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.
- August 1, 2023
Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) Exclusion and Substance Use Disorders: Lay of the Land
Héctor Hernández-DelgadoThe Medicaid Act prohibits the use of federal funding for services provided in Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMDs). In…
- August 1, 2023
Case Explainer: Health & Hospital System of Marion Co., Indiana v. Talevski
Jane PerkinsIn Health and Hospital System of Marion County, Indiana v. Talevski, the Supreme Court addressed whether provisions of federal…
- July 31, 2023
Roadmap for State Pharmacy Access Laws
Liz McCaman Taylor and Amy ChenThis is a roadmap for state advocates, policymakers, and other stakeholders to understand how best to achieve legislation, state…
- July 19, 2023
Statement for the Record to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services on DACA and Health Coverage
Michelle YiuNHeLP submitted a statement for the record to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Subcommittee on Health Care…
- July 14, 2023
Comments on Proposed Medicaid Managed Care Access Rule
Sarah SomersCMS proposed a major administrative rule that would increase transparency in managed care; improve monitoring and assure adequacy of…
- July 13, 2023
Comments on Proposed Medicaid Access Rule
Jennifer Lav, Wayne Turner, David Machledt, Abigail Coursolle, Dania Douglas, Charly Gilfoil, Jasmine Young, and Madeline MorcelleCMS proposed changes and additions to regulations enforcing the "equal access" provision of Medicaid. These changes would strengthen opportunities…
- July 13, 2023
Renewal Tips of the Day: July 2023
Alicia Emanuel, Elizabeth Edwards, Charly Gilfoil, Sarah Grusin, Miriam Delaney Heard, Cassandra LaRose, Skyler Rosellini, Wayne Turner, Michelle Yiu, Mara Youdelman, and Kimberly LewisThe NHeLP Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding Team started sending out a Medicaid Renewal Tip of the Day in March…
- June 15, 2023
NHeLP Comments on the HHS DACA Health Coverage Proposed Rule
Michelle Yiu, Sarah Grusin, and Mara YoudelmanNHeLP submitted comments generally in support of the HHS proposed rule "Clarifying Eligibility for a Qualified Health Plan Through…
- June 14, 2023
The Constitutionality of Demographic Data Collection
Geron Gadd and Mara YoudelmanCollecting demographic data is legal and constitutional. Questions have arisen about the constitutionality of the collection and use of…
- June 1, 2023
[Webinar] Medicaid 101
Miriam Delaney Heard and Amanda AveryThis introductory session provides a broad overview of health care eligibility, enrollment, and services in the Medicaid program. Slides…
- May 30, 2023
Trends in State Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding Plans
Cassandra LaRoseAs part of the Medicaid continuous coverage unwinding, states were required to create plans to describe how they will…
- May 17, 2023
Access to Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services: Network Adequacy Requirements and Other Beneficiary Rights
Abigail Coursolle and Nancy LamMedi-Cal covers Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) for beneficiaries who need them. In California, County Mental Health Plans (MHPs)…
- May 16, 2023
Health Coverage Options for Individuals Who Lose Medicaid During the Public Health Emergency Unwinding
Michelle YiuDuring the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), laws were enacted that allowed people to keep their Medicaid coverage even…
- May 15, 2023
Principles for Fairer, More Responsive Automated Decision-Making Systems
Elizabeth Edwards and David MachledtMany government agencies use automated decision-making systems (ADS) for public benefits coverage and enrollment decisions, including Medicaid. By ADS…
- May 15, 2023
“Unfit” to work? How Medicaid Work Requirements Hurt People with Disabilities
David MachledtNew proposals to impose harsh work requirements in the Medicaid program will cause people with disabilities to lose Medicaid…
- May 10, 2023
How Funding and Eligibility Cuts to Medicaid Harm Response Efforts to Public Health Crises (Updated May 2023)
Michelle YiuCongressional Republican leadership is considering funding and eligibility cuts to Medicaid, such as work requirements, block grants, and per…
- May 10, 2023
EPSDT Litigation Trends and Annotated Docket
Jane Perkins and Amanda AveryThe Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) provisions are among the most specific in the Medicaid Act.…
- May 9, 2023
Women’s Health Defense Table Letter to Congressional Leadership Opposing Medicaid Work Requirements
Madeline MorcelleOn May 9th, 2023, more than fifty organizational members of the Women's Health Defense Table (WHDT)* and national allies…
- May 3, 2023
NHeLP Summary of Proposed Access and Managed Care Rules
Sarah SomersLast week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released two proposed rules intended to improve access to…
- April 26, 2023
Top 10 Reasons Why Speaker McCarthy’s Work Requirements Are Bad for Medicaid
Mara Youdelman and David MachledtHouse of Representatives Speaker McCarthy recently released his long-awaited bill to address the debt ceiling. As expected, he included…