Medicaid Awareness Month Resources

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 9, 2022
Eliminating Barriers to Medication-Assisted Treatment in Medicaid
Cathren Cohen
Few individuals with opioid use disorder currently have access to medication-assisted treatment, a highly effective overdose prevention treatment. As the…
February 4, 2022
Coverage of Over-the-Counter Drugs in Medicaid (Revised February 2022)
Abigail Coursolle and Liz McCaman Taylor
Drug coverage is an important facet of the Medicaid program. Although it is an optional benefit, all states cover…
February 1, 2022
Children’s Behavioral Health Mobile Response and Stabilization Services
Jennifer Lav and Kimberly Lewis
Mobile Response and Stabilization Services (MRSS) is a specific kind of mobile crisis service and stabilization service for children…
January 6, 2022
Section 1115 Waivers: Stop the Ten-Year Approvals
Catherine McKee and Jane Perkins
In 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a policy announcing its intent to “approve the extension…
December 16, 2021
NHeLP Comments on HHS SUNSET Repeal Rule
Dania Douglas and Wayne Turner
In the HHS SUNSET final rule, HHS sought to retroactively impose a mandatory expiration date on an estimated 18,000…
November 11, 2021
Comments: Arkansas Health and Opportuinty for Me (ARHOME) Demonstration Application
Catherine McKee, Jane Perkins, Elizabeth Edwards, and David Machledt
In comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, NHeLP explains that the ARHOME project raises serious legal…
November 5, 2021
NHeLP Comments on SUPPORT Act Section 1003 Demonstration
Héctor Hernández-Delgado and Cathren Cohen
The Substance Use Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) Act requires the Department of Health and Human…
November 3, 2021
Support for the Historic Momnibus & Postpartum Medicaid Investments in the Build Back Better Act
Elizabeth G. Taylor
The National Health Law Program joined dozens of organizations calling on Congress to include strong maternal health provisions in…
November 1, 2021
Comments: Utah Primary Care Network Extension Request
Catherine McKee, Jane Perkins, and Jennifer Lav
In comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Law Program explains that the initial…
November 1, 2021
Medicaid’s Gold Standard Coverage for Children and Youth: Past, Present, and Future
Jane Perkins and Sarah Somers
This article originally appeared in the "Loyola University Chicago School of Law: Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences."…
September 30, 2021
Comments on Reassignment of Medicaid Provider Claims Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Jennifer Lav
These comments support a CMS proposed rule that would allow states to make deductions for health, training, and other…
September 30, 2021
Addressing Barriers to Behavioral Health Coverage for Low-Income Youth
Jennifer Lav, Abigail Coursolle, and Cathren Cohen
This flip chart contains various scenarios and barriers that low-income youth with behavioral health conditions might face when trying…
September 8, 2021
NHeLP Letter to Congressional Leadership on HCBS and Coverage Gap
Elizabeth G. Taylor, Jennifer Lav, Madeline Morcelle, David Machledt, Mara Youdelman, and Dania Douglas
As the Senate and House move forward on landmark Medicaid legislation, the National Health Law Program urges Congressional leaders…
August 26, 2021
EPSDT Trends Fact Sheet 2015 – 2019
Daniel Young
This Fact Sheet is a companion piece to the National Health Law Program’s publication, Children’s Health Under Medicaid. A…
August 26, 2021
Testimony of NHeLP’s Madeline Morcelle at Congressional Briefing on the Lift the Bar Act of 2021
Madeline Morcelle
Madeline Morcelle, a staff attorney in the National Health Law Program’s Washington, DC office, presented at a congressional briefing…
August 23, 2021
Medicaid Retroactive Coverage: Stop these Waivers!
Jane Perkins and Catherine McKee
The Medicaid Act requires states to extend Medicaid coverage retroactively--for up to 3 months prior to the date of…
August 20, 2021
NHeLP comments on Updating Payment Parameters Rule
Wayne Turner, Dania Douglas, and Fabiola De Liban
In the Updating Payment Parameters Rule (UPP Rule), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposes several important changes…
August 18, 2021
Comments on Maryland Section 1115 Request to Waive the IMD Exclusion for Mental Health
Jennifer Lav
In comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Law Program urges HHS to reject…
August 4, 2021
NHeLP Comments on Public Option RFI
Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Madeline Morcelle, and David Machledt
In comments submitted to the offices of Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. and Senate Patty Murray, NHeLP provided input on…
July 16, 2021
Q&A: 2020 Circuit Decisions on Private Enforcement of the Medicaid Act
Jane Perkins
Individuals rely on a civil rights statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, to enforce provisions of the Medicaid Act. During…