
Protect Medicaid Funding Issue #12: LGBTQI+ People
Charly Gilfoil and Michelle YiuAs part of our Protect Medicaid Funding series, NHeLP provides succinct analysis of the policy proposals that if enacted…
- April 26, 2023
Top 10 Reasons Why Speaker McCarthy’s Work Requirements Are Bad for Medicaid
Mara Youdelman and David MachledtHouse of Representatives Speaker McCarthy recently released his long-awaited bill to address the debt ceiling. As expected, he included…