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.
- June 30, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding, Women Living with HIV
Andy DiAntonioCalifornia's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, covers nearly 30,000 Californians living with HIV. Women living with HIV are disproportionately women of…
- June 19, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Health Disparities
Fabiola De LibanCalifornia's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, is critical to addressing health disparities, providing health care coverage to people of color to…
- May 19, 2017
Protect Medi-Cal Funding Series, Women’s Health in California
Amy ChenCalifornia's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, is vital to the health of millions of women in the state, providing access to…
- February 8, 2017
Medicaid and CHIP Reimbursement Models for Language Services
Mara YoudelmanManaging Attorney of the DC Office Mara Youdelman examines the responsibilities of state health providers pursuant to civil right…
- January 31, 2017
Issue Brief: 50 Reasons Medicaid Expansion is Good for Your State
Jane Perkins and Ian McDonaldMedicaid Expansion is reducing health care costs of states, lowering uninsured rates and helping to address and combat health…
- December 19, 2016
Protect Medicaid Funding: Access to Providers, Issue 9
Leo Cuello and Catherine McKee - December 19, 2016
Protect Medicaid Funding: Enrollment and Continuity, Issue 8 (Updated Feb. 2017)
Leo Cuello and David MachledtMedicaid provides proven, tailored health care coverage for low-income individuals and families. NHeLP's Health Policy Director Leonardo Cuello and…
- December 19, 2016
Protect Medicaid Funding: Health Disparities, Issue 6
Leo Cuello, Deborah Reid, and Amy ChenThis sixth issue in NHeLP's Protect Medicaid Funding series centers on how cutting or capping Medicaid would seriously harm,…
- November 1, 2016
How Can States Get Federal Funds to Help Pay for Language Services
Mara YoudelmanManaging Attorney Mara Youdelman provides an overview of how states can obtain federal assistance in paying for language services…
- October 31, 2016
Comments on OMB Plan to Revise Standards on Reporting of Race and Ethnicity Data
Andy DiAntonioNHeLP provided comments on the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) plan to revise its Standards for…
- May 19, 2016
Health Advocate: Medicaid Managed Care Final Regulations Released
Sarah SomersIn this month's Health Advocate, we summarize some of the major provisions in the final rule that are new…
- April 20, 2016
Health Advocate: Section 1332 Waivers for State Innovation and Medicaid
Leo Cuello and Andy DiAntonioIn December 2015, CMS provided guidance on section 1332 waivers and clarified the interactions between section 1332 and Medicaid.…
- 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 17, 2016
Health Advocate: HCBS State Transition Plans & Implementation Updates
David MachledtIn this month's Health Advocate, we assess CMS regulations that define the home and community-based services (HCBS) delivery system…
- March 7, 2016
NHeLP Comments to the Senate Finance Committee on the High Price of Prescription
Andy DiAntonioNHeLP letter to the Senate Finance Committee in response to the request for public comment on policy issues including the…
- February 26, 2016
Petition for URM
External Source and Andy DiAntonioPetition in which NHeLP and advocacy partners sued CDSS and DHCS to force them to follow the state and…
- February 25, 2016
Health Advocate: Medicaid’s EPSDT in Schools versus the Free Care Rule
Sarah SomersIn this month's Health Advocate, we analyze clarifications to the "Free Care Rule," which no longer prevents schools from…
- February 19, 2016
NHeLP Amicus Brief: Zubik v. Burwell
Andy DiAntonioThis case will decide whether non-profit employers are able to deny their employees access to contraceptive services on religious…
- February 8, 2016
2016 HHS Federal Poverty Guidelines
External Source and Andy DiAntonioUpdated HHS poverty guidelines to account for last calendar year's increase in prices as measured by the Consumer Price…
