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.
- April 1, 2021
Mental Health Parity in Medicaid: Overview of Requirements & the Right to Information
Elizabeth Edwards and Abigail CoursolleThis fact sheet describes the parity laws that apply in Medicaid and advises people how to get the information…
- March 25, 2021
Fostering Equitable Access to Abortion Coverage: Reversing the Hyde Amendment
Madeline MorcelleThe future of access to abortion services is at a crossroads. The Biden-Harris administration and 117th Congress could commit…
- March 4, 2021
NHeLP attorney Madeline Morcelle publishes op-ed with Rewire News Group
Madeline MorcelleNHeLP attorney Madeline Morcelle published an op-ed with Rewire News Group on how the Trump-era public charge rule harms…
- February 23, 2021
NHeLP Comments to Interim Final Regulations on MOE
Hannah Eichner and Leonardo CuelloNHeLP comments to an Interim Final Regulation opposing HHS's attempt to weaken the Maintenance of Effort requirement protecting Medicaid…
- February 18, 2021
NHeLP Expresses Support for Xavier Becerra to be the Next HHS Secretary
Mara Youdelman and Kimberly LewisNHeLP letter to Congress urging the confirmation of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as the next Secretary of the…
- February 17, 2021
Florida Maternal and Child Health Fact Sheet
Daniel YoungThis fact sheet reports data from several sources that measure Medicaid managed care health care delivery and quality pertaining…
- February 17, 2021
Ohio Maternal and Child Health Fact Sheet
Daniel YoungThis fact sheet reports data from several sources that measure Medicaid managed care health care delivery and quality pertaining…
- February 16, 2021
Comments on Utah 1115 Primary Care Network Demonstration Waiver Amendment Request: In Vitro Fertilization and Genetic Testing for Qualified Conditions
Jennifer Lav and Catherine McKeeIn comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Law Program asks HHS to reject…
- January 28, 2021
Access to California Children’s Services (CCS) During COVID-19
Skyler Rosellini, Alicia Emanuel, and Alexis Robles-FradetYou can keep getting medically necessary California Children’s Services (CCS) during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). The Department…
- January 28, 2021
Medicaid Coverage of Pregnancy Care Delivered via Telehealth
Amy ChenTelehealth holds great promise and is a powerful tool that can help support the provision of pregnancy care. However,…
- January 21, 2021
Finding and Analyzing Medicaid Quality Measures
David MachledtThis brief provides tools to find the major sources of state and plan-level Medicaid quality data, to learn how…
- January 20, 2021
The Congressional Review Act: Frequently Asked Questions
Dania DouglasThe CRA requires executive branch agencies to report their rulemaking activities to Congress and creates a process for Congress…
- December 23, 2020
California Policy Needs During and After COVID: Eligibility, Enrollment, and Retention
Alicia Emanuel and Skyler RoselliniThe COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) has fundamentally altered how California’s Medi-Cal program is administered. At the start of…
- December 17, 2020
Medicaid Coverage of Family Planning Services Delivered via Telehealth
Fabiola De Liban, Catherine McKee, and Liz McCaman TaylorThe COVID-19 public health emergency has shown the need to increase access to health services through telehealth, including for…
- December 14, 2020
Sec. 1115 Waiver Tracking Chart
Sarah GrusinSec. 1115 of the Social Security Act allows the Secretary of HHS to waive some requirements of the Medicaid…
- December 8, 2020
Testimony on the Hyde Amendment before the House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Madeline MorcelleThe National Health Law Program (NHeLP) submitted this testimony to the House Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Labor, Health…
- December 3, 2020
NHeLP Comments on HHS Regulations Rule (aka SUNSET Rule)
Wayne Turner and Dania DouglasIn the Regulations Rule, HHS seeks to retroactively impose a mandatory expiration date on an estimated 18,000 duly promulgated…
- November 19, 2020
California Policy Needs During COVID and Beyond: Access to Medi-Cal Services
Abigail Coursolle and Héctor Hernández-DelgadoThe COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of creativity and flexibility in delivering critical care when individuals are not…
- November 19, 2020
California Policy Needs During COVID and Beyond: Due Process
Skyler RoselliniMedi-Cal is a lifeline for Californians during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). Among the many crucial benefits of…
