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.
- August 6, 2026
State-mandated benefits and ACA defrayal obligations
Héctor Hernández-Delgado and Wayne TurnerStates have historically addressed gaps in health care coverage by requiring insurers to cover specific benefits. However, under the…
- July 29, 2026
Timeline Charts of Changes to Medi-Cal and Covered California Under OBBBA and the California Budget
Skyler Rosellini and Alicia EmanuelH.R. 1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” (OBBBA) cuts approximately $1 trillion from Medicaid which…
- July 15, 2026
NHeLP Comments on Essential Health Benefits (EHB) RFI
Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Wayne Turner, Shandra Hartly, and Alexis Robles-FradetThe essential health benefits (EHB) are an important protection in the Affordable Care Act to ensure that health plans…
- July 10, 2026
NHeLP Comments on Excepted Fertility Benefits Proposed Rule
Fabiola De Liban, Héctor Hernández-Delgado, and Wayne TurnerThe U.S. Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services Departments proposed a rule that may allow some employers to…
- June 8, 2026
Know Your Rights: Access to Health Care for TGI Californians
Abigail Coursolle and Skyler RoselliniRecent Federal Executive Orders have purported to limit coverage of gender-affirming care, especially for Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Intersex…
- 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…
- February 18, 2026
NHeLP Comments on Proposed Rules on Gender-Affirming Care
Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Abigail Coursolle, Catherine McKee, Alexis Robles-Fradet, Emma Parker-Newton, Skyler Rosellini, and Wayne TurnerNHeLP submitted comments opposing two proposed rules from HHS that would prohibit the use of federal Medicaid funding for…
- January 20, 2026
NHeLP Comments on 2025 Proposed Section 504 changes
Jennifer Lav, Abigail Coursolle, and Carly MyersNHeLP comments strongly opposing HHS' proposal to exclude gender dysphoria from the definition of disability, because it is inconsistent…
- December 22, 2025
Prohibited Discrimination under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act
Dylan de Kervor and Mara YoudelmanSection 1557 generally prohibits different treatment (also referred to as “intentional discrimination”) and discriminatory effects (also referred to as…
- November 19, 2025
Public Comments on Model Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Individual Enrollment Request Form (CMS-10718)
Dylan de KervorThe National Health Law Program submits comments in opposition to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services decision to…
- October 23, 2025
An Advocate’s Guide to Access Gender-Affirming Care in California
Abigail Coursolle and Skyler RoselliniThis guide is informed by advocates' experience working on cases involving access to gender-affirming care, and it is intended as a…
- October 21, 2025
An Advocate’s Guide to Access GAC in CA: Chapter 1 Purpose and Goal for this Guide
Abigail Coursolle and Skyler RoselliniThis guide is intended as a resource for health care advocates, non-legal community advocates, legal aid attorneys, TGI individuals…
- October 20, 2025
An Advocate’s Guide to Access GAC in CA: Chapter 7 Cultural Competency
Abigail Coursolle and Skyler RoselliniThis chapter is part of NHeLP’s forthcoming Advocate’s Guide to Accessing Gender-Affirming Care in California. It focuses on cultural…
- October 20, 2025
An Advocate’s Guide to Access GAC in CA: Chapter 6 Outreach and Engagement with the TGI Community
Abigail Coursolle and Skyler RoselliniThis chapter is part of NHeLP’s forthcoming Advocate’s Guide to Accessing Gender-Affirming Care in California. It focuses on outreach…
- October 17, 2025
An Advocate’s Guide to Access GAC in CA: Chapter 3 Types of Coverage
Abigail Coursolle and Skyler RoselliniThis chapter is part of NHeLP’s forthcoming Advocate’s Guide to Accessing Gender-Affirming Care in California. It provides an overview…
- October 17, 2025
An Advocate’s Guide to Access GAC in CA: Chapter 2 Important Terminology & Documents
Abigail Coursolle and Skyler RoselliniThis chapter is part of NHeLP’s forthcoming Advocate’s Guide to Accessing Gender-Affirming Care in California. It focuses on important…
- September 15, 2025
An Advocate’s Guide to Access GAC in CA: Chapter 5 File A Grievance or Appeal
Abigail Coursolle and Skyler RoselliniThis chapter is part of NHeLP’s forthcoming Advocate’s Guide to Accessing Gender-Affirming Care in California. It focuses on the…
- June 5, 2025
The Top 10 Reasons Why House Republicans’ Reconciliation Bill Will Devastate Maternal and Child Health
Madeline MorcelleThis article discusses the GOP reconciliation package, officially called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and its implications for…
- 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-DelgadoCalifornia’s Medicaid program (Medi-Cal) provides a critical investment in the health of Californians. Medi-Cal coverage and services are tailored…
