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 26, 2017
Top 10 Threats to Women’s Reproductive Health Under the Senate’s ACA Repeal Bill
Amy ChenThe Senate bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and radically slash Medicaid funding poses serious threats the…
- June 26, 2017
Top 10 Changes to Medicaid Under Senate’s ACA Repeal Bill (Updated)
Kim Lewis and Mara YoudelmanSenate leadership on July 13 announced its "draft discussion" bill providing slight revisions to its so-called "Better Care Reconciliation…
- June 22, 2017
Innovative Solutions for Medicaid
Andy DiAntonioProposals in Congress to impose per capita caps on Medicaid would greatly hobble states efforts to provide health care…
- June 22, 2017
How Per Capita Caps Harm the Prevention and Treatment of New Viruses
Andy DiAntonioIf Congress enacts a per capita cap on Medicaid, states will have fewer resources to prevent and treat the…
- June 22, 2017
Medicaid Per Capita Caps: A Cut in Sheep’s Clothing
Jennifer LavFor more than 50 years, Medicaid has efficiently provided health care to low income individuals and families through a…
- June 19, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Health Disparities
Fabiola De LibanCalifornia's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, is critical to addressing health disparities, providing health care coverage to people of color to…
- June 13, 2017
Evaluating Functional Assessments for Older Adults
David MachledtState Medicaid agencies and their contractors rely on functional assessment tools to make coverage and eligibility decisions for long-term…
- June 9, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Medi-Cal Affordability
Andy DiAntonioCalifornia's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, promotes ensuring low-income residents and those mired in poverty are able to access quality health…
- June 1, 2017
Medicaid Caps and the Opioid Epidemic
Andy DiAntonioMedicaid is the largest source of health care coverage for individuals with substance use disorders, NHeLP Staff Attorney Héctor Hernández-Delgado writes…
- May 31, 2017
Threats to Women’s Reproductive Health Under the American Health Care Act (AHCA)
Amy ChenThe so-called American Health Care Act (AHCA), pending in the U.S. Senate, would repeal progressive health care reforms brought…
- May 25, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Older Adults, and Individuals with Disabilities
Andy DiAntonioCalifornia's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, is vital to the health of millions of older adults and individuals with disabilities in…
- May 19, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Women’s Health in California
Amy ChenCalifornia's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, is vital to the health of millions of women in the state, providing access to…
- May 12, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Children’s Health in California
Alicia EmanuelIn the first of a 12-part "Protect Medi-Cal Funding," series, NHeLP Staff Attorney Alicia Kauk details the importance of…
- April 29, 2017
Quick Review: Transparency, Opportunity for Comment
Jane Perkins, Mara Youdelman, and Catherine McKeeA Quick Review of transparency and opportunity for public comment in requests for Section 1115 Waivers. In this brief…
- April 21, 2017
Sec. 1115 Waiver Requests: Transparency & Opportunity for Public Comment
Jane Perkins and Catherine McKeeWith HHS Secretary Tom Price open to Section 1115 waivers in Medicaid that could include work requirements, state health…
- April 16, 2017
How Medicaid Expansion Benefits Maternal and Child Health
Amy ChenThe expansion of Medicaid pursuant to the Affordable Care Act has improved "maternal and child health by providing a…
- April 4, 2017
Waivers of Medicaid Requirements – A Quick Review
Jane Perkins and Mara YoudelmanIn a companion piece to Background to Medicaid and Section 1115 of the Social Security Act, Legal Director Jane…
- April 3, 2017
Background to Medicaid and Section 1115 of the Social Security Act
Jane PerkinsHealth and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price has signaled a willingness to allow states to reshape their Medicaid…
- March 31, 2017
Lessons from California
Andy DiAntonioThe House Republicans' "American Health Care Act" would have harmed California disproportionately, NHeLP Staff Attorney Alicia Kauk writes in…
- March 23, 2017
AHCA’s Block Grant Option and EPSDT
Jane Perkins and Mara YoudelmanIn an effort to win passage of the so-called American Health Care Act (AHCA), House Republicans continue to add…
