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.
- January 29, 2018
NHeLP Comments to ASPE
Wayne TurnerNHeLP submitted comments to the Request for Information posted by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant…
- October 13, 2017
The Death of the ACA’s Cost-Sharing Reductions
Mara YoudelmanThe White House Office of the Press Secretary on Oct. 13 announced the administration's decision to cancel upcoming payments…
- September 25, 2017
NHeLP Statement to U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Graham-Cassidy Proposal
Andy DiAntonioNHeLP submitted a statement for the record to the U.S. Senate Committee On Finance for its Sept. 25 "Hearing…
- July 13, 2017
NHeLP Comments on HHS’ Request for Information on ACA Regulations
Andy DiAntonioIn response to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Request for Information (RFI) regarding Affordable Care Act…
- July 12, 2017
Senate ACA Repeal Bill Allows States to Erode Affordable, Comprehensive Coverage
Andy DiAntonioThe Senate's effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would result in an erosion of consumer protections by…
- 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…
- June 9, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Medi-Cal Affordability
Andy DiAntonioCalifornia's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, promotes ensuring low-income residents and those mired in poverty are able to access quality health…
- June 1, 2017
Medicaid Caps and the Opioid Epidemic
Andy DiAntonioMedicaid is the largest source of health care coverage for individuals with substance use disorders, NHeLP Staff Attorney Héctor Hernández-Delgado writes…
- May 25, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Older Adults, and Individuals with Disabilities
Andy DiAntonioCalifornia's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, is vital to the health of millions of older adults and individuals with disabilities in…
- March 23, 2017
Five Facts About the Essential Health Benefits and American Health Care Act
Michelle LilienfeldIn this updated fact sheet, NHeLP Senior Attorney Michelle Lilienfeld highlights five facts about the Essential Health Benefits (EHBs)…
- March 22, 2017
Medicaid: Real Insurance with Real Results
Sarah SomersProponents of Republicans' so-called American Health Care Act (AHCA) often attack Medicaid as a weak program that provides inferior…
- February 28, 2017
Lessons from California
Kim Lewis and Andy DiAntonioThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded health care coverage to millions of previously uninsured Californians, and also ushered in…
- February 14, 2017
What is a Public Charge and Does Receipt of Health Benefits Impact It?
Mara YoudelmanIn a new Issue Brief, Managing Attorney of the D.C. Office Mara Youdelman explains how the acceptance of some public…
- February 7, 2017
Medicaid & the ACA: Vital Tools in Addressing the Opioid Epidemic
Corey Davis and Héctor Hernández-DelgadoThe Affordable Care Act and Medicaid have been "instrumental in increasing access to evidence-based prevention and treatment for people…
- February 2, 2017
Lessons from California: CA Uses Legislation to Defend the ACA and Medicaid
Abbi Coursolle and Andy DiAntonioWith active efforts under way by Republicans in Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Staff Attorney Abbi Coursolle…
- January 31, 2017
Issue Brief: 50 Reasons Medicaid Expansion is Good for Your State
Jane Perkins and Ian McDonaldMedicaid Expansion is reducing health care costs of states, lowering uninsured rates and helping to address and combat health…
- January 30, 2017
Nine Things to Know About the Cassidy-Collins ‘Replacement’
Leo Cuello and Andy DiAntonioRepublican Senators Bill Cassidy (La.) and Susan Collins (Maine) are pushing a bill they describe as a replacement of…
- January 27, 2017
Issue Brief: The Impact of EO 13765 on the ACA
Mara YoudelmanWhat does President Trump's recent Executive Order on the Affordable Care Act mean and what's it's impact? In a…
- January 26, 2017
Issue Brief: Pregnancy-Related Medicaid and Minimum Essential Coverage
Amy ChenIn the issue brief, "Pregnancy-Related Medicaid and Minimum Essential Coverage," NHeLP Senior Attorney Amy Chen examines federal guidance on…
- January 26, 2017
Issue Brief: State Creation of Special Enrollment Periods for Pregnancy
Amy ChenThe Affordable Care Act helped improve health care coverage for maternity care, but gaps remain preventing some women from…
