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.
- December 6, 2018
National Health Law Program Template for Public Charge Comments on DHS Proposed Rule Change
Andy DiAntonioThe Department of Homeland Security's proposed effort to radically remake a longstanding immigration law and turn it into a…
- November 9, 2018
Update on EPSDT Litigation Trends
Jane PerkinsMedicaid's Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) health care coverage for children and youth under 21 is…
- November 9, 2018
A Quick and Easy Method of Screening for Medicaid Eligibility under the Pickle Amendment
Jennifer LavWith help from Gordon Bonnyman from the Tennessee Justice Center, National Health Law Program provides the updated 2019 –…
- November 6, 2018
Gresham v. Azar : Amended Complaint (Legal Pleading)
Jane Perkins, Catherine McKee, and Elizabeth EdwardsThe amended complaint in Gresham v. Azar, which includes more plaintiffs, noting that more than 8,400 people have lost…
- November 6, 2018
Gresham v. Azar: Plaintiffs’ Summary Judgment Motion
Catherine McKee, Jane Perkins, and Elizabeth EdwardsIf the Trump administration's Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the state of Arkansas…
- November 2, 2018
Navigating The Challenges of Medi-Cal’s Mental Health Services in California: An Examination of Care Coordination, Referrals and Dispute Resolution
Kimberly Lewis, Abigail Coursolle, Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Hayley Penan, and Alexis Robles-FradetMedi-Cal plays a crucial role in providing mental health services in California. In 2015, over 600,000 Californians – approximately…
- October 26, 2018
Comments to HHS on Michigan 1115 Waiver Project
Jane PerkinsIn comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Law Program urges the department…
- September 10, 2018
Health Care Coverage for Pregnant and Parenting Teens in California
Amy ChenIntroductionTeens who become pregnant face a different set of challenges when accessing and receiving health care services as compared…
- September 7, 2018
Sec. 1115 Waiver Tracking Chart
Sarah Grusin and Andy DiAntonioSec. 1115 of the Social Security Act allows the Secretary of HHS to waive some requirements of the Medicaid…
- September 5, 2018
Q&A on Pregnant Women’s Coverage Under Medicaid and the ACA
Amy ChenIntroductionAccess to affordable and high-quality comprehensive health care services during pregnancy has long depended on what type of health…
- August 20, 2018
Bevin v. Stewart: Motion to Dismiss Opinion & Order
Jane PerkinsU.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky dismissed for failure of establishing jurisdiction, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin's lawsuit against…
- August 19, 2018
National Health Law Program: Comments to HHS on Mississippi Waiver Project
Jane Perkins and Sarah GrusinNational Health Law Program in comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, urges the department to…
- August 18, 2018
National Health Law Program: Comments to HHS on KY Sec. 1115 Waiver Project
Jane Perkins and Catherine McKeeNational Health Law Program in comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, again, urged the agency…
- August 15, 2018
Gresham v. Azar: Plaintiffs’ Stories
Wayne Turner and Elizabeth EdwardsNational Health Law Program, Legal Aid of Arkansas, and Southern Poverty Law Center lodged a lawsuit in federal court …
- August 15, 2018
National Health Law Program Comments to HHS on Maine’s HIV/AIDS Waiver Project
Jane Perkins and Wayne TurnerNational Health Law Program in comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services urges the agency to…
- August 14, 2018
Summary of Lawsuit Filed Against HHS Approval of “Arkansas Works” Amendment
Leo Cuello, Jane Perkins, and Elizabeth EdwardsOn March 5, 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved an amendment to Arkansas’s existing section…
- August 10, 2018
Fact Sheet: Medicaid Demonstration Waivers & Reproductive Justice
Priscilla Huang and Candace GibsonMedicaid is an important lifeline for the 25 million women enrolled in the program. Women of color, women with…
- August 3, 2018
Fact Sheet: California’s Medi-Cal “Protection of Choice for Family Planning Act”
Amy Chen and Priscilla HuangMedicaid is the largest source of public funding for family planning services, accounting for seventy-five percent of all public…
- August 3, 2018
Fact Sheet: Legal Issues in Section 1115 Medicaid Waivers
Jane PerkinsSection 1115 waivers have been used over the history of the Medicaid program to implement demonstration projects designed to…
- July 25, 2018
Flack v. Wisconsin Department of Health Services Preliminary Injunction Decision
Andy DiAntonioThe U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting Wisconsin health officials from…
