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.
- February 7, 2020
NHeLP Comments on Idaho Behavioral Health Transformation Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver Demonstration Application
Jennifer LavIn comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Law Program urges HHS to reject…
- November 7, 2019
Complaint: AA v. Gee, U.S. District Court of the Middle District of Louisiana
Kimberly Lewis and Abigail CoursolleLouisiana is failing to meet its obligation to provide mental health services to Medicaid-eligible children and families in the…
- October 16, 2019
NHeLP comments on Indiana’s Serious Mental Illness/Serious Emotional Disturbance Section 1115 Waiver Request
Jennifer LavIn comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Law Program urges HHS to reject…
- June 4, 2019
Public Comments on Medicaid’s Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) Exclusion
Jennifer LavAs part of Support for Patients and Communities Act of 2018 (Support Act), Congress requested MACPAC submit a report…
- January 9, 2019
Schmitt v. Kaiser Found. Health Plan Wash.: Amicus Brief
Wayne Turner and Sarah SomersIn Schmitt v. Kaiser Found. Health Plan Wash., several Washington residents experiencing hearing loss challenge the exclusion of hearing aids…
- September 18, 2018
National Health Law Program: Comments on Sterilization Consent Form
Priscilla Huang, Candace Gibson, and dfitzgeraldEstablished in the 1970s, the Medicaid Consent for Sterilization policy was, and remains, a much-needed protection against coercive sterilization…
- July 18, 2018
Medi-Cal Coverage of Transportation Services
Cathy Ren, Abigail Coursolle, and Alicia EmanuelWhile Medicaid provides certain kinds of medically assisted transportation, all states have the ability to bolster transportation services and…
- July 17, 2018
Advocates’ Guide to Accessibility in Medicaid Managed Care Grievances and Appeal
dfitzgeraldPursuant to new regulations from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), state Medicaid agencies are now…
- 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…
- April 18, 2018
Policy Implications of Repealing the IMD Exclusion
Jennifer LavFederal and state policymakers are urging a repeal of a provision of the Medicaid Act that encourages states to…
- March 27, 2018
National Health Law Program Urges HHS to Withdraw Conscience Rights Rule
dfitzgeraldIn comments to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), the National Health Law Program urges it…
- March 6, 2018
HHS Approves Harmful Section 1115 Waiver in Arkansas: Effects on People with Disabilities
David MachledtOn March 5, 2018 HHS approved a section 1115 waiver requested by Arkansas. The approved project is effectively a…
- February 1, 2018
Section 1115 Waiver in Indiana: Effects on People with Disabilities
David MachledtEarlier today, HHS approved a section 1115 waiver requested by Indiana. The approved project is effectively a cut that…
- January 12, 2018
Harmful Section 1115 Waiver in Kentucky: Effects on People with Disabilities
David MachledtEarlier today, HHS approved a section 1115 waiver requested by Kentucky. The approved project is effectively a cut that…
- December 19, 2017
NHeLP Comments on HHS’ Draft Strategic Plan
Elizabeth G. TaylorThe U.S. Department of of Health and Human Services' "Draft Strategic Plan," falls far short of protecting the nation's…
- December 8, 2017
2018 Screening for Medicaid Eligibility under the Pickle Amendment
dfitzgeraldWith help from Gordon Bonnyman from the Tennessee Justice Center, NHeLP provides the updated 2018 - A Quick and Easy…
- September 19, 2017
Top 10 Threats to People With Disabilities Under the Graham-Cassidy Bill
Jennifer LavThe new Senate effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act and gut Medicaid funding, the Graham-Cassidy bill, poses threats…
- June 19, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Health Disparities
Fabiola CarriónCalifornia'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…
- May 25, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Older Adults, and Individuals with Disabilities
dfitzgeraldCalifornia's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, is vital to the health of millions of older adults and individuals with disabilities in…