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.
- December 18, 2018
Amicus Brief in Support of Maryland’s Anti-Price Gouging Law for Prescription Drugs
Wayne Turner, Abigail Coursolle, and Sarah GrusinThe National Health Law Program filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court asking it to review…
- December 14, 2018
Comments to the FDA Urging Approval of Over the Counter Naloxone
Corey DavisThe National Health Law Program strongly urges the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate the process of moving…
- December 1, 2016
Fact Sheet: Utilization Controls for Medicaid Prescription Drugs
Abbi Coursolle and Andy DiAntonioState Medicaid programs that elect to provide outpatient prescription drug coverage must cover all FDA-approved drugs that are offered…
- November 30, 2016
Fact Sheet: Medicaid Outpatient Prescription Drugs
Michelle LilienfeldPrescription drug coverage is an important facet of the Medicaid program. Although an optional benefit, all states cover outpatient…
- April 26, 2016
Covered California: 2016 Benefit Designs: Cost Sharing for Prescription Drugs & Tiered Network Designs
Abbi Coursolle, Kim Lewis, and Andy DiAntonioRecommendations concerning the changes the California Covered Board will contemplate at its Board meeting this month regarding the 2016…
- March 7, 2016
NHeLP Comments to the Senate Finance Committee on the High Price of Prescription
Andy DiAntonioNHeLP letter to the Senate Finance Committee in response to the request for public comment on policy issues including the…
- July 29, 2015
Issue No. 5 – Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees
Wayne TurnerIntroduced by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Essential Health Benefits (EHB) are a set of ten health care service…
- July 29, 2015
Issue No. 4 – United States Pharmacopeia Classification System
Michelle LilienfeldIntroduced by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Essential Health Benefits (EHB) are a set of ten health care service…
- June 22, 2015
EHB Prescription Drug Standard Issue No. 3 – Mail-Order Pharmacies
Wayne Turner and Shyaam SubramanianIntroduced by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Essential Health Benefits (EHB) are a set of ten health care service…
- May 8, 2015
EHB Prescription Drug Standard – Exceptions Process
Michelle LilienfeldIntroduced by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Essential Health Benefits (EHB) are a set of ten health care service…
- May 8, 2015
EHB Prescription Drug Standard – Formulary Transparency
Wayne TurnerIntroduced by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Essential Health Benefits (EHB) are a set of ten health care service…
- July 23, 2013
Q&A: Medicaid Coverage of Outpatient Prescription Drugs
Jane PerkinsProduced by the National Health Law Program with a grant from the Training Advocacy Support Center (TASC) at…
- July 23, 2013
Q&A: EPSDT and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
Andy DiAntonioIndividuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid receive their prescription drug coverage through Medicare Part D. This Q&A addresses…
- July 23, 2013
Factsheet: Prescription Drug Coverage Under Medicaid (1999)
Andy DiAntonioPrepared by: Claudia Schlosberg, Staff Attorney Sareena Jerath, Law Clerk July…
