Medicaid Awareness Month Resources

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.

December 5, 2023
NHeLP Comments on OMB Draft Artificial Intelligence Memorandum
Cassandra LaRose and Elizabeth Edwards
In comments to OMB, NHeLP provides feedback on the draft memorandum titled "Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for…
November 22, 2023
U.S. v. Florida Case Explainer
Arielle Linsey and Jane Perkins
On July 14, 2023, the Southern District of Florida issued a significant decision in United States v. Florida, a…
November 21, 2023
AMICUS: U.S. v. Florida, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jane Perkins
NHeLP and the amici are pediatric experts and medical associations, a national philanthropic organization committed to advancing health equity,…
August 22, 2023
LGBTQ+ Unwinding Fact Sheets for Medi-Cal and Medicaid
Skyler Rosellini and Michelle Yiu
In partnership with Equality California and its affiliate Silver State Equality, the National Health Law Program created two fact…
August 11, 2023
Medicaid Eligibility Call Centers: Questions for LEP & Disability Access
Elizabeth Edwards and Mara Youdelman
Call centers are often the primary way that Medicaid enrollees interact with the Medicaid agency. During the unwinding of…
July 14, 2023
Comments on Proposed Medicaid Managed Care Access Rule
Sarah Somers
CMS proposed a major administrative rule that would increase transparency in managed care; improve monitoring and assure adequacy of…
July 13, 2023
Comments on Proposed Medicaid Access Rule
Jennifer Lav, Wayne Turner, David Machledt, Abigail Coursolle, Dania Douglas, Charly Gilfoil, Jasmine Young, and Madeline Morcelle
CMS proposed changes and additions to regulations enforcing the "equal access" provision of Medicaid. These changes would strengthen opportunities…
May 30, 2023
Trends in State Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding Plans
Cassandra LaRose
As part of the Medicaid continuous coverage unwinding, states were required to create plans to describe how they will…
May 16, 2023
Helping Those on HCBS Waiting Lists: Positive Impacts of the ACA
Elizabeth Edwards, Dania Douglas, and Michelle Yiu
Expanded services and coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its Medicaid expansion provide states opportunities to decrease…
May 15, 2023
“Unfit” to work? How Medicaid Work Requirements Hurt People with Disabilities
David Machledt
New proposals to impose harsh work requirements in the Medicaid program will cause people with disabilities to lose Medicaid…
May 3, 2023
NHeLP Summary of Proposed Access and Managed Care Rules
Sarah Somers
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released two proposed rules intended to improve access to…
April 20, 2023
AMICUS: J.R. v. Horizon NJ Health, New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division
Litigation Team
J.R. is a young child who requires nursing services and appealed a significant reduction in her Medicaid nursing services…
April 17, 2023
What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid?
Wayne Turner
With the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, and the implementation of Medicaid expansions and Marketplaces…
March 16, 2023
Protect Medicaid Funding series (2023)
Michelle Yiu, Emma Parker-Newton, David Machledt, Amy Chen, Madeline Morcelle, Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Catherine McKee, Mara Youdelman, Wayne Turner, Dania Douglas, and Charly Gilfoil
A 2024 update of this series can be found here. In an updated series of fact sheets called Protect…
February 21, 2023
Comments on Utah’s Long Term Services and Supports for Behaviorally Complex Individuals Demonstration Amendment Request
Jennifer Lav
In comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Law Program urges HHS to reject…
February 9, 2023
NHeLP Comments on New Mexico 1115 Renewal Request
Elizabeth Edwards
In comments to HHS, NHeLP focuses on select provisions related to long-term services and supports (LTSS) in New Mexico's…
February 6, 2023
Ten Ways the “Better Care Better Jobs Act” Helps Older Adults & People with Disabilities
Jennifer Lav and Dania Douglas
Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) play a critical role in helping people with disabilities and older adults…
November 1, 2022
Joint comment letter: Temporary Increase in Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) in Response to the COVID–19 Public Health Emergency (PHE); Reopening of Public Comment Period
Miriam Delaney Heard and Wayne Turner
In the last days of the Trump administration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized an Interim…
November 1, 2022
NHeLP Comments on CMS Request for Information: Promoting Efficiency, Reducing Burden, and Advancing Equity within CMS Programs
Charly Gilfoil
NHeLP submitted comments to CMS in response to a request for information on access to care, health equity, and…
September 16, 2022
Washington Medicaid Transformation Project Demonstration Extension Request
Jennifer Lav and Sarah Somers
In comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Law Program urges HHS to ensure…

Medicaid Awareness Month Resources

NHeLP Comments on OMB Draft Artificial Intelligence Memorandum

U.S. v. Florida Case Explainer

AMICUS: U.S. v. Florida, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

LGBTQ+ Unwinding Fact Sheets for Medi-Cal and Medicaid

Medicaid Eligibility Call Centers: Questions for LEP & Disability Access

Comments on Proposed Medicaid Managed Care Access Rule

Comments on Proposed Medicaid Access Rule

Trends in State Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding Plans

Helping Those on HCBS Waiting Lists: Positive Impacts of the ACA

“Unfit” to work? How Medicaid Work Requirements Hurt People with Disabilities

NHeLP Summary of Proposed Access and Managed Care Rules

AMICUS: J.R. v. Horizon NJ Health, New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division

Comments on Utah’s Long Term Services and Supports for Behaviorally Complex Individuals Demonstration Amendment Request

NHeLP Comments on New Mexico 1115 Renewal Request

Ten Ways the “Better Care Better Jobs Act” Helps Older Adults & People with Disabilities

Joint comment letter: Temporary Increase in Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) in Response to the COVID–19 Public Health Emergency (PHE); Reopening of Public Comment Period

NHeLP Comments on CMS Request for Information: Promoting Efficiency, Reducing Burden, and Advancing Equity within CMS Programs

Washington Medicaid Transformation Project Demonstration Extension Request