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.
- December 16, 2014
Health Advocate: 2014 Litigation Round Up
Jane PerkinsMore than four years since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law have passed, and yet litigation over…
- December 11, 2014
NHeLP Matters – December 2014
Andy DiAntonioWelcome to the year's final edition of NHeLP Matters. In the past 12 months, we have fought for the…
- December 5, 2014
Q&A Relatives as Paid Providers
Elizabeth EdwardsMany states allow parents or other legally responsible relatives to become paid providers of Medicaid-funded home and community based…
- December 4, 2014
Q&A: Abstention Update
Jane Perkins and Sarah SomersQ&A: Abtention Update This short issue brief discusses the latest developments in abstention cases affecting Medicaid beneficiaries, including a…
- October 29, 2014
Lessons from CA: Covering Behavioral Health Treatment in Medi-Cal
Andy DiAntonioIn this month's Lessons from California, we highlight how NHeLP is working with advocates in California to ensure the…
- October 16, 2014
Issue Brief: Update on Private Enforcement of the Medicaid Act
Jane PerkinsOver the years, Medicaid beneficiaries have asserted claims under the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution and 42 U.S.C.…
- September 25, 2014
NHeLP Matters – September 2014
Andy DiAntonioSummary of the recent accomplishments of NHeLP, including protecting the ability of Tennesseans to access the health care they…
- September 10, 2014
Letter to CMS re: Modernization of Medicaid Managed Care Regulations
Andy DiAntonioNHeLP has created a set of moderized Medicaid managed care federal regulations. These revised regulations were shared with the…
- August 29, 2014
Managed Care & Older Adults Series, Issue 1
Andy DiAntonioElderly African Americans and Hispanics are more likely to have lower incomes and poor health status and to live…
- August 29, 2014
Managed Care & Older Adults Series, Issue 2
Andy DiAntonioAs the Medicaid program has evolved to include a greater number of older adults and individuals with disabilities in…
- August 21, 2014
Recommendations for the Modernization of the Federal Medicaid Regulations
Andy DiAntonioMedicaid managed care has changed significantly over the past decade and includes more vulnerable people who have disabilities, are…
- May 28, 2014
NHeLP and The AIDS Institute Complaint to HHS Re HIV/AIDS Discrimination by FL
Jane Perkins and Wayne TurnerComplaint to the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS OCR) requesting…
- February 18, 2014
Health Advocate: Home and Community Based Settings — A Primer
Elizabeth EdwardsThis issue of the Health Advocate provides an overview of Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS). HCBS programs…
- February 11, 2014
Q&A: Home and Community-Based Services-Final Rules
Elizabeth EdwardsQ&A: Home and Community-Based Services-Final RulesMedicaid-funded home and community-based services are critical to community integration for older adults and…
- February 3, 2014
Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008
Elizabeth EdwardsThis issue brief discusses the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) and the final regulations for the…
- December 19, 2013
Health Advocate: 2013 Case Round Up – What the Courts Decided This Year
Jane PerkinsNHeLP monthly publication. Volume 20 of the Health Advocate offers NHeLP's annual case round up, highlighting cases that were decided…
- December 13, 2013
NHeLP Matters – December 2013
Andy DiAntonioSummary of the recent accomplishments of NHeLP, including the 24th Annual Health Advocates Conference, Health Reform Implementation and Medicaid…
- October 29, 2013
Private Enforcement of the Medicaid Act Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Jane PerkinsThis Issue Brief provides a review on private enforcement of the Medicaid Act through § 1983. The issue brief…
