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.
- January 14, 2015
Health Advocate: Our New Year’s Resolutions
Susan Berke Fogel, Jane Perkins, and Mara YoudelmanThis edition of the Health Advocate previews what is ahead in the coming months including the continuing theme of Medicaid…
- December 16, 2014
Health Advocate: 2014 Litigation Round Up
Jane PerkinsMore than four years since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law have passed, and yet litigation over…
- December 11, 2014
NHeLP Matters – December 2014
Andy DiAntonioWelcome to the year's final edition of NHeLP Matters. In the past 12 months, we have fought for the…
- November 12, 2014
Marketplace MAGI Webinar Part II – Household Composition
Wayne TurnerPart II in a two-part series on rules for determining a consumer's Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI). MAGI applies…
- October 22, 2014
NHeLP Comments on Proposed Rulemaking for Coverage of Certain Services Under ACA
Deborah Reid and Andy DiAntonioNHeLP is pleased to offer these comments on the proposed rule for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the…
- October 14, 2014
Health Advocate: EPSDT Screening: Including Sexuality Education in Health Education
Andy DiAntonioUnder Medicaid and some Children's Health Insurance Programs (CHIP), youth are eligible to receive the Early and Periodic Screening,…
- September 30, 2014
Lessons from CA: Contraceptive Coverage
Andy DiAntonioIn this month's Lessons from California, we highlight landmark legislation, the Contraceptive Coverage Equity Act (SB 1053, Mitchell), the…
- September 25, 2014
NHeLP Matters – September 2014
Andy DiAntonioSummary of the recent accomplishments of NHeLP, including protecting the ability of Tennesseans to access the health care they…
- August 4, 2014
Webinar: Burwell v. Hobby Lobby – Access to Care Implications
Susan Berke FogelWebinar focused on the impact on access to care post the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Burwell v. Hobby…
- July 7, 2014
Summary of the Supreme Court’s Decision in Hobby Lobby
Andy DiAntonioInitial summary of the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision, including what it means for women, including how…
- July 1, 2014
Coverage of Pregnant Women in California
Andy DiAntonioThis chart shows pregnant women's current and future financial eligibility thresholds for Medi-Cal and advance premium tax credits in…
- June 27, 2014
Lessons from CA: Pregnant Women’s Coverage Options
Andy DiAntonioThe ACA made many positive changes in health coverage for pregnant women. Many women now qualify for both pregnancy-related…
- May 30, 2014
ACA-related State Plan Amendments in Medicaid
Wayne TurnerThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) brought significant changes to the Medicaid program, including expanded coverage opportunities for adults under…
- February 5, 2014
Medicaid Managed Care and Women’s Health
Andy DiAntonioOver the past 30 years, managed care has become the dominant service delivery model used for Medicaid programs across…
- January 28, 2014
NHeLP Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores and Conestoga
Andy DiAntonioAmicus brief by the National Health Law Program supporting the Affordable Care Act?s (ACA) birth control benefit, urging the…
- January 13, 2014
NHeLP Letter on HR 7 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
Andy DiAntonioLetter to the House Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice in opposition to H.R. 7 - The No…
- December 13, 2013
NHeLP Matters – December 2013
Andy DiAntonioSummary of the recent accomplishments of NHeLP, including the 24th Annual Health Advocates Conference, Health Reform Implementation and Medicaid…
- December 6, 2013
Using the Affordable Care Act and Other Opportunities to Address Maternal Mortality
Andy DiAntonioStartling maternal mortality rates continue to plague the United States. Women of color disproportionately experience pregnancy or childbirth-related complications…
