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.
- 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 29, 2014
Q&A on the ACA’s Contraceptive Coverage Requirement
Andy DiAntonioThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires many health insurance plans to provide coverage for certain preventive health services, including…
- 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…
- September 10, 2014
Letter to CMS re: Modernization of Medicaid Managed Care Regulations
Andy DiAntonioNHeLP has created a set of moderized Medicaid managed care federal regulations. These revised regulations were shared with the…
- August 21, 2014
Recommendations for the Modernization of the Federal Medicaid Regulations
Andy DiAntonioMedicaid managed care has changed significantly over the past decade and includes more vulnerable people who have disabilities, are…
- 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 2, 2014
Sexuality Education in Health Care Delivery for Medicaid and CHIP-Eligible Youth
Jamille Fields and Andy DiAntonioThis issue brief discusses the health education component of the EPSDT medical screens required for Medicaid and some CHIP-eligible…
- 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…
- June 24, 2014
NHeLP Amicus Brief in Priests For Life v. Sebelius
Jane PerkinsThe ACA recognizes that preventive health services are critical to individual and community health. It accordingly requires new group…
- June 24, 2014
NHeLP Amicus Brief in Reaching Souls v. Sebelius
Jane PerkinsThe ACA recognizes that preventive health services are critical to individual and community health. It accordingly requires new group…
- June 16, 2014
NHeLP Comments to Health Indiana 1115 Demonstrations
Andy DiAntonioThese NHeLP comments to the State of Indiana address numerous legal problems with the states two proposed section 1115…
- June 11, 2014
Background on Upcoming Supreme Court Decision-ACA’s Contraceptive Coverage
Andy DiAntonioThe current round of Affordable Care Act litigation is dominated by cases challenging a requirement that most new health…
- June 11, 2014
NHeLP Comments on Provider Non-Discrimination RFI
Deborah Reid and Wayne TurnerSection 2706(a) of the Affordable Care Act prohibits all group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or…
- April 21, 2014
NHeLP Amicus Brief in Domino’s Farms v. HHS
Andy DiAntonioThe amici curiae are National Health Law Program, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Asian Pacific American Legal…
- 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…
