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 14, 2015
Survey of Medicaid Managed Care Contracts: EPSDT Vision and Hearing Services
Jane Perkins, Sarah Somers, and External SourceAn estimated 25 percent of all school children in the United States have some type of vision problem significant…
- May 12, 2015
Issue Brief: Vision Services for Children on Medicaid A Review of EPSDT Services
Jane Perkins and Catherine McKeeA significant number of children in the United States are living with undiagnosed vision problems, and low-income children and…
- May 12, 2015
Protect Medicaid Funding: Women’s Health, Issue 2
Andy DiAntonioThis second issue in NHeLP's Protect Medicaid Funding series focuses on the impact to women's health. Medicaid provides critical…
- May 5, 2015
Medicaid Assessments for Long-Term Supports & Services (LTSS)
David MachledtLong-term care needs assessments serve a vital role in Medicaid. For individuals with disabilities and older adults, needs assessments…
- April 30, 2015
Lessons from CA: Ending Restrictions on Access to Reproductive Health Services
Andy DiAntonioIn this month's Lessons from California, we highlight the successful efforts by NHeLP and other advocates to ensure that…
- April 28, 2015
Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Care Center
Jane PerkinsIn Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Care Center, 135 S. Ct. 1378 (2015), the Supreme Court held that health care…
- April 21, 2015
Health Advocate: Medicaid Expansion Waivers Update
Andy DiAntonioThis month's issue of the Health Advocate looks at the dramatic increase of Medicaid expansion waivers after the Supreme…
- April 16, 2015
Q&A: Person Centered Planning Changes
Elizabeth EdwardsDue to regulatory changes and guidance issued over the past year, states should have evaluated and likely changed their…
- April 9, 2015
Fact Sheet – IRS Updated Guidance on HCBS Difficulty of Care Payments
Wayne TurnerLast year, the IRS announced that payments received by in-home, individual care providers under Medicaid Home and Community Based…
- March 31, 2015
Lessons from CA: Hospital Presumptive Eligibility
Andy DiAntonioIn this month's Lessons from California, we highlight the successful efforts by NHeLP and other advocates to reverse an…
- March 23, 2015
Webinar: Guide to Oversight, Transparency, and Accountability in Medicaid Managed Care
David Machledt and Wayne TurnerIn this webinar presentation, NHeLP walks through its recently released Guide to Oversight, Transparency, and Accountability in Medicaid Managed…
- March 16, 2015
Fact Sheet: Accountable Care Organizations in Medicaid
Sarah SomersAccountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are entities that agree to provide coordinated care to enrollees and are eligible for incentive…
- March 12, 2015
Health Advocate: Medicaid Financing
Andy DiAntonioThis edition of the Health Advocate demonstrates Medicaid's cost-effectiveness and flexibility as broad proposals to cut Medicaid spending continue…
- March 10, 2015
NHeLP Matters – March 2015
Andy DiAntonioSummary of recent accomplishments of NHeLP including work to end HIV discrimination, protecting court access and Medicaid, and advancing…
- March 10, 2015
Common Issues, Model Comments & State Samples for HCBS Transition Plans: A Tool for Continued Advocacy
Elizabeth EdwardsAdvocacy on State Transition Plans for compliance with the recent HCBS regulations on community settings is ongoing from comments…
- March 9, 2015
A Guide to Oversight, Transparency, and Accountability in Medicaid Managed Care
David Machledt, Sarah Somers, and Wayne TurnerIn this publication, NHeLP attorneys have drawn upon decades of experience to support stakeholders as they embark on, or…
- March 6, 2015
Fact Sheet: Medicaid Managed Care Litigation
Sarah SomersThis fact sheet describes recent trends in litigation related to Medicaid managed care, highlighting selected cases. It also includes…
- March 6, 2015
Behavioral Health: Medicaid, Managed Care and Children More Questions to Ask
Andy DiAntonioNHeLP has prepared a list of questions consumers should ask as their states begin working on developing or redesigning their…
- March 4, 2015
Key Takeaways for Medicaid Health Expense Accounts
David MachledtStates reluctant to accept federal funds for the Affordable Care Act's adult Medicaid expansion have proposed health expense accounts…
