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
HIV Health Care Access Working Group: 2009 Health Care Reform Principles
External SourceHIV Health Care Access Working Group 2009 Health Care Reform Principles Our government is seriously considering…
- July 23, 2013
How Can States Get Medicaid and CHIP for Language Services (2009 Update)
Mara YoudelmanAn issue brief detailing how states can use Medicaid and CHIP funding to pay for language services for limited…
- July 23, 2013
Analysis of State Pharmacy Laws: Impact of State Pharmacy Laws on the Provision
Mara YoudelmanThis analysis outlines federal requirements for providing language services to limted Englihs proficient (LEP) patients and provides a 50-state…
- July 23, 2013
Federal Laws and Policies to Ensure Access to Health Care Services for People with Limited English Proficiency
Mara Youdelman�A question and answer about federal laws and policies to ensure access to health care services for people with…
- July 23, 2013
Federal Laws and Policies to Ensure Access to Health Care Services for People w
Mara Youdelman�A question and answer about federal laws and policies to ensure access to health care services for people with…
- July 23, 2013
The High Costs of Language Barriers in Medical Malpractice
Mara Youdelman�A report detailing the malpractice and negligence implications of failing to provide competent interpreters to limited English proficient (LEP)…
- July 23, 2013
Language Access in Health Care Statement of Principles Explanatory Guide (updated)
Mara YoudelmanThe statement of principles from a national coalition working to improve language services for limited English proficient (LEP) individuals…
- July 23, 2013
Medicaid Expansion Would Help Missouri’s Homeless
Andy DiAntonioMedicaid Expansion Would Help Missouri?s HomelessThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) expands the Medicaid program to provide health care for…
- July 23, 2013
NHeLP’s Top 5 Ways Health Reform Helps Series
Erin Armstrong, Leo Cuello, and Deborah Reid5 Ways Health Reform Helps Medicaid Beneficiaries 1. ALREADY IN PLACE: Protection for Medicaid enrollees The ACA included…
- July 23, 2013
Sign-on Letter Congressional TriCaucus Health Disparities Bill
Andy DiAntonioJuly 14, 2009 The Honorable George Miller The Honorable Charles Rangel Chairman Chairman Committee on…
- July 23, 2013
GAO Issues Report on Dental Disease
Andy DiAntonioIn April 2000, the U.S. General Accounting Office issued a report that describes disparities in access and utilization of…
- July 23, 2013
Dear State Medicaid Director Letter Regarding Medicaid/SCHIP Reimbursement for
Charlie Blodnieks�Letter from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services detailing how states can use Medicaid and CHIP funding to…
- July 23, 2013
Analysis of DHHS OCR LEP Guidance
Andy DiAntonioI. Introduction On August 30, 2000, the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health…
