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.
- April 16, 2017
How Medicaid Expansion Benefits Maternal and Child Health
Amy ChenThe expansion of Medicaid pursuant to the Affordable Care Act has improved "maternal and child health by providing a…
- February 20, 2017
Threats to the Affordable Care Act and Women’s Reproductive Health
Amy ChenIn this fact sheet, Senior Attorney Amy Chen details the provisions of the Affordable Care Act that have helped…
- February 10, 2017
Protect Medicaid Funding: Pregnant Women, Issue 11 (Updated March 2017)
Amy ChenCutting the funding of Medicaid, whether through block grants or a per capita caps, will result in yanking vital…
- February 1, 2017
Q&A: How Upcoming Efforts to Transform Medicaid Could Affect Abortion Coverage
Catherine McKeeConservative lawmakers in Congress have signaled they will consider fundamental changes to Medicaid, ones that as Staff Attorney Catherine…
- December 16, 2016
California Pregnancy Health Coverage Chart Updated December 2016
Amy ChenThis chart provides a brief overview of some of the public health insurance programs for pregnant women in California.…
- December 16, 2016
Issue Brief: Health Coverage Options for Low-Income Pregnant Women in California
Amy ChenNHeLP Senior Attorney Amy Chen examines California's public health insurance options available to women during pregnancies and for specified…
- October 3, 2016
The Data Project
dfitzgeraldNHeLP's Reproductive Health Data and Insurance Accountability Project (the Data Project) and the Women's Law Project on October 3…
- September 23, 2016
Health Advocate: States Expand Coverage of Contraception
dfitzgeraldStates are taking the initiative to bolster federal health care policy intended to provide comprehensive contraceptive coverage, Staff Attorney…
- August 18, 2016
Letters to Walgreens & SSM Health Medical Group
Amy Chen and dfitzgeraldIn letters to Walgreens and Catholic-sponsored SSM Health Medical Group, NHeLP and the ACLU of Illinois, ACLU of Missouri…
- June 23, 2016
Issue Brief 5: Medicaid Managed Care Final Regulations and Reproductive Health
Catherine McKeeIn this issue brief, NHeLP Staff Attorney Catherine McKee reviews the recently finalized Medicaid managed care regulations, and how…
- May 18, 2016
Fact Sheet: The ACA Contraceptive Coverage Rule
dfitzgeraldThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires most health insurance plans to provide coverage for a broad range of women's…
- March 24, 2016
NHeLP Amicus Brief: Planned Parenthood v. Selig (8th Cir.)
Jane PerkinsBrief of the National Health Law Program, American Public Health Association, Center for Reproductive Rights, National Women's Law Center,…
- March 11, 2016
Webinar: Confidentiality Protections – Implications on Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care
dfitzgeraldData Project partners report confidentiality as a significant barrier to access for clients and patients seeking sexual and reproductive…
- February 19, 2016
NHeLP Amicus Brief: Zubik v. Burwell
dfitzgeraldThis case will decide whether non-profit employers are able to deny their employees access to contraceptive services on religious…
- September 30, 2015
NHeLP Comments: Proposed 2017 Essential Health Benefits Benchmark Plans
Michelle LilienfeldNHeLP comments on the proposed 2017 Essential Health Benefits Benchmark Plans to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
- July 24, 2015
Improving Coverage: Using State Law to Maximize Access to Family Planning and Abortion Services
Susan Berke Fogel and Catherine McKeeLaws and policies on coverage and access to family planning and abortion services vary significantly from state to state…
- June 15, 2015
NHeLP Matters – June 2015
dfitzgeraldSummary of recent accomplishments of NHeLP, including implementing the Affordable Care Act, expanding Medicaid and protecting women's health.
- April 20, 2015
Intrauterine Devices and Implants: A Guide to Reimbursement
dfitzgeraldThe Intrauterine Devices and Implants: A Guide to Reimbursement (Second Edition) provides guidance on navigating the stocking, billing, and reimbursement…
- March 10, 2015
NHeLP Matters – March 2015
dfitzgeraldSummary of recent accomplishments of NHeLP including work to end HIV discrimination, protecting court access and Medicaid, and advancing…