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 11, 2020
Medicaid External Quality Review: An Updated Overview
David MachledtIn 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated Medicaid managed care regulations for the first time…
- November 10, 2020
California Policy Needs During COVID and Beyond: Reproductive and Sexual Health
Amy ChenCOVID-19 has changed the landscape for reproductive and sexual health care services, delivery, and access. As has been the…
- November 5, 2020
NHeLP Comments on DHS’ Affidavit of Support on Behalf of Immigrants Proposed Rule
Priscilla HuangThe National Health Law Program submited comments in response to proposed changes to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
- October 7, 2020
NHeLP Comments on Oklahoma Section 1115 Institutions for Mental Disease (IMD) Waiver for Serious Mental Illness/Substance Use Disorder
Héctor Hernández-Delgado and Cathren CohenNHeLP urges the Secretary not to approve the requested waiver because 1) Oklahoma asks the Secretary to waive provisions…
- October 7, 2020
NHeLP Comments on MassHealth SMI-SED Supplemental Application Waiver
Jennifer LavIn comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Law Program urges HHS to reject…
- September 17, 2020
Utah 1115 IMD Demonstration Request Comment
Cathren Cohen and Jennifer LavUtah has applied for an 1115 demonstration waiving the IMD exclusion for people with serious mental illnesses. NHeLP submitted…
- September 14, 2020
NHeLP comments on HHS Proposed Rule on Guidance
Wayne Turner and Dania DouglasGuidance documents are a valuable tool that allows agencies to clarify policy issues and explain ambiguities raised by the…
- August 11, 2020
The Maintenance of Effort Provision Protects Services
Hannah Eichner, Sarah Grusin, Jennifer Lav, and David MachledtThe Families First maintence of effort provision not only prohibits states from disenrolling individuals, but it ensures that services…
- July 29, 2020
COVID-19 Litigation Docket
Sarah GrusinThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in rapid and significant changes to the country’s health care system. State Medicaid programs,…
- July 24, 2020
Comments: Oklahoma Section 1115 Application.
Catherine McKee and Jane PerkinsIn comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Law Program asks HHS to reject…
- July 20, 2020
Top Ten List: Medicaid Eligibility & Enrollment in Light of COVID-19
Jane Perkins and Sarah SomersThis publication identifies ten actions that advocates can take to maximize eligibility and enrollment in Medicaid during and after…
- July 20, 2020
NHeLP comments on Medicaid Prescrption Drug Rebate Program and Value- based Purchasing Proposed Rulemaking
Wayne Turner, Liz McCaman Taylor, Madeline Morcelle, and Cathren CohenIn a proposed rule, CMS seeks to expand value-based purchasing arrangements for prescription drugs in commercial plans and the…
- July 16, 2020
Amicus: Bellin v. Zucker, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Litigation TeamThe National Health Law Program, along with the Center for Medicare Advocacy and Justice in Aging, filed this brief…
- July 7, 2020
Letter Calls on Seema Verma to Reject Oklahoma’s Section 1115 Request Following Ballot Initiative
Jane PerkinsIn a letter to the Center on Medicare & Medicaid Services, the National Health Law Program requested that Administrator…
- June 19, 2020
HHS Eliminates or Weakens Regulatory Protections Against Discrimination in Health Care
Wayne Turner, Mara Youdelman, and Madeline MorcelleAs part of its ongoing attacks on health care and civil rights, the Trump administration recently finalized drastic changes…
- June 5, 2020
Top Ten List: Maintenance of Effort Requirement Compliance
Hannah EichnerNew federal law provides a significant increase in Medicaid funding for states. In exchange, states must comply with a…
- May 27, 2020
Top Ten List: Reproductive and Sexual Health Care Access in the Time of COVID-19
Madeline Morcelle and Priscilla HuangThe COVID-19 pandemic is exposing and exacerbating pervasive obstacles to sexual health, family planning, prenatal, labor and delivery, postpartum,…
- May 21, 2020
Top Ten List: Transitions in the Medicaid Program in Light of COVID-19
Sarah Somers and Jane PerkinsDuring the emergency triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government has offered states flexibilities to ensure that people…
- May 21, 2020
Building A Successful Program for Medi-Cal Coverage For Doula Care: Findings From A Survey of Doulas in California
Amy Chen and Alexis Robles-FradetThe National Health Law Program’s Doula Medicaid Project seeks to improve health outcomes for pregnant Medicaid enrollees by ensuring…
- May 18, 2020
Medicaid in Transitions — Monitoring COVID-Related Changes in Coverage
Jane Perkins and Sarah SomersAll 50 states and the District of Columbia have made changes to their Medicaid programs in light of the…
