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.
- July 23, 2013
Duals Demonstration/Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI) As Amended by May Revise
Kim LewisHonorable Members California State Legislature Re: Duals Demonstration/Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI) As Amended by May Revise…
- July 23, 2013
Health Advocate: Health Reform Moving Forward: Recent Medicaid and Exchange
Mara YoudelmanThis issue of NHeLP's Health Advocate provides an update on health reform implementation, focusing on recent Medicaid and Exchange…
- July 23, 2013
2012 HHS Federal Poverty Guidelines Released
Andy DiAntonioSUMMARY: This notice provides an update of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) poverty guidelines to account…
- July 23, 2013
NHeLP Comments on Dental Action Plan Template for Medicaid and CHIP Programs
Jane PerkinsNHeLP and the Children's Dental Health Project recommend that CMS' Dental Action Plan template establish more specific, targeted goals…
- July 23, 2013
Q & A: Medicaid Managed Care and Disability Protections
Sarah SomersIn 2010, more than 70% of Medicaid beneficiaries received services through some type of managed care arrangement. Increasing numbers…
- July 23, 2013
Improving Oral Health Care: ACA Initiatives and IOM Recommendations
Corey DavisIntroduction Good oral health is essential to good overall health. The largely preventable problem…
- July 23, 2013
Medicare Part D and Dual Eligibles
Andy DiAntonioSign-on letter recommending "Readiness Criteria" to serve as a pre-implementation check-list of items critical to ensuring that participating health…
- July 23, 2013
D.C. Medicaid prescription drug denials case: NB v. District of Columbia
External Source and Andy DiAntonioUnited States Court of Appeals For the District of Columbia Circuit Argued April 16, 2012 Decided June 8, 2012 …
- July 23, 2013
Summary of the Supreme Court Decision on the ACA
Byron Gross, Jane Perkins, and Sarah SomersThis paper provides an in-depth analysis of the arguments an analysis made by the Supreme Court in deciding the…
- July 23, 2013
District Court decision in Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina v. Cans
External Source and Andy DiAntonioDistrict Court opinion granting summary judgment and permanently enjoining enforcement of legislation that would exclude Planned Parenthood of Central…
- July 23, 2013
NHeLP Comments on Federally Facilitated Exchanges and State-based and State Partnership Insurance Exchanges
Andy DiAntonioNHeLP's comments on the Federally Facilitated Exchange guidance and State-based and State Partnership Exchanges urge for strong oversight, seamless…
- July 23, 2013
NHeLP Comments on Face to Face Requirements for Home Health Services
Andy DiAntonioIn comments to CMS, NHeLP commends CMS for its proposed rule making clarifications about the home health service, 76…
- July 23, 2013
Federal Court Order Approving Settlement Agreement in Van Meter v. Harvey
External Source and Andy DiAntonio - July 23, 2013
Response to the New Proposed Policies for Screening Children Enrolled in Medicaid
Wayne TurnerNHeLP provides comments on CMS new policy for screening blood lead levels (BLLs) in Medicaid eligible children. HeLP also…
- July 23, 2013
The Impact of the Supreme Court Decision on the MaineCare Program
Andy DiAntonioOn June 28, 2012, in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care…
- July 23, 2013
Illinois Has Committed to Covering Everyone Congress Has Made Eligible for Medicaid
Andy DiAntonioThis memo concludes that the Illinois General Assembly is solidly on record, with bi-partisan majorities, in support of adopting the…
- July 23, 2013
Q&A: Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments and the Medicaid Expansion
Corey DavisThis Q&A discusses the Medicaid and Medicare disproportionate hospital share payment program, and how it is changed under the…
- July 23, 2013
NHeLP MAGI Conversion Comments
Andy DiAntonioIn 2012 comments on proposed guidance for the conversion of net income standards to modified adjusted gross income (ñMAGIî)…
- July 23, 2013
10 Steps to Medicaid Expansion
Andy DiAntonioIn the aftermath of the Supreme Court's 2012 health reform decision, states are quickly making decisions about whether to…
