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.
- April 20, 2023
AMICUS: J.R. v. Horizon NJ Health, New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division
Litigation TeamJ.R. is a young child who requires nursing services and appealed a significant reduction in her Medicaid nursing services…
- April 20, 2023
Risks and Rewards of Demographic Data Collection: How Effective Data Privacy Can Promote Health Equity
Charly Gilfoil, Naomi G. Goldberg, Patrick L. Mason, Mary Lou Breslin, Silvia Yee, and Georgia BurkeThis four-part report series is a joint project of the National Health Law Program, the Disability Rights Education and…
- April 20, 2023
The Faces of Medicaid Expansion: Filling Gaps in Coverage
David MachledtThis updated paper examines the demographics of the Medicaid expansion population and provides insights into how expansion has impacted…
- April 17, 2023
“What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid?” Series
National Health Law Program (NHeLP)Congressional Republican leadership is considering policies that would cut funding for Medicaid as part of the debt ceiling negotiation.…
- April 17, 2023
What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid? — Affordability
David MachledtThe foundation of accessible health care is affordability. High premiums prevent people from getting insurance, increase uncompensated care in…
- April 17, 2023
What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid? — Consumer Protections and Due Process
Kimberly Lewis, Wayne Turner, and Skyler RoselliniTo ensure that Medicaid beneficiaries have complete access to quality health care, Medicaid provides important consumer protections and due…
- April 17, 2023
What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid? Services
Wayne Turner, Catherine McKee, Amy Chen, Abigail Coursolle, Jasmine Young, and Héctor Hernández-DelgadoMedicaid offers myriad optional services and benefits that states can cover, as well as a minimum baseline of services…
- April 17, 2023
What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid? Access
Abigail Coursolle, Wayne Turner, David Machledt, and Carly MyersMedicaid is designed to include many protections that ensure that beneficiaries get more than a coverage card. Medicaid ensures…
- April 17, 2023
What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid?
Wayne TurnerWith the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, and the implementation of Medicaid expansions and Marketplaces…
- March 31, 2023
[Video] Issue -Spotting During the Medicaid Unwinding
National Health Law Program (NHeLP)In this new video, we discuss some major issues people might encounter during the nationwide Medicaid unwinding process. The…
- March 17, 2023
Evaluating Medicaid Block Grants & Per Capita Caps (Updated 2023)
Mara YoudelmanAs the debt ceiling debate moves forward in Congress, we expect Republican proposals to dramatically limit the funding structure…
- March 17, 2023
Per Capita Caps vs. Block Grants in Medicaid (Updated 2023)
Mara YoudelmanWhat is the difference between per capita caps and block grants in Medicaid? Both are tools long championed by…
- March 17, 2023
Fact Sheet: What is a Per Capita Cap? (Updated 2023)
Mara YoudelmanThe current Congressional debt ceiling debate is likely to revive Republican efforts to restrict Medicaid funding. One proposal would…
- March 16, 2023
Protect Medicaid Funding series
Michelle Yiu, Emma Parker-Newton, David Machledt, Amy Chen, Madeline Morcelle, Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Catherine McKee, Mara Youdelman, Wayne Turner, Dania Douglas, and Charly GilfoilIn an updated series of fact sheets called Protect Medicaid Funding, NHeLP provides succinct analysis of the policy proposals…
- March 13, 2023
NHeLP Comments on the HHS Prior Authorization Proposed Rule (2023)
Wayne Turner, David Machledt, and Sarah SomersIn these comments on the Prior Authorization Proposed Rule, NHeLP urges HHS to go further to curb the abuse…
- February 21, 2023
Comments on Utah’s Long Term Services and Supports for Behaviorally Complex Individuals Demonstration Amendment Request
Jennifer LavIn comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Law Program urges HHS to reject…
- February 19, 2023
Protecting People with Disabilities and People with Limited English Proficiency during the Unwinding of the Continuous Coverage Provision
Elizabeth Edwards and Mara YoudelmanState planning for the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous coverage provision needs to include evaluation of a state's processes,…
- February 16, 2023
[Webinar] Unwinding the Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirements and Red Flags
Elizabeth Edwards, Sarah Grusin, and Miriam Delaney HeardThis webinar gives advocates red flags to watch for as states begin their unwinding period for the Medicaid continuous…
- February 9, 2023
NHeLP Comments on New Mexico 1115 Renewal Request
Elizabeth EdwardsIn comments to HHS, NHeLP focuses on select provisions related to long-term services and supports (LTSS) in New Mexico's…
- February 6, 2023
NHeLP Comments on New York State Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstration Amendment
Jennifer LavIn these comments, NHeLP urges HHS to reject New York’s request for federal financial participation for institutions for mental…