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 21, 2025
Changes to Medi-Cal and Covered California Under the OBBBA and the CA Budget
California Policy TeamH.R. 1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” (OBBBA) cuts approximately $1 trillion from Medicaid which…
- August 14, 2025
Webinar: What We Know and What Happens Next – OBBBA Overview and Implementation Timeline
Geraldine Doetzer, Christina Piecora, Andy DiAntonio, and Wayne TurnerThe reconciliation package passed by Congressional Republicans and signed into law in July will have major adverse effects on…
- August 13, 2025
Budget Reconciliation Act Implementation Dates For Select Medicaid & Health Provisions
Geraldine DoetzerThis chart identifies implementation dates for select health provisions of the Senate engrossed version of the budget reconciliation bill…
- August 13, 2025
Budget Reconciliation Act Implementation Dates, Funding, and Authorities for Medicaid & Select Health Provisions
Geraldine DoetzerThese charts provide information about the implementation and funding for select health provisions of the enrolled version of the…
- August 13, 2025
How OBBBA Punishes Medicaid Expansion States
Geraldine DoetzerThe budget reconciliation law slashes Medicaid funding by more than $1 trillion and will have a devastating impact on…
- July 30, 2025
Quick Reference on OBBBA Cuts: Medicaid Expansion vs. Non-Expansion States
Geraldine DoetzerThis chart is a quick reference to compare application of OBBBA in states that have expanded Medicaid versus non-expansion…
- July 25, 2025
OBBBA Slashes Retroactive Coverage for Medicaid Beneficiaries
Catherine McKee and Jane PerkinsIn the name of "reducing state Medicaid costs," Congress has imposed significant restrictions on retroactive coverage. This short fact…
- July 21, 2025
A Cut by Any Other Name: How “Strengthening” Asset Tests Hurts Medicaid
Shandra HartlyMedicaid asset tests hurt enrollment, waste state resources, discourage financial stability, and have a discriminatory impact on people of…
- April 30, 2024
Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding: Messaging and Outreach Resources
Michelle YiuState Medicaid agencies are beginning to unwind the Medicaid continuous coverage provisions enacted in early 2020 to adapt to…
- March 12, 2024
DOJ and OCR Complaints: Complaints Filed Against Medicaid Programs in DC and Texas
Elizabeth Edwards, Jane Perkins, and Litigation TeamThe National Health Law Program (NHeLP), together with Disability Rights DC at University Legal Services (DRDC) and Disability Rights…
- March 8, 2024
NHeLP’s Framing and Language in the Doula Medicaid Project
Michelle YiuIn recent years, NHeLP has encountered discussions regarding the problematic etymology of the term “doula” as associated with slavery.…
- February 21, 2024
Testimony to Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Health Care: Promise and Pitfalls
Elizabeth EdwardsNHeLP submitted written testimony to the February 8, 2024 Senate Finance Committee meeting on AI and health care that…
- February 7, 2024
AMICUS: Planned Parenthood of Montana v. Montana, Supreme Court of the State of Montana
Catherine McKeeIn 2023, Montana imposed severe restrictions on coverage of abortion services for individuals enrolled in Medicaid. Reproductive health providers…
- February 2, 2024
Case Update: Supplemental Complaint file in Rose v. Becerra
Jane Perkins and Catherine McKeeThis case update focuses on Rose v. Becerra, which challenges approval of a Section 1115 Medicaid project in Indiana.…
- December 6, 2023
Unwinding Call Center Data Shows Ongoing Problems
Michelle Yiu and Elizabeth EdwardsIn August 2023, CMS issued letters to states regarding unwinding data metrics as of May 2023, including data on…
- November 22, 2023
U.S. v. Florida Case Explainer
Arielle Linsey and Jane PerkinsOn July 14, 2023, the Southern District of Florida issued a significant decision in United States v. Florida, a…
- November 21, 2023
AMICUS: U.S. v. Florida, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jane PerkinsNHeLP and the amici are pediatric experts and medical associations, a national philanthropic organization committed to advancing health equity,…
- August 22, 2023
LGBTQ+ Unwinding Fact Sheets for Medi-Cal and Medicaid
Skyler Rosellini and Michelle YiuIn partnership with Equality California and its affiliate Silver State Equality, the National Health Law Program created two fact…
- August 11, 2023
Medicaid Eligibility Call Centers: Questions for LEP & Disability Access
Elizabeth Edwards and Mara YoudelmanCall centers are often the primary way that Medicaid enrollees interact with the Medicaid agency. During the unwinding of…
- 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…
