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.
- July 10, 2026
NHeLP Comments on Excepted Fertility Benefits Proposed Rule
Fabiola De Liban, Héctor Hernández-Delgado, and Wayne TurnerThe U.S. Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services Departments proposed a rule that may allow some employers to…
- May 19, 2026
[WEBINAR] How the Medicaid and Reproductive Justice Collaborative is Meeting this Moment
Madeline Morcelle, Camille Kidd, Daniela Ochoa Diaz, Salen Andrews, and Sydelle BarretoSince 2018, the Medicaid and Reproductive Justice Collaborative (Collaborative) has built collective power to advance the reproductive justice movement's vision for…
- February 24, 2026
Town Hall Meeting: The One Big Beautiful Act and What It Means for Louisiana’s Families, Health, and Future
Christina PiecoraThe Louisiana Center for Health Equity (LCHE) hosted a town hall at Dillard University examining the sweeping implications of…
- January 27, 2026
Doula Medicaid Project: 2025 Webinar Series Summaries & Reflections
Amy ChenIn 2025, the National Health Law Program’s (NHeLP’s) Doula Medicaid Project embarked on its inaugural webinar series, hosting three…
- November 5, 2025
UMN School of Public Health Justice in Public Health Series: Reproductive Justice Denied: The Structural Violence of Recent Federal Health Care Cuts
Madeline MorcelleThe University of Minnesota School of Public Health's Justice in Public Health Series invites experts to lead discussions on…
- November 7, 2024
An Advocate’s Primer on Fighting Barriers to Prescription Drugs for Chronic Conditions Under Dobbs
Madeline MorcelleAmid escalating attacks on sexual and reproductive rights in the U.S., people are facing increasing barriers to prescription drugs…
- September 23, 2024
Reproductive Justice Values for Universal Health Care Reform
Rolonda DonelsonThe Medicaid and Reproductive Justice (RJ) Collaborative is comprised of Advocates for Youth, In Our Own Voice: National Black…
- September 23, 2024
Reproductive Justice Principles for Universal Health Care Reform
Rolonda Donelson, Chelsea Gonzalez, and Madeline MorcelleThe Medicaid and Reproductive Justice (RJ) Collaborative is comprised of Advocates for Youth, In Our Own Voice: National Black…
- August 28, 2024
Medicaid Advisory Committees: Best Practices for Effective Stakeholder Engagement
Daniel Young and Wayne TurnerAlthough Medical Care Advisory Committees (MCACs) have been federally required for nearly forty years, some states have seriously underutilized…
- July 15, 2024
Coalition Letter on California’s Essential Health Benefits Benchmarking
Héctor Hernández-DelgadoCalifornia is currently in the process of evaluating the State's Essential Health Benefits benchmark plan. In response to a…
- June 3, 2024
Addressing Language Access for Reproductive Telehealth Care
RHITES, COLOR Latina, Frontera Fund, and National Health Law Program (NHeLP)RHITES latest factsheet created in partnership with COLOR Latina, Frontera Fund and the National Health Law Program dives deeper…
- May 9, 2024
[Webinar] The Biden Administration’s Final Rule on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act: What You Need to Know
Mara Youdelman, Jennifer Lav, Madeline Morcelle, and Wayne TurnerThe final Section 1557 regulation was recently released by the Office for Civil Rights. Implementing Section 1557 of the…
- May 9, 2024
Questions and Answers on the 2024 Final Rule Addressing Nondiscrimination Protections under the ACA’s Section 1557
Mara Youdelman, Madeline Morcelle, Wayne Turner, and Jennifer LavThe Biden Administration finalized updates to the regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Section 1557 prohibits…
- April 30, 2024
Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding: Messaging and Outreach Resources
Michelle YiuState Medicaid agencies are beginning to unwind the Medicaid continuous coverage provisions enacted in early 2020 to adapt to…
- March 15, 2024
NHeLP, Whitman-Walker Institute, and Fenway Institute Comment on NCQA’s Changes to Cross-Cutting Quality Measures in 2025
Charly GilfoilNHeLP and partners Whitman-Walker Institute and Fenway Institute commented in support of the proposed gender-inclusive adjustment to NCQA's chlamydia…
- March 12, 2024
DOJ and OCR Complaints: Complaints Filed Against Medicaid Programs in DC and Texas
Elizabeth Edwards, Jane Perkins, and Litigation TeamThe National Health Law Program (NHeLP), together with Disability Rights DC at University Legal Services (DRDC) and Disability Rights…
- March 8, 2024
NHeLP’s Framing and Language in the Doula Medicaid Project
Michelle YiuIn recent years, NHeLP has encountered discussions regarding the problematic etymology of the term “doula” as associated with slavery.…
- February 21, 2024
Testimony to Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Health Care: Promise and Pitfalls
Elizabeth EdwardsNHeLP submitted written testimony to the February 8, 2024 Senate Finance Committee meeting on AI and health care that…
- February 7, 2024
AMICUS: Planned Parenthood of Montana v. Montana, Supreme Court of the State of Montana
Catherine McKeeIn 2023, Montana imposed severe restrictions on coverage of abortion services for individuals enrolled in Medicaid. Reproductive health providers…
- February 2, 2024
Case Update: Supplemental Complaint file in Rose v. Becerra
Jane Perkins and Catherine McKeeThis case update focuses on Rose v. Becerra, which challenges approval of a Section 1115 Medicaid project in Indiana.…
