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.
- February 23, 2021
NHeLP Comments to Arizona AHCCCS Extension Application (2021)
Leonardo CuelloNHeLP comments opposing work requirements and other harmful proposals in Arizona's Health Care Cost Containment System section 1115 extension…
- November 3, 2020
The Affordable Care Act in Court : Litigation Continues Unabated
Jane PerkinsThe Affordable Care Act has been a lightning rod for litigation, generating hundreds of cases seeking to have all…
- July 29, 2020
COVID-19 Litigation Docket
Sarah GrusinThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in rapid and significant changes to the country’s health care system. State Medicaid programs,…
- July 16, 2020
Amicus: Bellin v. Zucker, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Litigation TeamThe National Health Law Program, along with the Center for Medicare Advocacy and Justice in Aging, filed this brief…
- September 23, 2019
The Personal Stories of Those Affected by Indiana’s Section 1115 Waiver
Mara YoudelmanIndiana began implementing Medicaid work requirements on January 1, 2019. On December 31, 2019, the State will begin suspending…
- September 23, 2019
Complaint Rose v. Azar
Litigation TeamIndiana residents enrolled in Medicaid filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging its extension of a Section 1115…
- September 23, 2019
Summary of Lawsuit Filed Against HHS Approval of Indiana’s “Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0” Waiver
Litigation TeamOn February 1, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved Indiana’s request to condition Medicaid…
- September 1, 2019
Declaration of Leighton Ku in La Clínica de la Raza v. Trump
Litigation TeamThis declaration examines the potential effects of the final public charge regulation issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland…
- March 20, 2019
The Personal Stories of Those Affected by New Hampshire’s Section 1115 Waiver
Mara Youdelman and Sarah GrusinOn November 30, 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved New Hampshire’s request to condition Medicaid…
- March 1, 2019
Hawkins v. Cohen, Eastern District of North Carolina
Jane PerkinsHawkins Summary Hawkins v. Cohen (5:17-CV-581 E.D.N.C.) is a federal lawsuit filed in 2017 by Charlotte Center for Legal…
- February 1, 2019
Q&A: Department of Justice Policies on Consent Decrees and Injunctions
Jane PerkinsNational Health Law Program Legal Director Jane Perkins explains a late fall DOJ memorandum on nationwide consent decrees and…
- February 1, 2019
The Personal Stories of Those Affected by Arkansas’ Sec. 1115 Waiver
Elizabeth Edwards and Mara YoudelmanNational Health Law Program Attorneys Mara Youdelman and Elizabeth Edwards detail stories of individuals in Arkansas who are being…
- November 14, 2018
National Health Law Program 9th Circuit Amicus Brief Supporting Calif.’s Laws Protecting Immigrants’ Health & Safety
Abigail Coursolle and Sarah GrusinIn a bold effort to counter the Trump administration's aggressive and cruel agenda to deport immigrants and their families…
- November 6, 2018
Gresham v. Azar: Plaintiffs’ Summary Judgment Motion
Catherine McKee, Jane Perkins, and Elizabeth EdwardsIf the Trump administration's Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the state of Arkansas…
- October 26, 2018
Comments to HHS on Michigan 1115 Waiver Project
Jane PerkinsIn comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Law Program urges the department…
- July 27, 2018
Civil, Human Rights Groups’ Amicus Brief in 2020 Census Case, San Jose v. U.S.
Jane PerkinsA broad array of civil and human rights groups filed an amicus brief in San Jose and Black Alliance…
- July 27, 2018
Civil and Human Rights Groups’ Amicus Brief in 2020 Census Case (CA v. U.S. )
Jane PerkinsAn array of advocacy groups filed an amicus brief in California v. Ross, siding with Calif. Attorney General Xavier…
- July 25, 2018
Flack v. Wisconsin Department of Health Services Preliminary Injunction Decision
dfitzgeraldThe U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting Wisconsin health officials from…
- July 6, 2018
Groups Urge CMS Action on Kentucky’s Cuts to Medicaid Services
Jane PerkinsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) should reject the Kentucky governor's "Alternative Benefit Plan (ABP) State Plan Amendment…
- June 19, 2018
Civil and Human Rights Groups’ Amicus Brief in 2020 Census Case
dfitzgeraldMore than 140 advocacy groups filed an amicus brief siding with New York's federal court challenge to the U.S.…