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
How California Can Pay For Language Assistance Services: Recommendations from t
dfitzgeraldI. Need for Language Assistance Services in California California is one of the nation?s most linguistically diverse…
- July 23, 2013
Streamlining Children’s Eligibility and Enrollment Under PPACA (Podcast)
dfitzgeraldFor full podcast, click on link above.
- July 23, 2013
NHeLP comments to HHS on interim final rules for the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Program
Mara YoudelmanNHeLP comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on interim final rules for the Pre-Existing Condition…
- July 23, 2013
NHeLP Comments on OCIIO Planning and Establishment of State-Level Exchange; Regarding Exchange-Related Provisions in Title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
Mara Youdelman�NHeLP comments in response to a request for information on setting up state exchanges.
- July 23, 2013
Podcast: California’s Language Access Requirements
dfitzgeraldAn NHeLP podcast explaining requirements regarding language access in healthcare and federal civil rights laws and requirements.
- July 23, 2013
Short Paper #5: The ACA and Language Access
Mara YoudelmanHealth care reform offered many opportunitiesto improve language access by including specific provisions to increase funding, resources, and…
- July 23, 2013
Comments from NHeLP and 38 organizations on FY 10 CMS Strategic LEP Plan Outcome Report
Mara YoudelmanDonald Berwick, M.D.AdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesHubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 314G200 Independence Ave. SWWashington, DC 20201RE: FY…
- July 23, 2013
NHeLP and 38 organizations submit comments on FY 10 CMS Strategic LEP Plan Outcome Report
Mara YoudelmanDonald Berwick, M.D.AdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesHubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 314G200 Independence Ave. SWWashington, DC 20201RE: FY…
- July 23, 2013
Language Services Resource Guide for Health Care Providers
Mara YoudelmanA resource guide for healthcare providers with infomration on how to effectively provide language services.
- July 23, 2013
Full Report – Hospital Language Services for Patients with Limited English Proficiency
dfitzgeraldA national survey of hospitals to examine their policies and practices for providing language services to limited English proficient…
- July 23, 2013
Paying for Language Services in Medicare: Preliminary Options and Recommendations
dfitzgeraldAn issue brief outlining how Medicare could pay for language services for limited English proficient (LEP) enrollees.
- July 23, 2013
Hispanic Women’s Health Decision-Making
dfitzgeraldThe Journal of Women?s Health recently featured an article discussing Hispanic women?s desire to participate in their own health…
- July 23, 2013
Providing Language Services in State and Local Health-Related Benefits Offices
Jane Perkins and Mara YoudelmanAccess NHeLP's Providing Language Services Report Series here.
- July 23, 2013
Language Access Solutions for OB/GYN Medical Practices (Executive Summary, Jan.
External SourceINTRODUCTION Background The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), District IX (California) initiated a project in 2004 to explore…
- July 23, 2013
Medicare Prescription Drug Plans Fail Limited English Proficient Beneficiaries
Alejandra PavisichMedicare prescription drug plans are required to provide multi-lingual services to Limited English Proficient (LEP) persons. Many beneficiaries have…
- July 23, 2013
Language Proficiency and Adverse Events in U.S. Hospitals: A Pilot Study
External SourceFor full publication text, download document.
- July 23, 2013
The Legal Framework for Language Access in Healthcare Settings: Title VI and Be
External SourceAlice Hm Chen MD, MPH, Mara K. Youdelman JD, LLM, Jamie Brooks JD AbstractOver the past few decades, the number…
- July 23, 2013
Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care
Jane Perkins and Mara YoudelmanA 50-state survey of state laws and regulations related to addressing language access for limited English proficient (LEP) individuals…
- July 23, 2013
Serving Patients with Limited English Proficiency: Results of a Community Healt
dfitzgeraldA national survey of federally qualified community health centers to examine their policies and practices for providing language service…
- July 23, 2013
Language Access: Understanding the Barriers and Challenges in Primary Care Sett
dfitzgeraldA report including case studies from community health centers and free clinics describing how they provide language services to…