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.

July 29, 2026
Timeline Charts of Changes to Medi-Cal and Covered California Under OBBBA and the California Budget
Skyler Rosellini and Alicia Emanuel
H.R. 1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” (OBBBA) cuts approximately $1 trillion from Medicaid which…
July 7, 2026
Comment on USCIS’s proposed changes to the address change form
Jules Lutaba
In a comment to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), NHeLP opposes the proposal to require certain immigrants…
June 30, 2026
Checklist: Reviewing State Policies Implementing OBBBA’s Medicaid Immigrant Eligibility Changes
Sarah Grusin
States are in the process of revising their policy manuals to reflect changes to immigrant eligibility for Medicaid as…
May 26, 2026
Immigrant Youth Access to Medi-Cal and Managed Care
Carly Myers and Jules Lutaba
Medi-Cal eligibility and services are being cut back for some immigrants. These changes do not apply to youth under…
May 5, 2026
Medi-Cal 2030: Person-Centered, Accountable, Sustainable Principles
National Health Law Program (NHeLP)
Medi-Cal 2030: Person-Centered, Accountable, Sustainable Principles outlines an equity-centered framework to guide the future of Medi-Cal. The principles call…
April 20, 2026
Comments on Medicaid collecting Immigration Identifiers in T-MSIS
Sarah Grusin
In comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), NHeLP and 45 other organizations, oppose the proposal…
April 20, 2026
Health Advocates Letter to Congress: Fund Health Care, Not Attacks on Immigrants and Communities
Mia Villasenor and Madeline Morcelle
At a time when communities are struggling with health care access, Congress should be supporting communities by strengthening Medicaid,…
March 31, 2026
Response to Request for Information Related to Comprehensive Regulations to Uncover Suspicious Healthcare
Jennifer Lav
NHeLP submitted a response to the Request for Information related to the "CRUSH" initiative. We urged the Administration to…
March 3, 2026
“Qualified” vs. “Satisfactory” Immigration Status Chart
Sarah Grusin
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) limits the availability of public benefits to only “qualified” immigrants.…
December 18, 2025
NHeLPs Comments on Public Charge NPRM 2025
Jules Lutaba, Emma Parker-Newton, Sarah Grusin, Briana Torres, and Mara Youdelman
In response to the Administration's notice of proposed rulemaking on the Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility, NHeLP's comments oppose…
December 10, 2025
Top 10 Suggestions for State Advocacy Regarding H.R. 1 Changes to Medicaid Eligibility for Immigrants
Katy DeBriere, Miriam Delaney Heard, Sarah Grusin, and Jules Lutaba
Many immigrants’ eligibility for Medicaid will be significantly restricted under the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1, also known…
November 13, 2025
Upcoming Medi-Cal Cuts Don’t Apply to Immigrant Foster Youth, Nonminor Dependents, and Former Foster Youth
Carly Myers
Over the next two years, Medi-Cal eligibility and services will be substantially cut back for immigrant communities. This Factsheet…
August 21, 2025
Changes to Medi-Cal and Covered California Under the OBBBA and the CA Budget
California Policy Team
H.R. 1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” (OBBBA) cuts approximately $1 trillion from Medicaid which…
August 14, 2025
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Interpretation of “Federal Public Benefit” Comments
Dylan de Kervor, Christina Piecora, Mara Youdelman, Héctor Hernández-Delgado, and Emma Parker-Newton
The National Health Law Program submits comments in opposition to the harmful new interpretation the Department of Health and…
June 3, 2025
[Webinar] Health Insurance Access for Immigrants
Jules Lutaba and Madeline Morcelle
Attorneys from NHeLP provide an overview of immigrants’ rights to access health care. The webinar offers tools and resources…
April 14, 2025
NHeLP Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding Marketplaces
Alicia Emanuel, Shandra Hartly, Jules Lutaba, Elizabeth Edwards, Wayne Turner, Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Alexis Robles-Fradet, Allyson Crays, Emma Parker-Newton, and Mara Youdelman
NHeLP submitted comments on a number of the Trump Administration's proposed revisions to marketplace regulations. Our comments included opposition…
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-Delgado
California’s Medicaid program (Medi-Cal) provides a critical investment in the health of Californians. Medi-Cal coverage and services are tailored…
September 18, 2024
Op-ed: Why We Need to Let Southern Social Justice Activists Lead
Madeline Morcelle
NHeLP senior attorney Madeline Morcelle published an op-ed with Rewire News Group on being a good partner to Southern…
June 3, 2024
Addressing Language Access for Reproductive Telehealth Care
RHITES, COLOR Latina, Frontera Fund, and National Health Law Program (NHeLP)
RHITES latest factsheet created in partnership with COLOR Latina, Frontera Fund and the National Health Law Program dives deeper…
April 30, 2024
Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding: Messaging and Outreach Resources
Michelle Yiu
State Medicaid agencies are beginning to unwind the Medicaid continuous coverage provisions enacted in early 2020 to adapt to…