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, 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 CoursolleWith 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 CuelloRepublican 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…
- January 12, 2017
Issue Brief: Mental Health Services in Medi-Cal
Kimberly Lewis and Abigail CoursolleFollowing enactment of the Affordable Care Act, California's Medi-Cal, which operates Medicaid in the state, expanded the scope of…
- January 12, 2017
The Importance of the Essential Health Benefits in the Private Market
Michelle LilienfeldIn this fact sheet, NHeLP Senior Attorney Michelle Lilienfeld discusses the importance of the Essential Health Benefits, a critical…
- January 11, 2017
Ten Ways the Affordable Care Act Helps Older Adults and People with Disabilities
David MachledtNHeLP Senior Policy Analyst David Machledt provides a succinct examination of the ways the Affordable Care Act is improving the…
- December 22, 2016
Health Advocate: Delivery System Reform & Medicaid Caps
Leo CuelloEfforts to cut or cap Medicaid that are being discussed by members of the new Congress and incoming administration…
- November 28, 2016
Health Advocate: The Post-Election State of Our Health
Mara YoudelmanWith a looming Trump administration and conservative majorities in Congress promising to repeal the Affordable Care Act, popularly known…
- October 6, 2016
NHeLP Comments on ACA Proposed Rule on Benefit and Payment Parameters
dfitzgeraldNHeLP provides comments on a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) setting forth…
- October 4, 2016
Issue Brief: A Primer on Reference Pricing & VBID
David MachledtCost sharing is too often a tool that prevents low-income individuals from being able to access quality and timely…
- September 30, 2016
1332 Waiver
dfitzgeraldWestern Center on Law & Poverty, NHeLP and the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County in a letter…
- September 30, 2016
Comments on the Draft 2017 Letter
dfitzgeraldNHeLP provides comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) draft letter to issuers in the Federally…
- August 19, 2016
NHeLP Comments: Arkansas Works 1115 Demonstration
Leo CuelloIn comments to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, NHeLP Director of Health Policy Leonardo…
- July 13, 2016
Health Advocate: The ACA and Preventive Screenings and Services
Wayne TurnerIn this month's Health Advocate, Julia Quinn and Wayne Turner examine the Affordable Care Act's requirements regarding health plans'…
- May 31, 2016
Lessons from CA: Expanding Full-Scope Medi-Cal to All Children
dfitzgeraldIn this month's Lessons from California, we highlight the successful efforts in California to cover up to 170,000 undocumented children…
- May 19, 2016
Health Advocate: Medicaid Managed Care Final Regulations Released
Sarah SomersIn this month's Health Advocate, we summarize some of the major provisions in the final rule that are new…