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 19, 2016
Protect Medicaid Funding: Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities, Issue 3
David MachledtThis third issue in NHeLP's Protect Medicaid Funding series centers on policies to cut or cap Medicaid funding, and…
- December 19, 2016
Protect Medicaid Funding: Children’s Health, Issue 1 (Updated June 2017)
Leo Cuello, Deborah Reid, and Wayne TurnerIn a news series of fact sheets called Protect Medicaid Funding, NHeLP provides succinct analysis of the policy proposals that if…
- December 17, 2016
Five Things You Can Do To Protect Medicaid & the ACA
Wayne TurnerWith the looming administration and new Congress threatening to weaken Medicaid, and repeal the Affordable Care Act, NHeLP provides…
- December 15, 2016
Fact Sheet: Per Capita Caps vs. Block Grants in Medicaid
Leo Cuello and Andy DiAntonioWhat is the difference between per capita caps and block grants in Medicaid? Both are tools long championed by conservatives…
- December 13, 2016
Fact Sheet: What is a Per Capita Cap?
Leo Cuello and Andy DiAntonioThe incoming administration and the forthcoming conservative majorities in Congress are advocating changes to Medicaid intended to greatly limit…
- December 9, 2016
Protect Our Care Launched to Fight Health Care Repeal
External Source and Andy DiAntonioThe National Health Law Program joined with other national health care and social and economic justice groups to fight…
- December 2, 2016
Amicus Brief: Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri v. Mosier
Jane PerkinsNHeLP and other health care and women's advocates filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
- December 1, 2016
Fact Sheet: Utilization Controls for Medicaid Prescription Drugs
Abbi Coursolle and Andy DiAntonioState Medicaid programs that elect to provide outpatient prescription drug coverage must cover all FDA-approved drugs that are offered…
- November 30, 2016
Fact Sheet: Medicaid Outpatient Prescription Drugs
Michelle LilienfeldPrescription drug coverage is an important facet of the Medicaid program. Although an optional benefit, all states cover outpatient…
- November 30, 2016
Lessons from California: Nov
Amy ChenWhile Nov. 8 statewide elections in California brought the passage of a number of positive health care related initiatives,…
- November 30, 2016
2017 Screening for Medicaid Eligibility Under the Pickle Amendment
Wayne Turner and External SourceWith help from Gordon Bonnyman from the Tennessee Justice Center, NHeLP provides the updated 2017 - A Quick and…
- November 28, 2016
Health Advocate: The Post-Election State of Our Health
Mara YoudelmanWith a looming Trump administration and conservative majorities in Congress promising to repeal the Affordable Care Act, popularly known…
- November 1, 2016
How Can States Get Federal Funds to Help Pay for Language Services
Mara YoudelmanManaging Attorney Mara Youdelman provides an overview of how states can obtain federal assistance in paying for language services…
- November 1, 2016
Lessons from California
Abbi Coursolle and Andy DiAntonioDecades after being ordered by a state appeals court to adhere to Medicaid law, California's Medicaid agency, Medi-Cal, starting…
- October 27, 2016
Health Advocate: Oral Health Update
Michelle LilienfeldIn this month's Health Advocate, Senior Attorney Michelle Lilienfeld examines the status of oral health of our most vulnerable…
- October 24, 2016
Health Advocates Urge CHIP Extension
External Source and Andy DiAntonioNHeLP joins other national health care and children's advocacy groups urging Congress to extend the Children's Health Insurance Program…
- October 14, 2016
Issue Brief 7: Medicaid Managed Care Final Regulations: BSS
Elizabeth EdwardsSenior Attorney Elizabeth Edwards provides analysis and guidance on the updated rule regarding managed care plans in Medicaid, and…
- October 4, 2016
Issue Brief: A Primer on Reference Pricing & VBID
David MachledtCost sharing is too often a tool that prevents low-income individuals from being able to access quality and timely…
- September 1, 2016
Q&A: Adequacy of Medicaid Fee-For-Service Payments Final Rule
Sarah SomersThe federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have issued final regulations establishing a process for states to…
- August 31, 2016
Lessons from CA: Special Enrollment Period Verifications
Andy DiAntonioThis issue of Lessons from California highlights the audit process that California's marketplace just implemented to ensure individuals who claim to have a…
