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 16, 2014
NHeLP Comments to Health Indiana 1115 Demonstrations
Andy DiAntonioThese NHeLP comments to the State of Indiana address numerous legal problems with the states two proposed section 1115…
- May 30, 2014
Don’t Deny the Gap
Andy DiAntonioMyths and Facts on Medicaid Expansion This blog post by the Utah Health Policy Project can serve as a…
- May 30, 2014
Lessons from CA: Delaying 2014 Renewals for Medi-Cal Enrollees
Andy DiAntonioIn June, current enrollees of California's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, will be asked to complete a new renewal process and…
- April 10, 2014
NHeLP Comments to Health Pennsylvania 1115 Proposal
Andy DiAntonioThe Pennsylvania 1115 Medicaid proposal is an extremely dangerous one. Under the guise of expanding Medicaid it would enact…
- April 3, 2014
Fact Sheet: Medicaid EPSDT Case Trends and Docket
Jane PerkinsThe Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) provisions are among the most specific in the Medicaid Act.…
- March 25, 2014
Medicaid Premiums and Cost Sharing
David Machledt and Jane PerkinsThis brief reviews the literature on the impact of premiums and cost sharing on enrollment, service utilization, and health…
- 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
Health Advocate: Medicaid Expansion and Premium Assistance
Andy DiAntonioThis issue of the Health Advocate covers how states are implementing the Medicaid expansion authorized by the ACA using…
- February 27, 2014
Overview of CMS Guidance: Application of Estate Recovery and Other §1917 Provisions to MAGI Individuals
Michelle LilienfeldOn February 21st, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a State Medicaid Directors Letter (SMDL)…
- 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…
- November 13, 2013
Q&A: The State of Medicaid Due Process
Sarah SomersQ&A: The State of Medicaid Due Process: On March 14, 2013, the National Disability Rights Network held a webinar, The…
- October 31, 2013
Advocate’s Guide to the Medicaid Program
Jane Perkins, Sarah Somers, Kimberly Lewis, and Corey DavisSince 1986, the Advocate's Guide to the Medicaid Program has been the leading authoritative reference on Medicaid for a…
- October 30, 2013
NHeLP Comments to Arkansas Medicaid Rules
Leo Cuello and Jane PerkinsThe letter contains NHeLP comments to the state of Arkansas regarding proposed rules for the Arkansas Medicaid program. The…
- 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…
- October 8, 2013
Continuity of Care in Medi-Cal
Andy DiAntonioContinuity of Care is critical to the successful transition of Medi-Cal beneficiaries moving from fee-for-service Medi-Cal into a managed…
- October 3, 2013
Iowa Medicaid Expansion 1115 Comments
Leo Cuello and Jane PerkinsThese are comments to two section 1115 applications submitted by Iowa to implement Medicaid Expansion. Iowa's applications include numerous…
- September 20, 2013
Network Adequacy in Medicaid Managed Care
Andy DiAntonioAs Medicaid managed care expands to include more beneficiaries, and especially those with special health care needs, strong legal protections…
- August 29, 2013
Webinar: Medicaid Cost-Sharing
David Machledt and Jane PerkinsNational Health Law Program Legal Director Jane Perkins and Senior Policy Analyst David Machledt discuss cost-sharing, the portions of…
- July 24, 2013
Optimizing Federal Medicaid Revenue, A Primer
Andy DiAntonioThis paper provides technical information on how a state can transform its Medicaid program from a budget problem into…
