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.
- August 6, 2026
State-mandated benefits and ACA defrayal obligations
Héctor Hernández-Delgado and Wayne TurnerStates have historically addressed gaps in health care coverage by requiring insurers to cover specific benefits. However, under the…
- July 15, 2026
NHeLP Comments on Essential Health Benefits (EHB) RFI
Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Wayne Turner, Shandra Hartly, and Alexis Robles-FradetThe essential health benefits (EHB) are an important protection in the Affordable Care Act to ensure that health plans…
- June 15, 2026
NHeLP Comments on Proposed 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set
David MachledtThese comments offer NHeLP's general support for the HCBS Quality Measure Set, but express some concerns related to a…
- June 8, 2026
Know Your Rights: Access to Health Care for TGI Californians
Abigail Coursolle and Skyler RoselliniRecent Federal Executive Orders have purported to limit coverage of gender-affirming care, especially for Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Intersex…
- December 22, 2025
Prohibited Discrimination under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act
Dylan de Kervor and Mara YoudelmanSection 1557 generally prohibits different treatment (also referred to as “intentional discrimination”) and discriminatory effects (also referred to as…
- November 19, 2025
Public Comments on Model Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Individual Enrollment Request Form (CMS-10718)
Dylan de KervorThe National Health Law Program submits comments in opposition to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services decision to…
- 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…
- October 21, 2025
An Advocate’s Guide to Access GAC in CA: Chapter 1 Purpose and Goal for this Guide
Abigail Coursolle and Skyler RoselliniThis guide is intended as a resource for health care advocates, non-legal community advocates, legal aid attorneys, TGI individuals…
- October 20, 2025
An Advocate’s Guide to Access GAC in CA: Chapter 7 Cultural Competency
Abigail Coursolle and Skyler RoselliniThis chapter is part of NHeLP’s forthcoming Advocate’s Guide to Accessing Gender-Affirming Care in California. It focuses on cultural…
- October 20, 2025
An Advocate’s Guide to Access GAC in CA: Chapter 6 Outreach and Engagement with the TGI Community
Abigail Coursolle and Skyler RoselliniThis chapter is part of NHeLP’s forthcoming Advocate’s Guide to Accessing Gender-Affirming Care in California. It focuses on outreach…
- October 17, 2025
An Advocate’s Guide to Access GAC in CA: Chapter 4 Common Barriers
Abigail Coursolle and Skyler RoselliniThis chapter is part of NHeLP’s forthcoming Advocate’s Guide to Accessing Gender-Affirming Care in California. It focuses on the…
- 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 2, 2024
NHeLP Comments on Mandatory Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Core Set Reporting
David MachledtThese comments respond to a CMS proposed rule that would require annual reporting on a core set of measures…
- September 23, 2024
Reproductive Justice Values for Universal Health Care Reform
Rolonda DonelsonThe Medicaid and Reproductive Justice (RJ) Collaborative is comprised of Advocates for Youth, In Our Own Voice: National Black…
- September 23, 2024
Reproductive Justice Principles for Universal Health Care Reform
Rolonda Donelson, Chelsea Gonzalez, and Madeline MorcelleThe Medicaid and Reproductive Justice (RJ) Collaborative is comprised of Advocates for Youth, In Our Own Voice: National Black…
- 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…
- July 18, 2024
Q&A on Federal Authorities to Extend Pregnancy Medicaid Coverage
Madeline MorcelleAs the largest payer of pregnancy related care in the U.S. and payer for 65% of Black pregnant peoples’…
- July 15, 2024
Coalition Letter on California’s Essential Health Benefits Benchmarking
Héctor Hernández-DelgadoCalifornia is currently in the process of evaluating the State's Essential Health Benefits benchmark plan. In response to a…
- July 11, 2024
NHeLP Letter to CCIIO on DC EHB Procedural Defect
Wayne Turner and Héctor Hernández-DelgadoNHeLP urges the HHS Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) to reject the District of Columbia's recent…
