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.
- July 15, 2026
Accessing Contraceptives in Tennessee: A Toolkit for Young Adults
Rachel Utz and Christina PiecoraThis Toolkit was updated in partnership with Healthy and Free Tennessee with the goal of equipping young adults with…
- July 10, 2026
NHeLP Comments on Excepted Fertility Benefits Proposed Rule
Fabiola De Liban, Héctor Hernández-Delgado, and Wayne TurnerThe U.S. Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services Departments proposed a rule that may allow some employers to…
- July 6, 2026
Accessing Contraceptives in Louisiana: A Toolkit for Young Adults
Rachel Utz and Christina PiecoraThis Toolkit was updated in partnership with Lift Louisiana with the goal of equipping young adults with the knowledge…
- November 4, 2025
Fact Sheet: Georgia Medicaid Coverage of Sexual and Reproductive Health
Rachel UtzThis fact sheet discusses the sexual and reproductive health services covered by Medicaid in Georgia. It is the first…
- September 17, 2025
Medicaid Financing after OBBBA: State Directed Payments and Provider Taxes
Geraldine DoetzerThe so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA) makes changes to complex but crucial Medicaid financing mechanisms that are…
- July 29, 2025
Accessing Contraceptives in Alabama: A Toolkit for Young Adults
Christina Piecora, Liz McCaman Taylor, Madeline Morcelle, Kally Xu, Rachel Utz, Cecilia Ballinger, Andrea Schmidt, Logan Foster, and Charlotte CasselThis Toolkit was updated in partnership with the Alabama Campaign for Adolescent Sexual Health (ACASH) with the goal of…
- February 6, 2025
Protect Medi-Cal Funding 2025 series
Kimberly Lewis, Skyler Rosellini, Abigail Coursolle, Jules Lutaba, Jasmine Young, Fabiola De Liban, Amy Chen, Alicia Emanuel, Carly Myers, Alexis Robles-Fradet, and Héctor Hernández-DelgadoCalifornia’s Medicaid program (Medi-Cal) provides a critical investment in the health of Californians. Medi-Cal coverage and services are tailored…
- December 18, 2024
Medicaid coverage of sexual health services
Rory Peters, Wayne Turner, and Fabiola De LibanThis factsheet describes how Medicaid covers sexual health services. It follows the World Health Organization’s definition of sexual health,…
- December 5, 2024
NHeLP Comments on Minnesota Department of Commerce Request for Information on Coverage of Over-the-Counter Contraceptives
Christina PiecoraNHeLP submitted comments in response to the Minnesota Department of Commerce's Request for Information on coverage of over-the-counter (OTC)…
- September 30, 2024
Medicaid Model Notice of Approval for Family Planning Eligibility Toolkit
Kelsea McLain, Julieanne Taylor, Galina Varchena, Madeline Morcelle, Kally Xu, and Fabiola De LibanThis toolkit aims to help state advocates improve the public notices that inform individuals of their enrollment status in…
- August 28, 2024
Medicaid Advisory Committees: Best Practices for Effective Stakeholder Engagement
Daniel Young and Wayne TurnerAlthough Medical Care Advisory Committees (MCACs) have been federally required for nearly forty years, some states have seriously underutilized…
- June 3, 2024
Addressing Language Access for Reproductive Telehealth Care
RHITES, COLOR Latina, Frontera Fund, and National Health Law Program (NHeLP)RHITES latest factsheet created in partnership with COLOR Latina, Frontera Fund and the National Health Law Program dives deeper…
- May 16, 2024
2024 HIPAA Final Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy
Rolonda DonelsonThe Biden Administration finalized modifications to the the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to provide protection to patient information regarding…
- May 9, 2024
Questions and Answers on the 2024 Final Rule Addressing Nondiscrimination Protections under the ACA’s Section 1557
Mara Youdelman, Madeline Morcelle, Wayne Turner, and Jennifer LavThe Biden Administration finalized updates to the regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Section 1557 prohibits…
- May 7, 2024
NHeLP Comments on “Healthy Texas Women” Sec. 1115 Waiver Project Extension Request
Christina PiecoraIn comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NHeLP urges the department to reject Texas’ request…
- April 30, 2024
Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding: Messaging and Outreach Resources
Michelle YiuState Medicaid agencies are beginning to unwind the Medicaid continuous coverage provisions enacted in early 2020 to adapt to…
- March 12, 2024
Pharmacy Billing for Contraception
Christina Piecora and Liz McCaman TaylorThis white paper provides an overview of the systemic and individual payer-based barriers to full implementation of pharmacist prescribing…
- March 12, 2024
DOJ and OCR Complaints: Complaints Filed Against Medicaid Programs in DC and Texas
Elizabeth Edwards, Jane Perkins, and Litigation TeamThe National Health Law Program (NHeLP), together with Disability Rights DC at University Legal Services (DRDC) and Disability Rights…
- March 8, 2024
NHeLP’s Framing and Language in the Doula Medicaid Project
Michelle YiuIn recent years, NHeLP has encountered discussions regarding the problematic etymology of the term “doula” as associated with slavery.…
