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.
- February 9, 2026
Advocates’ Timeline for State Work Requirement Implementation
Katy DeBriere, Elizabeth Edwards, and Shandra HartlyAdvocates and state Medicaid agencies face a rapid implementation timeline for Medicaid work requirements established by the so-called One…
- January 20, 2026
Medicaid Work Requirements & Due Process Q&A Series — Notice
Amanda Avery and Katy DeBriereDue process will be central to mitigating the significant coverage loss that will occur as states implement Medicaid work…
- January 14, 2026
CMS’ Preliminary Provider Tax Guidance Is More Restrictive than H.R. 1 – What Advocates Should Know, and What They Can Do
Geraldine DoetzerThe “One Big Beautiful Bill Act" imposes new restrictions on provider taxes, which provide critical funding sources for most…
- January 12, 2026
A Technical Guide for States to Reduce Procedural Terminations from Medicaid’s Work Reporting Requirements
Shandra HartlyUsing automation to facilitate OBBBA implementation will be imperative in mitigating the immense burden of the law’s new Medicaid-related…
- December 10, 2025
Top 10 Suggestions for State Advocacy Regarding H.R. 1 Changes to Medicaid Eligibility for Immigrants
Katy DeBriere, Miriam Delaney Heard, Sarah Grusin, and Jules LutabaMany immigrants’ eligibility for Medicaid will be significantly restricted under the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1, also known…
- December 3, 2025
Checking All the Boxes: A Survey of Medical Frailty Definitions in Alternative Benefit Plans and Section 1115 Work Requirements Demonstrations
Shandra HartlyIndividuals who are considered medically frail have traditionally been subject to different eligibility and coverage rules in the Medicaid…
- December 3, 2025
Recommendations for Mitigating Harms to People with Disabilities, Older Adults, and Caregivers from Medicaid Work Requirements
David Machledt and Jennifer Lav*** Co-Authored with Natalie Kean, Jennifer Mathis, and Gelila Selassie The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) establishes unprecedented…
- December 1, 2025
Medicaid Work Requirements: Mitigating Harm through Implementation
David MachledtThis piece provides an overview of the structure of the new Medicaid work requirement and recommends how states can…
- November 20, 2025
Got Your (Work) Number: The Intersection of Medicaid Eligibility Data Sources and Work Requirements
Shandra HartlyEffective data matching will be an integral part of minimizing the harm associated with OBBBA's work requirements. This resource…
- November 19, 2025
OBBBA Harms People with Disabilities: Limits on State Directed Payments
Brit Vanneman, Elizabeth Zirker, and Geraldine DoetzerThe One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) includes many provisions that will harm people with disabilities. In this brief,…
- October 30, 2025
Webinar – The Impact of OBBBA on People with Disabilities
Jennifer Lav, Brit Vanneman, and Elizabeth ZirkerThis webinar discusses the impact of OBBBA on people with disabilities, including: Work requirement exemptions and compliance for people…
- October 15, 2025
A $50 Billion Band-Aid?: States Considering Rural Health Funding Should Proceed With Caution
Geraldine DoetzerLast month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its one-time application for the Rural Health Transformation Program…
- October 14, 2025
Webinar – Access to Care: Cost Sharing, Premiums, and Retroactive Eligibility
Abigail Coursolle and Héctor Hernández-DelgadoThis webinar will discuss changes introduced by OBBA to the Medicaid Act's cost-sharing, premiums, and retroactive eligibility provisions and…
- October 2, 2025
Webinar: The role of due process
Amanda Avery and Katy DeBriereThis webinar discusses the key role due process will play in implementation of the changes to Medicaid under OBBBA.…
- September 18, 2025
State Options to Implement Provisions of the Eligibility and Enrollment Final Rule Post-OBBBA
Shandra HartlyThis chart provides information about the status of each provision of the 2024 Eligibility and Enrollment Final Rule following…
- September 17, 2025
Medicaid Financing after OBBBA: State Directed Payments and Provider Taxes
Geraldine DoetzerThe so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA) makes changes to complex but crucial Medicaid financing mechanisms that are…
- September 11, 2025
Webinar – How Automated Eligibility Systems Can Harm or Help Applicants and Enrollees Support
Katy DeBriere and Alicia EmanuelThis webinar will explore the use of automated systems for Medicaid eligibility and enrollment tasks in the wake of…
- September 8, 2025
Webinar: How to Prepare for Medicaid Work Requirements
Shandra Hartly, David Machledt, and Madeline MorcelleOn July 4th, President Trump signed the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA) into law, enacting the most…
- September 8, 2025
RePros Fight Back Podcast on What OBBBA Means for SRH – Podcast
Madeline Morcelle and Jennie WetterThe One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), President Trump’s Tax and Spend mega bill, recently passed Congress. It will…
- August 21, 2025
Eligibility and Enrollment Provisions in OBBBA
Katy DeBriere, Shandra Hartly, and Jules LutabaThe so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act, hereinafter referred to as “OBBBA”, negatively impacts eligibility and enrollment for Medicaid…
