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 5, 2015
State Medicaid Eligibility Policies for Individuals Moving Into and Out of Incarceration
Catherine McKeeConnecting individuals moving into and out of incarceration to health coverage may not only increase their access to care…
- July 28, 2015
Letter to California Re: DME
Abbi Coursolle, Kim Lewis, and dfitzgeraldDownload the document for full publication text.
- July 27, 2015
Recommendations of the Modernization of the Medicaid Managed Care Regulations
dfitzgeraldRecommended changes to 42 C.F.R. 428; Modernization of the Medicaid Managed Care Regulations.
- July 27, 2015
NHeLP Comments: Proposed Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care Regulations
dfitzgeraldComments filed on HHS' proposed regulations on Medicaid and CHIP managed care published on June 1, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg.…
- July 24, 2015
Improving Coverage: Using State Law to Maximize Access to Family Planning and Abortion Services
Susan Berke Fogel and Catherine McKeeLaws and policies on coverage and access to family planning and abortion services vary significantly from state to state…
- June 30, 2015
Lessons From CA: Ensuring Medi-Cal Plans Provide Hepatitis C Treatments
Abbi Coursolle, Kim Lewis, and dfitzgeraldIn this month's Lessons from California, we highlight the successful efforts by NHeLP and other advocates to ensure that…
- June 12, 2015
Health Advocate: Medicaid Managed Care: Modernized Federal Regulations Have Finally Been Released
Sarah SomersOn June 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a proposed rule that overhauls the Medicaid managed…
- May 14, 2015
Survey of Medicaid Managed Care Contracts: EPSDT Vision and Hearing Services
Jane Perkins, Sarah Somers, and External SourceAn estimated 25 percent of all school children in the United States have some type of vision problem significant…
- May 5, 2015
Medicaid Assessments for Long-Term Supports & Services (LTSS)
David MachledtLong-term care needs assessments serve a vital role in Medicaid. For individuals with disabilities and older adults, needs assessments…
- April 16, 2015
Q&A: Person Centered Planning Changes
Elizabeth EdwardsDue to regulatory changes and guidance issued over the past year, states should have evaluated and likely changed their…
- March 23, 2015
Webinar: Guide to Oversight, Transparency, and Accountability in Medicaid Managed Care
David Machledt and Wayne TurnerIn this webinar presentation, NHeLP walks through its recently released Guide to Oversight, Transparency, and Accountability in Medicaid Managed…
- March 16, 2015
Fact Sheet: Accountable Care Organizations in Medicaid
Sarah SomersAccountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are entities that agree to provide coordinated care to enrollees and are eligible for incentive…
- March 9, 2015
A Guide to Oversight, Transparency, and Accountability in Medicaid Managed Care
David Machledt, Sarah Somers, and Wayne TurnerIn this publication, NHeLP attorneys have drawn upon decades of experience to support stakeholders as they embark on, or…
- March 6, 2015
Fact Sheet: Medicaid Managed Care Litigation
Sarah SomersThis fact sheet describes recent trends in litigation related to Medicaid managed care, highlighting selected cases. It also includes…
- March 6, 2015
Behavioral Health: Medicaid, Managed Care and Children More Questions to Ask
dfitzgeraldNHeLP has prepared a list of questions consumers should ask as their states begin working on developing or redesigning their…
- March 6, 2015
Medicaid Managed Care: 20 Questions to Ask Your State
dfitzgeraldThis memo lists 20 questions to ask as your state develops Medicaid managed care.
- January 26, 2015
NHeLP Comments on NAIC’s Managed Care Plan Network Adequacy Model Act
dfitzgeraldNHeLP Comments on National Association of Insurance Commissioners Managed Care Plan Network Adequacy Model Act
- January 22, 2015
Medicaid Managed Care Model Provisions, Issue 5
Catherine McKee and dfitzgeraldOur new Medicaid Managed Care Model Provisions Series features our set of modernized model federal regulations. Each issue provides…