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.
- January 15, 2019
Amended Complaint in Stewart v. Azar
Jane Perkins and Catherine McKeeThe National Health Law Program, Kentucky Equal Justice Center and the Southern Poverty Law Center filed an amended complaint…
- October 26, 2018
Comments to HHS on Michigan 1115 Waiver Project
Jane PerkinsIn comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Law Program urges the department…
- August 10, 2018
Fact Sheet: Medicaid Demonstration Waivers & Reproductive Justice
Priscilla Huang, Candace Gibson, and dfitzgeraldMedicaid is an important lifeline for the 25 million women enrolled in the program. Women of color, women with…
- July 25, 2018
Flack v. Wisconsin Department of Health Services Preliminary Injunction Decision
dfitzgeraldThe U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting Wisconsin health officials from…
- July 6, 2018
Groups Urge CMS Action on Kentucky’s Cuts to Medicaid Services
Jane PerkinsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) should reject the Kentucky governor's "Alternative Benefit Plan (ABP) State Plan Amendment…
- June 13, 2018
Fast Facts: Stewart v. Azar Oral Argument
Jane Perkins and Mara YoudelmanWhat you need to know about June 15 oral argument in the federal class action lawsuit from Kentuckians challenging…
- May 25, 2018
NHeLP Urges HHS to Reject Plan to Weaken Medicaid Equal Access Provisions
dfitzgeraldNational Health Law Program in comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services urges the rejection of…
- May 24, 2018
Groups File Class Action Against Calif. Over Care of Children with Disabilities
Sarah SomersRepresenting children with disabilities, Disability Rights California, National Health Law Program and Western Center for Law and Poverty today…
- May 22, 2018
National Health Law Program Urges HHS to Reject Arizona’s Retroactive Waiver
Jane PerkinsNational Health Law Program urges the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary to reject a Sec. 1115…
- May 15, 2018
Stewart v. Azar: Plaintiffs Reply to Government Motions to Dismiss
Jane PerkinsThe Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has maintained in Stewart v. Azar that nothing…
- April 30, 2018
Flack v. Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Abbi Coursolle and Catherine McKeeTwo transgender Wisconsin residents filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin challenging…
- April 24, 2018
National Health Law Program Urges HHS to Reject Arizona’s Medicaid Waiver Plan
Jane PerkinsIn comments to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), the National Health Law Program explains why…
- April 11, 2018
Leading Health Law Scholars Urge Court to Reject KY Medicaid Waiver Project
Jane PerkinsA group of the nation's leading health law scholars is urging the U.S. District Court for the District of…
- April 11, 2018
Disability, Senior Rights Groups Urge Court to Reject KY Medicaid Waiver Project
dfitzgeraldJustice In Aging, AARP Foundation, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund urge the…
- April 10, 2018
NHeLP Comments to HHS on Mississippi Waiver
dfitzgeraldIn comments to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), the National Health Law Program urges the…
- April 10, 2018
NHeLP Comments to HHS on New Mexico Waiver
David MachledtIn comments to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), the National Health Law Program urges the…
- April 1, 2018
Stewart v. Azar, Summary Judgement Motion in HHS KY Medicaid Waiver Case
Jane PerkinsThe Trump administration's approval of Kentucky's Medicaid waiver project with its onerous work requirements and other legally suspect obstacles…
- March 19, 2018
NHeLP Comments to HHS on Kansas’ Sec. 1115 Medicaid Waiver Project
Jane PerkinsIn comments to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), National Health Law Program urges the Secretary…
- March 17, 2018
NHeLP Comments to HHS on N.C.’s Amended Sec. 1115 Waiver Project
Jane PerkinsIn comments to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), National Health Law Program urges the Secretary…
- March 8, 2018
Arkansas Waiver Program and Its Adverse Impact on Reproductive Health Services
Candace Gibson and Rachel HoltzmanWork requirement programs in Medicaid are not only legally suspect, but they are nonsensical, undermining the intent of Medicaid…