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.
- November 26, 2013
Webinar: Health Reform and Insurance Coverage for Pregnant Women
Susan Berke FogelQ & A webinar on health reform and insurance coverage for pregnant women. Sponsored by NHeLP, the March of…
- November 12, 2013
Pregnant Women’s Coverage under Medicaid and the ACA
Andy DiAntonioThe Affordable Care Act ("ACA") makes a number of changes that impact pregnant women who are enrolled in Medicaid…
- July 23, 2013
Chart: State Medicaid Coverage of Emergency Contraception (EC) as an Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drug
Jane PerkinsState Medicaid programs must cover family planning services and supplies, however, states have some flexibilty to determine which services…
- July 23, 2013
State Health Official Letter and Q & A Regarding Coverage for Pregnant Women Un
CMS and Andy DiAntonioDear State Health Official:This letter is to provide additional guidance on the implementation of the Children?s Health Insurance Program…
- July 23, 2013
Medicaid Managed Care Quality: HEDIS Measure Comparisons for Five States
Andy DiAntonioThis paper describes HEDIS quality measures and provides analysis of Medicaid managed care quality using these measures in five…
- July 23, 2013
An Advocate’s Guide to Reproductive Health in the Medicaid Program
Susan Berke Fogel, Deborah Reid, and Mara YoudelmanAn Advocate's Guide will familiarize readers with the basics of the Medicaid Program and highlight features that support women's…
- July 23, 2013
Q & A: HIV & Pregnancy
Andy DiAntonioQuestion: My client went to her physician for her prenatal examination. She was told that she is required…
- July 23, 2013
CMS Release on Prenatal Care for Fetuses
External SourceThis CMS Dear State Health Official letter describes the option for states to provide prenatal care to low-income women…
- July 23, 2013
Complying with the Law? How Catholic Hospitals Respond to State Laws Mandating
External Source and Andy DiAntonioThis report documents state laws that require hospital emergency rooms to offer and provide emergency contraception to women who…
- July 23, 2013
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange Functions: Eligibility
Andy DiAntonioNHeLP comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) addressing concerns on exemptions from the shared…
- July 23, 2013
NHeLP Amicus Brief in Frank O’Brien Jr. v. HHS
Jane PerkinsNHeLP amicus brief in Frank O?Brien Jr. v. HHS defending the Affordable Care Act?s contraceptive coverage requirements in a…
- July 23, 2013
Medical Management and Access to Contraception
Erin Armstrong and Andy DiAntonioThis updated factsheet addresses techniques used by insurance companies known as "medical management" that present concerns for health advocates…
- July 23, 2013
Shared Responsibility Payment for Not Maintaining Minimum Essential Coverage
Andy DiAntonioNHeLP comment letter to the Internal Revenue Service addressing proposed rules on shared responsibility payments for not maintaining minimum…
- April 15, 2013
Chart: State Medicaid Coverage of Emergency Contraception (EC) as an Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drug
Jane PerkinsState Medicaid programs must cover family planning services and supplies, however, states have some flexibilty to determine which services…
- April 15, 2013
State Health Official letter regarding Newborn Deeming (Cross reference under CHIPRA)
Andy DiAntonioThis letter is one of a series that provides guidance on the implementation of the Children?s Health Insurance Program…
