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 26, 2016
Lessons from CA: Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Finally Get Medi-Cal as Required
Kim Lewis and Andy DiAntonioIn this month's Lessons from California, we highlight successful efforts to get the State to issue guidance requiring youth…
- February 19, 2016
NHeLP Amicus Brief: Zubik v. Burwell
Andy DiAntonioThis case will decide whether non-profit employers are able to deny their employees access to contraceptive services on religious…
- January 28, 2016
Lessons from CA: Medi-Cal’s 1115 Waiver Approved until 2020
Kim Lewis and Andy DiAntonioIn this month's Lessons from California, we highlight the new Medi-Cal 2020 waiver. The state got its New Year's…
- December 21, 2015
Lessons from CA: Implementing Treatment for Children with Autism in Medicaid
Abbi Coursolle and Andy DiAntonioIn this month's Lessons from California, we highlight the advocacy of NHeLP and others in the recent efforts to…
- November 30, 2015
Lessons from CA: Medi-Cal Coverage For Former Foster Youth
Kim Lewis and Andy DiAntonioIn this month's Lessons from California, we are thankful for the recent improvements to the Medi-Cal Former Foster Care…
- November 4, 2015
Lessons from CA: Halting the Medi-Cal Application Backlog in Court
Kim Lewis and Andy DiAntonioIn this month's Lessons from California, we highlight California legal advocates' successes in forcing the State to comply with…
- August 28, 2015
Motion to Reconsider Denied: Korean Community Center of the East Bay v. Kent
External Source and Andy DiAntonioPlaintiffs, 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 Source and Andy DiAntonioPlaintiffs, who are organizations representing the interests of and assist Medi-Cal beneficiaries, including many with limited-English proficiency, seek a…
- July 30, 2015
Fact Sheet: Selected Supreme Court Access to Court Opinions from the 2014 Term
Jane PerkinsNHeLP analysis of select cases from the past term that focus on access to court issues, statutory construction, Supremacy Clause,…
- June 11, 2015
Amicus Brief: Wheaton College v. Burwell
External Source and Andy DiAntonioNHeLP, American Public Health Association, National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association, National Women's Health Network, Asian & Pacific…
- June 9, 2015
Amicus Brief: Scott v. Burwell
External Source and Andy DiAntonioNHeLP and Florida Legal Services (FLS) amicus brief in Scott v. Burwell, on behalf of the League of Women…
- April 10, 2015
Eighth Circuit Ruling in St. Louis Effort for AIDS v. Huff
Andy DiAntonioRuling in Missouri navigator case. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed in part and otherwise vacated…
- March 10, 2015
NHeLP Matters – March 2015
Andy DiAntonioSummary of recent accomplishments of NHeLP including work to end HIV discrimination, protecting court access and Medicaid, and advancing…
- January 28, 2015
Amicus Brief of AARP and NHeLP in King v. Burwell, U.S. Supreme Court
Jane Perkins and External SourceAmicus brief of AARP and the National Health Law Program in King v. Burwell supporting the availability of the…
- January 22, 2015
Order Granting Preliminary Injunction in Rivera v. Douglas
Andy DiAntonioJanuary 20 Alameda County Superior Court ruling that if California is unable to determine whether an applicant is eligible…
- 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…
- January 13, 2015
Amicus brief of the National Health Law Program in Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center
Andy DiAntonioAmicus brief by NHeLP and advocates supporting the respondents and arguing that the history and purpose of the Medicaid…
