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.
- September 21, 2023
NHeLP’s Comments on “Exploring Congress’ Framework for the Future of AI”
Cassandra LaRose and Elizabeth EdwardsNHeLP submitted comments in response to Ranking Member Cassidy's Health, Education, Labor & Pensions white paper, "Exploring Congress Framework…
- August 24, 2023
Medicaid Enrollees Challenge Florida’s Failure to Provide Due Process During Unwinding
Miriam Delaney Heard, Sarah Grusin, and Amanda AveryThe National Health Law Program and Florida Health Justice Project filed a lawsuit challenging Florida's unlawful termination of enrollees…
- August 22, 2023
LGBTQ+ Unwinding Fact Sheets for Medi-Cal and Medicaid
Skyler Rosellini and Michelle YiuIn partnership with Equality California and its affiliate Silver State Equality, the National Health Law Program created two fact…
- August 11, 2023
Medicaid Eligibility Call Centers: Questions for LEP & Disability Access
Elizabeth Edwards and Mara YoudelmanCall centers are often the primary way that Medicaid enrollees interact with the Medicaid agency. During the unwinding of…
- August 3, 2023
Recent Filing in Lawsuit Describes Medicaid Unwinding Harms in Tennessee
Sarah Grusin and Elizabeth EdwardsMedicaid enrollees in Tennessee filed a lawsuit challenging the bureaucratic maze they have to navigate when trying to renew…
- July 19, 2023
Statement for the Record to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services on DACA and Health Coverage
Michelle YiuNHeLP submitted a statement for the record to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Subcommittee on Health Care…
- July 13, 2023
Renewal Tips of the Day: July 2023
Alicia Emanuel, Elizabeth Edwards, Charly Gilfoil, Sarah Grusin, Miriam Delaney Heard, Cassandra LaRose, Skyler Rosellini, Wayne Turner, Michelle Yiu, Mara Youdelman, and Kimberly LewisThe NHeLP Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding Team started sending out a Medicaid Renewal Tip of the Day in March…
- June 15, 2023
NHeLP Comments on the HHS DACA Health Coverage Proposed Rule
Michelle Yiu, Sarah Grusin, and Mara YoudelmanNHeLP submitted comments generally in support of the HHS proposed rule "Clarifying Eligibility for a Qualified Health Plan Through…
- May 30, 2023
Trends in State Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding Plans
Cassandra LaRoseAs part of the Medicaid continuous coverage unwinding, states were required to create plans to describe how they will…
- May 16, 2023
Health Coverage Options for Individuals Who Lose Medicaid During the Public Health Emergency Unwinding
Michelle YiuDuring the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), laws were enacted that allowed people to keep their Medicaid coverage even…
- May 15, 2023
Principles for Fairer, More Responsive Automated Decision-Making Systems
Elizabeth Edwards and David MachledtMany government agencies use automated decision-making systems (ADS) for public benefits coverage and enrollment decisions, including Medicaid. By ADS…
- May 3, 2023
NHeLP Summary of Proposed Access and Managed Care Rules
Sarah SomersLast week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released two proposed rules intended to improve access to…
- May 2, 2023
Keeping Medi-Cal When Renewals Restart in 2023
Skyler Rosellini and Alicia EmanuelThis webinar was a joint presentation of the Western Center on Law & Poverty and the National Health Law…
- April 17, 2023
What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid? — Consumer Protections and Due Process
Kimberly Lewis, Wayne Turner, and Skyler RoselliniTo ensure that Medicaid beneficiaries have complete access to quality health care, Medicaid provides important consumer protections and due…
- April 17, 2023
What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid? Access
Abigail Coursolle, Wayne Turner, David Machledt, and Carly MyersMedicaid is designed to include many protections that ensure that beneficiaries get more than a coverage card. Medicaid ensures…
- April 17, 2023
What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid?
Wayne TurnerWith the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, and the implementation of Medicaid expansions and Marketplaces…
- April 4, 2023
NHeLP Comments on Coverage of Contraceptive Services Under the Affordable Care Act
Liz McCaman TaylorSection 2713(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act, and its implementing regulations, make access to contraception possible by ensuring…
- March 31, 2023
[Video] Issue -Spotting During the Medicaid Unwinding
National Health Law Program (NHeLP)In this new video, we discuss some major issues people might encounter during the nationwide Medicaid unwinding process. The…
- March 16, 2023
Protect Medicaid Funding series
Michelle Yiu, Emma Parker-Newton, David Machledt, Amy Chen, Madeline Morcelle, Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Catherine McKee, Mara Youdelman, Wayne Turner, Dania Douglas, and Charly GilfoilIn an updated series of fact sheets called Protect Medicaid Funding, NHeLP provides succinct analysis of the policy proposals…
- March 9, 2023
Asset Verification During Medicaid Unwinding
Sarah GrusinDuring the Medicaid continuous coverage unwinding, automatic or “ex parte” renewals will be critical to keeping people enrolled. States…