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 3, 2019
2017-2018 Federal Legislative Proposals Relating to Maternal and Infant Health and Mortality
Amy Chen, Dhara Patel, and Nicole StrombomMothers in the United States are dying during childbirth and the one year postpartum period at an alarming rate,…
- January 2, 2019
The Ethical & Religious Directives: What the 2018 Update Means for Catholic Hospital Mergers
Hayley Penan and Amy ChenThe Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs) are directives promulgated by the United States Conference…
- December 21, 2018
Comments Urging HIV Prevention Drug be Designated an ACA “A” Recommended Service
Wayne Turner and Liz McCaman TaylorPeople who are at risk for HIV can prevent infection by taking a daily medication - Pre Exposure Prophylaxis…
- December 14, 2018
Routes to Success for Medicaid Coverage of Doula Care
Amy ChenRacism and racial bias in health care have helped contribute to what is now coming to be understood as…
- November 29, 2018
National Health Law Program Analysis of California’s Conditional Merger of Catholic Hospitals
Amy ChenSenior Attorney Amy Chen provides analysis of the California Department of Justice's recent conditioned approval of Catholic health care…
- November 7, 2018
Comments to DHS Regarding Indefinite Detention of Immigrant Children
Jennifer Lav, Priscilla Huang, Alicia Emanuel, and Amy ChenThe National Health Law Program urges the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Health and Human…
- September 27, 2018
Health and Civil Rights Groups’ Comments on Calif. Proposed Merger of Catholic Health Systems
Andy DiAntonioThe National Health Law Program along with more than 20 health, civil and human rights groups, filed comments with…
- September 18, 2018
National Health Law Program: Comments on Sterilization Consent Form
Priscilla Huang and Candace GibsonEstablished in the 1970s, the Medicaid Consent for Sterilization policy was, and remains, a much-needed protection against coercive sterilization…
- September 10, 2018
Health Care Coverage for Pregnant and Parenting Teens in California
Amy ChenIntroductionTeens who become pregnant face a different set of challenges when accessing and receiving health care services as compared…
- September 5, 2018
Q&A on Pregnant Women’s Coverage Under Medicaid and the ACA
Amy ChenIntroductionAccess to affordable and high-quality comprehensive health care services during pregnancy has long depended on what type of health…
- August 3, 2018
Fact Sheet: California’s Medi-Cal “Protection of Choice for Family Planning Act”
Amy Chen and Priscilla HuangMedicaid is the largest source of public funding for family planning services, accounting for seventy-five percent of all public…
- July 16, 2018
National Health Law Program Comments on HHS Plan to Lower Drug Prices
Wayne TurnerThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a Request for Information seeking comments on its Blueprint to…
- March 27, 2018
National Health Law Program Urges HHS to Withdraw Conscience Rights Rule
Andy DiAntonioIn comments to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), the National Health Law Program urges it…
- March 26, 2018
NHeLP Comments to HHS on Proposal for Religious Groups and Health Services
Priscilla HuangIn comments to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), National Health Law Program urges it to…
- March 16, 2018
Q&A Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act: Protections for Transgender Individuals
Jennifer LavA recent federal court injunction has undermined the Affordable Care Act's provisions intended to end discrimination of transgender individuals…
- March 8, 2018
Arkansas Waiver Program and Its Adverse Impact on Reproductive Health Services
Candace Gibson and Rachel HoltzmanWork requirement programs in Medicaid are not only legally suspect, but they are nonsensical, undermining the intent of Medicaid…
- February 1, 2018
HHS Approves 1115 Waiver in Indiana – Harming Medicaid Enrollees
Andy DiAntonioEarlier today, HHS approved a section 1115 waiver requested by Indiana. The approved project is effectively a cut that…
- January 12, 2018
HHS Approves 1115 Waiver in Kentucky – Harming Medicaid Enrollees Who Need Reproductive Health Services
Andy DiAntonioEarlier today, HHS approved a section 1115 waiver requested by Kentucky. The approved project is effectively a cut that…
- December 19, 2017
NHeLP Comments on HHS’ Draft Strategic Plan
Elizabeth G. Taylor and Andy DiAntonioThe U.S. Department of of Health and Human Services' "Draft Strategic Plan," falls far short of protecting the nation's…
- December 6, 2017
NHeLP Comments: HHS Rule on Religious Exemption from ACA Birth Control Provision
Andy DiAntonioThe Trump administration's effort to weaken, if not destroy, the Affordable Care Act's landmark birth control provision, also includes…
