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 23, 2013
10 Reasons Medicaid Expansion is Good for Women
Erin Armstrong�This brief outlines 10 ways Medicaid expansion will help women, including more access to coverage, more comprehensive benefits and…
- July 23, 2013
50 Reasons Medicaid Expansion Is Good For Your State
Jane PerkinsFrom providing substantial federal financial support to myriad cost-savings for states in order to provide quality health care for…
- July 23, 2013
NHeLP Comments on Changes to Definition of Lawfully Present in the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan Program of the Affordable Care Act of 2010
Mara YoudelmanComment letter opposing the exclusion of young people (commonly known as DREAM-Act eligible youth) granted deferred action from health…
- July 23, 2013
Translation Glossaries
Mara YoudelmanTranslation glossaries identify commonly used terms and would create standardized translations for these terms. This saves money since translation…
- July 23, 2013
How California Can Pay For Language Assistance Services: Recommendations from t
Andy DiAntonioI. Need for Language Assistance Services in California California is one of the nation?s most linguistically diverse…
- July 23, 2013
Short Paper #5: The ACA and Language Access
Mara YoudelmanHealth care reform offered many opportunitiesto improve language access by including specific provisions to increase funding, resources, and…
- July 23, 2013
NHeLP Comments to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Regarding Priority
Jane PerkinsAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality Attention: Office of Extramural Research, Education & Priority Populations-Public Comment…
- July 23, 2013
Comments from NHeLP and 38 organizations on FY 10 CMS Strategic LEP Plan Outcome Report
Mara YoudelmanDonald Berwick, M.D.AdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesHubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 314G200 Independence Ave. SWWashington, DC 20201RE: FY…
- July 23, 2013
NHeLP and 38 organizations submit comments on FY 10 CMS Strategic LEP Plan Outcome Report
Mara YoudelmanDonald Berwick, M.D.AdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesHubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 314G200 Independence Ave. SWWashington, DC 20201RE: FY…
- July 23, 2013
How The Threats To Medicaid Impact Reproductive Health Disparities
Andy DiAntonioThe existing entitlement structure of Medicaid is essential to its ability to provide reproductive services to low-income women…
- July 23, 2013
Short Paper 9: The ACA and Health Disparities
Deborah ReidPrepared by: Deborah A. Reid and Doreena Wong* Introduction This Short Paper examines provisions of the…
- July 23, 2013
Short Paper 9: The ACA and Health Disparities
Deborah ReidPrepared by: Deborah A. Reid and Doreena Wong* Introduction This Short Paper examines provisions of the…
- July 23, 2013
NHeLP Organizes 64-Organization Letter To Support Preventive Care For Women
Andy DiAntonioThis sign-on letter urges HHS to fully adopt the IOM recommendations regarding coverage of preventive services to meet women's…
- July 23, 2013
Raising Women’s Voices: A Women’s Vision for Quality, Affordable Health Care for
External SourceThis paper outlines five central principles to ensuring that health care reform meets the needs of women, their families,…
