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.
- November 30, 2015
Lessons from CA: Medi-Cal Coverage For Former Foster Youth
Kim LewisIn 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 dfitzgeraldIn 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 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…
- 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 15, 2015
NHeLP Matters – June 2015
dfitzgeraldSummary of recent accomplishments of NHeLP, including implementing the Affordable Care Act, expanding Medicaid and protecting women's health.
- June 11, 2015
Amicus Brief: Wheaton College v. Burwell
External Source and dfitzgeraldNHeLP, 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 dfitzgeraldNHeLP 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
dfitzgeraldRuling 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
dfitzgeraldSummary of recent accomplishments of NHeLP including work to end HIV discrimination, protecting court access and Medicaid, and advancing…
- February 27, 2015
NHeLP Health Reform Litigation Docket
dfitzgeraldNational litigation docket focused on key constitutional challenges to health reform litigation.
- 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
dfitzgeraldJanuary 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
dfitzgeraldAmicus brief by NHeLP and advocates supporting the respondents and arguing that the history and purpose of the Medicaid…
- January 9, 2015
Letter to HHS Office of Civil Rights on pending HIV discrimination complaint
Jane Perkins and Wayne TurnerThe National Health Law Program and The AIDS Institute (TAI) sent the attached letter to the HHS Office of…
- January 7, 2015
PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF L.S. et al. v. WOS et al.
dfitzgeraldNotice Issued on January 7, 2015 NOTICE TO CONSUMERS SERVED BY THE N.C INNOVATIONS WAIVER, THEIR FAMILIES, AND LEGAL GUARDIANS: PROPOSED…
- December 16, 2014
Health Advocate: 2014 Litigation Round Up
Jane PerkinsMore than four years since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law have passed, and yet litigation over…
- 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…
- December 4, 2014
Q&A: Abstention Update
Jane Perkins and Sarah SomersQ&A: Abtention Update This short issue brief discusses the latest developments in abstention cases affecting Medicaid beneficiaries, including a…