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.
- July 23, 2013
Q & A: Significant ADA Case: Crabtree v. Goetz
Sarah SomersQ & A Significant ADA Case: Crabtree v. Goetz (M.D. Tenn.) Produced by Sarah Somers …
- July 23, 2013
HIV Health Care Access Working Group: 2009 Health Care Reform Principles
External SourceHIV Health Care Access Working Group 2009 Health Care Reform Principles Our government is seriously considering…
- July 23, 2013
Medicaid Managed Care Contracts: An Advocacy Checklist for People with Disabili
Andy DiAntonioMedicaid Managed Care Contracts: An Advocacy Checklist for People with Disabilities The managed care contracts between the state Medicaid…
- July 23, 2013
HCFA Dear State Medicaid Director Letter Provides Guidance on Olmstead Decision
External Source and Andy DiAntonioDear State Medicaid Director:The recent Supreme Court decision in Olmstead v. L.C., 119 S.Ct. 2176 (1999), provides an important…
- July 23, 2013
Federal Court Orders California to Help Children in State Mental Hospitals
Andy DiAntonioFederal Court Orders California to Help Children in State Mental HospitalsFinal Order Issued in Emily Q. v. BontáMay 11,…
- July 23, 2013
Q & A on Abrogation of 11th Amendment Immunity under Title II of the ADA
External SourceTA QUESTION OF THE MONTH Prepared by the Disabilities Law Project and the Bazelon Center for Mental…
- July 23, 2013
Q & A: Children’s Personal Care Services Under Medicaid
Andy DiAntonioQuestion: My client is a child on Medicaid with multiple physical disabilities who receives personal care services. Currently,…
- July 23, 2013
Eighth Circuit Rules Congress Lacks Power to Prohibit Fee for Disabled Placards
External Source - July 23, 2013
Narrow but Decisive Victory for People with Disabilities
Andy DiAntonioOn May 17, 2004 the Supreme Court held that individuals could sue state governments for money damages when…
- July 23, 2013
Fifth Circuit Issues Good Opinion on Sovereign Immunity
Andy DiAntonioOn August 11, in a 2-1 opinion, the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court decision that state officers,…
- July 23, 2013
The Seventh Circuit Weighs in on ADA Fundamental Alteration Defense in Medicaid
Andy DiAntonioOn September 8, 2004, the Seventh Circuit reversed a decision to issue a judgment on the pleadings against…
- July 23, 2013
Home & Community Care: TBI & SC Waivers
Sarah SomersThis powerpoint provides background on three typs of home and community based waivers for individuals who suffer traumatic brain…
