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.
- August 12, 2026
State Law Alternatives for Medicaid Enforcement: Issue Brief 3 – State Constitutional Claims
Steven SchmidtThis issue brief examines State Constitutional Claims and how they may be used to enforce and improve access to…
- July 21, 2026
NHeLP Comments on Medicaid Managed Care State Directed Payments and Fee-for-Service Targeted Payments Proposed Rule
Geraldine Doetzer, Jennifer Lav, and Christina PiecoraNHeLP submitted comments opposing this proposed rule, which would substantially restrict access to care for Medicaid beneficiaries by reducing…
- March 16, 2026
NHeLP and Advocacy Partners Oppose In Home Supportive Services Cuts
Elizabeth Zirker and National Health Law Program (NHeLP)NHeLP, along with our advocacy partners Justice in Aging, Disability Rights California, Disability Rights and Education Defense Fund, Bet…
- March 5, 2026
NHeLP Comments on Florida 1115 Waiver Request – IMD Exclusion
Jennifer LavComments from the National Health Law Program opposing Florida’s request for federal funding of mental health and SUD services…
- March 3, 2026
Medi-Cal Housing Supports
Jasmine Young, Carly Myers, and Abigail CoursolleMedi-Cal covers four housing-related Community Supports for eligible individuals who are enrolled in a managed care plan. This fact…
- February 13, 2026
New Fixed Home Equity Caps and Retroactive Coverage Limitations Will Limit Access to Long Term Care
Elizabeth Zirker, Jennifer Lav, and Brit VannemanThis fact sheet outlines two changes from the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," that will impact people with disabilities’…
- January 20, 2026
NHeLP Comments on 2025 Proposed Section 504 changes
Jennifer Lav, Abigail Coursolle, and Carly MyersNHeLP comments strongly opposing HHS' proposal to exclude gender dysphoria from the definition of disability, because it is inconsistent…
- December 22, 2025
Prohibited Discrimination under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act
Dylan de Kervor and Mara YoudelmanSection 1557 generally prohibits different treatment (also referred to as “intentional discrimination”) and discriminatory effects (also referred to as…
- December 17, 2025
A Quick and Easy Method of Screening for Medicaid Eligibility under the Pickle Amendment: 2026 Update
Jennifer Lav and Jules LutabaWith help from Gordon Bonnyman from the Tennessee Justice Center, National Health Law Program provides the 2026 updated “A…
- December 3, 2025
Checking All the Boxes: A Survey of Medical Frailty Definitions in Alternative Benefit Plans and Section 1115 Work Requirements Demonstrations
Shandra HartlyIndividuals who are considered medically frail have traditionally been subject to different eligibility and coverage rules in the Medicaid…
- November 19, 2025
OBBBA Harms People with Disabilities: Limits on State Directed Payments
Brit Vanneman, Elizabeth Zirker, and Geraldine DoetzerThe One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) includes many provisions that will harm people with disabilities. In this brief,…
- October 30, 2025
Webinar – The Impact of OBBBA on People with Disabilities
Jennifer Lav, Brit Vanneman, and Elizabeth ZirkerThis webinar discusses the impact of OBBBA on people with disabilities, including: Work requirement exemptions and compliance for people…
- May 16, 2025
Top 10 Ways the House Republicans’ Reconciliation Bill Will Harm People with Disabilities
Brit Vanneman, Shandra Hartly, Dania Douglas, and Cat Duffy*This article discusses the GOP reconciliation package, officially called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and its implications for…
- April 16, 2025
Cuts to Medicaid Expansion Harm People with Mental Health Disabilities
Brit Vanneman*This article discusses the GOP reconciliation package, officially called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and its implications for…
- February 6, 2025
Protect Medi-Cal Funding 2025 series
Kimberly Lewis, Skyler Rosellini, Abigail Coursolle, Jules Lutaba, Jasmine Young, Fabiola De Liban, Amy Chen, Alicia Emanuel, Carly Myers, Alexis Robles-Fradet, and Héctor Hernández-DelgadoCalifornia’s Medicaid program (Medi-Cal) provides a critical investment in the health of Californians. Medi-Cal coverage and services are tailored…
- January 15, 2025
Why Medicaid is Important: EPSDT and Services for Children and Youth with Disabilities
Shandra HartlyMedicaid services are vitally important for children and youth with disabilities. Through benefits like the Early and Periodic Screening,…
- December 13, 2024
Know Your Appeal Rights for the California Children’s Services Program
Skyler Rosellini, Alexis Robles-Fradet, and Kimberly LewisThe CCS Program can often be challenging to navigate for families with children with complex health needs. CCS children…
- December 2, 2024
Antidiscrimination Protections for People with Disabilities: 2024 Health Care Regulatory Updates
Dania DouglasIn the spring of 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) updated two rules implementing Section…
- November 25, 2024
Improving HCBS Waivers through Public Comment
Elizabeth Edwards and David MachledtThis webinar trains advocates how to navigate, analyze, and comment on 1915(c) waivers, the most common form of Medicaid…
- October 1, 2024
[Webinar] Sizzling Topics in Litigating Medicaid/ADA Cases
Jane Perkins and Geron GaddThis webinar focuses on some of the major issues arising in Medicaid/ADA litigation--some new issues and some old issues…
