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.
- April 20, 2023
The Faces of Medicaid Expansion: Filling Gaps in Coverage
David MachledtThis updated paper examines the demographics of the Medicaid expansion population and provides insights into how expansion has impacted…
- April 17, 2023
“What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid?” Series
National Health Law Program (NHeLP)Congressional Republican leadership is considering policies that would cut funding for Medicaid as part of the debt ceiling negotiation.…
- April 17, 2023
What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid? — Affordability
David MachledtThe foundation of accessible health care is affordability. High premiums prevent people from getting insurance, increase uncompensated care in…
- April 17, 2023
What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid? — Consumer Protections and Due Process
Kimberly Lewis, Wayne Turner, and Skyler RoselliniTo ensure that Medicaid beneficiaries have complete access to quality health care, Medicaid provides important consumer protections and due…
- April 17, 2023
What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid? Services
Wayne Turner, Catherine McKee, Amy Chen, Abigail Coursolle, Jasmine Young, and Héctor Hernández-DelgadoMedicaid offers myriad optional services and benefits that states can cover, as well as a minimum baseline of services…
- April 17, 2023
What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid? Access
Abigail Coursolle, Wayne Turner, David Machledt, and Carly MyersMedicaid is designed to include many protections that ensure that beneficiaries get more than a coverage card. Medicaid ensures…
- April 17, 2023
What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid?
Wayne TurnerWith the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, and the implementation of Medicaid expansions and Marketplaces…
- March 17, 2023
Evaluating Medicaid Block Grants & Per Capita Caps (Updated 2023)
Mara YoudelmanAs the debt ceiling debate moves forward in Congress, we expect Republican proposals to dramatically limit the funding structure…
- March 17, 2023
Per Capita Caps vs. Block Grants in Medicaid (Updated 2023)
Mara YoudelmanWhat is the difference between per capita caps and block grants in Medicaid? Both are tools long championed by…
- March 17, 2023
Fact Sheet: What is a Per Capita Cap? (Updated 2023)
Mara YoudelmanThe current Congressional debt ceiling debate is likely to revive Republican efforts to restrict Medicaid funding. One proposal would…
- March 16, 2023
Protect Medicaid Funding series
Michelle Yiu, Emma Parker-Newton, David Machledt, Amy Chen, Madeline Morcelle, Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Catherine McKee, Mara Youdelman, Wayne Turner, Dania Douglas, and Charly GilfoilIn an updated series of fact sheets called Protect Medicaid Funding, NHeLP provides succinct analysis of the policy proposals…
- November 1, 2022
Joint comment letter: Temporary Increase in Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) in Response to the COVID–19 Public Health Emergency (PHE); Reopening of Public Comment Period
Miriam Delaney Heard and Wayne TurnerIn the last days of the Trump administration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized an Interim…
- May 2, 2022
NHeLP Comments on CMS Request for Information on Access to Coverage and Care in Medicaid & CHIP
Charly Gilfoil, Cat Duffy, Abigail Coursolle, Mara Youdelman, Wayne Turner, Jennifer Lav, Elizabeth Edwards, and David MachledtThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) to develop and implement a…
- April 14, 2022
NHeLP comments on Oregon’s application for renewal of the Oregon Health Plan § 1115(a) Demonstration Waiver for 2022-2027
Sarah Somers and Wayne TurnerIn public comments, NHeLP expresses support for Oregon's decision to abandon its waiver of EPSDT. However, NHeLP strongly opposes…
- February 25, 2022
Fact Sheet: Private Enforcement of the Medicaid Act Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Jane PerkinsThis Fact Sheet provides an overview of the history of private enforcement of the Medicaid Act pursuant to 42…
- January 6, 2022
Section 1115 Waivers: Stop the Ten-Year Approvals
Catherine McKee and Jane PerkinsIn 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a policy announcing its intent to “approve the extension…
- December 16, 2021
NHeLP Comments on HHS SUNSET Repeal Rule
Dania Douglas and Wayne TurnerIn the HHS SUNSET final rule, HHS sought to retroactively impose a mandatory expiration date on an estimated 18,000…
- November 22, 2021
NHeLP Comments on Repeal of the “Good Guidance” Rule
Wayne Turner and Dania DouglasGuidance documents are a valuable tool that allows agencies to clarify policy issues and explain ambiguities raised by the…
- November 11, 2021
Comments: Arkansas Health and Opportuinty for Me (ARHOME) Demonstration Application
Catherine McKee, Jane Perkins, Elizabeth Edwards, and David MachledtIn comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, NHeLP explains that the ARHOME project raises serious legal…
- November 3, 2021
Support for the Historic Momnibus & Postpartum Medicaid Investments in the Build Back Better Act
Elizabeth G. TaylorThe National Health Law Program joined dozens of organizations calling on Congress to include strong maternal health provisions in…