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 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…
- 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 6, 2016
NHeLP Comments on ACA Proposed Rule on Benefit and Payment Parameters
dfitzgeraldNHeLP provides comments on a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) setting forth…
- May 31, 2016
Lessons from CA: Expanding Full-Scope Medi-Cal to All Children
dfitzgeraldIn this month's Lessons from California, we highlight the successful efforts in California to cover up to 170,000 undocumented children…
- May 31, 2016
Translating SB75 & SB4 to All Medi-Cal Threshold Languages
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- May 16, 2016
Issue Brief: Highlights of the Section 1557 Final Rule
Jane Perkins, Wayne Turner, Mara Youdelman, and Elizabeth EdwardsThis issue brief provides an initial analysis of the Department of Health and Human Services' final rule implementing §…
- April 26, 2016
Issue Brief: Highlights of the Medicaid Managed Care Final Regulations
Sarah SomersHHS issued the final Medicaid Managed Care rule on April 25, 2016. This issue brief provides initial highlights of…
- December 15, 2015
Health Advocate: Litigation Round-Up
Jane PerkinsThis issue of Health Advocate provides NHeLP's annual summary of some of the year's notable court cases. The Supreme…
- November 24, 2015
Health Advocate: Reproductive Health Data and Accountability Project
dfitzgeraldThis month's Health Advocate details our Reproductive Health Data and Accountability Project, which, in collaboration with the Advancing New…
- October 20, 2015
Health Advocate: Autism Spectrum Disorders
Abbi CoursolleThis month's Health Advocate reviews the advocacy history that led up to guidance from the Centers for Medicare &…
- September 23, 2015
Health Advocate: Nondiscrimination and the ACA
Mara YoudelmanIn this month's Health Advocate, NHeLP provides an overview of the proposed regulation implementing Section 1557 of the ACA.…
- August 28, 2015
Motion to Reconsider Denied: Korean Community Center of the East Bay v. Kent
External SourcePlaintiffs, who are organizations representing the interests of and assist Medi-Cal beneficiaries, including many with limited-English proficiency, sought a…
- August 28, 2015
Verified Petition for Writ of Mandate: Korean Community Center of the East Bay v. Douglas
External SourcePlaintiffs, who are organizations representing the interests of and assist Medi-Cal beneficiaries, including many with limited-English proficiency, seek a…
- March 4, 2015
HCA Letter to Covered California Appeals
dfitzgeraldHCA letter to Covered California on consumer barriers in the appeals process.
- March 2, 2015
NHeLP Letter on Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) and Uniform Glossary
dfitzgeraldNHeLP comment letter on the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) and the Uniform Glossary. With the implementation of…
- January 26, 2015
NHeLP Comments on NAIC’s Managed Care Plan Network Adequacy Model Act
dfitzgeraldNHeLP Comments on National Association of Insurance Commissioners Managed Care Plan Network Adequacy Model Act
- January 14, 2015
Health Advocate: Our New Year’s Resolutions
Susan Berke Fogel, Jane Perkins, and Mara YoudelmanThis edition of the Health Advocate previews what is ahead in the coming months including the continuing theme of Medicaid…
- December 11, 2014
NHeLP Matters – December 2014
dfitzgeraldWelcome to the year's final edition of NHeLP Matters. In the past 12 months, we have fought for the…
- September 19, 2014
Health Advocate: Medicaid Managed Care: Modernized Federal Regulations are Long
Sarah SomersIn 1965, when the Medicaid program was created, American health care bore little resemblance to the complex system we…
- September 17, 2014
Medicaid Managed Care Model Provisions, Issue 4
Mara Youdelman, Elizabeth Edwards, and dfitzgeraldOur new Medicaid Managed Care Model Provisions Series features our set of modernized model federal regulations. Each issue provides…