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.
- May 18, 2020
Top Ten List: Telehealth Coverage During COVID-19
Fabiola De LibanAs the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated, Medicaid-eligible and other underserved individuals should be able to benefit from telehealth’s promises.…
- May 15, 2020
Top Ten List: Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abigail CoursolleStates can take many actions to protect and increase access to Medicaid health services – including COVID-19 testing and…
- May 14, 2020
Top Ten List: Coverage of COVID Testing and Treatment for Immigrants
Sarah GrusinThe NHeLP Medicaid COVID Top 10 Series provides advocates with a useful tool to guide COVID-related work with Medicaid…
- May 13, 2020
Amicus: California v. Texas, U.S. Supreme Court
Jane Perkins and Sarah SomersThe National Health Law Program and ten other organizations filed an amicus brief opposing a group of states’ effort…
- May 13, 2020
Medicaid Needs to Remain the Hero: A Summary of the HEROES Act
Mara YoudelmanOn May 12, 2020, Democrats in the House of Representatives introduced the HEROES Act (Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions…
- April 14, 2020
Medicaid and Due Process during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sarah SomersThe federal government has used a variety of authorities to allow states flexibility in operating their Medicaid programs during…
- April 3, 2020
Webinar: Changing Medicaid Programs to Meet COVID-19 Needs
Sarah Somers and Elizabeth EdwardsThis webinar explores the different options states can use to modify their Medicaid programs to meet people's needs under…
- March 30, 2020
COVID-19 Changes to HCBS Using Appendix K: Approval Trends
Elizabeth EdwardsStates have many options for adjusting their Medicaid services to best meet evolving needs under the COVID-19 pandemic. One…
- March 19, 2020
Overview on Using Medicaid to Respond to COVID-19
Leonardo CuelloSeveral major paths exist for states to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic using Medicaid. States have numerous points of…
- February 12, 2020
DHS’ Final Rule: Impact of Public Charge on Health Care and Benefits
Priscilla HuangOn August 12, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a final rule redefining the term “public charge.”…
- February 4, 2020
WEBINAR: Advancing Reproductive and Sexual Health in Medicaid – Overview of the Medicaid Program
Priscilla HuangThis webinar provides an overview of the Medicaid program, including a brief history of Medicaid, its program structure and…
- December 19, 2019
Opportunities for Public Comment on HCBS Assessment Tools
Elizabeth Edwards and Sarah GrusinMedicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) are critical to ensuring people with disabilities and older adults are supported in their…
- December 18, 2019
Advocate Fact Sheet: Evaluating Mental Health Plans’ Provision of Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services
Héctor Hernández-DelgadoMedi-Cal beneficiaries in California receive mental health services through two separate managed care systems. Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans (MCPs)…
- December 6, 2019
Comments: Utah 1115 Demonstration Waiver Amendment
Catherine McKeeIn comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Law Program urges HHS to reject…
- November 26, 2019
Letter to CMS Concerning TennCare II Demonstration
Jane PerkinsIn a letter to administrator Seema Verma, the National Health Law Program has asked CMS to return Tennessee’s recently…
- November 26, 2019
Comments: Idaho’s Family Planning Referrals Section 1115 Waiver Application
Catherine McKee and Priscilla HuangIn comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Law Program urges HHS to reject…
- November 19, 2019
Medicaid Abortion Coverage in Arizona
Fabiola De LibanAfter finding that several states violated federal policy requiring reporting waivers in cases of rape, NHeLP partnered with state…
- November 7, 2019
Complaint: AA v. Gee, U.S. District Court of the Middle District of Louisiana
Kimberly Lewis and Abigail CoursolleLouisiana is failing to meet its obligation to provide mental health services to Medicaid-eligible children and families in the…
- November 4, 2019
A Quick and Easy Method of Screening for Medicaid Eligibility under the Pickle Amendment: 2020 Update
Jennifer Lav and Wayne TurnerWith help from Gordon Bonnyman from the Tennessee Justice Center and National Health Law Program Policy Fellow Hannah Eichner,…
