Medicaid Awareness Month Resources

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.

September 7, 2022
Washington Medicaid Transformation Project Demonstration Extension Request
Jennifer Lav and Sarah Somers
In comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Law Program urges HHS to ensure…
July 17, 2022
NHeLP Comments on West Virginia Creating a Continuum of Care for Medicaid Enrollees with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) Demonstration Extension Request
Hector Hernandez-Delgado
In comments to HHS, NHeLP urges the Secretary to reject West Virginia's Section 1115 demonstration extension request to continue…
June 7, 2022
Medicaid, Child Welfare & Institutional Care: Qualified Residential Treatment Programs
Jennifer Lav
A landmark foster care reform law, the Family First Prevention Services Act, was intended to ensure that children are…
June 6, 2022
NHeLP Comments on Healthy Louisiana Substance Use Disorder 1115 Demonstration Extension Request
Hector Hernandez-Delgado
In comments to HHS, NHeLP urges the Secretary to reject Louisiana's Section 1115 demonstration extension request to continue waiving…
May 5, 2022
NHeLP Comments on Pennsylvania SUD Demonstration Extension
Héctor Hernández-Delgado
In comments to HHS, NHeLP urges the Secretary to reject Pennsylvania's Section 1115 demonstration extension request to continue waiving…
April 14, 2022
NHeLP comments on Oregon’s application for renewal of the Oregon Health Plan § 1115(a) Demonstration Waiver for 2022-2027
Sarah Somers and Wayne Turner
In public comments, NHeLP expresses support for Oregon's decision to abandon its waiver of EPSDT. However, NHeLP strongly opposes…
January 27, 2022
NHeLP Comments on Georgia Section 1332 State Innovation Waiver
Mara Youdelman
NHeLP submitted comments during the reopened comment period regarding Georgia's Section 1332 State Innovation Waiver. NHeLP recommends that HHS…
January 6, 2022
Section 1115 Waivers: Stop the Ten-Year Approvals
Catherine McKee and Jane Perkins
In 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a policy announcing its intent to “approve the extension…
December 16, 2021
NHeLP Comments on HHS SUNSET Repeal Rule
Dania Douglas and Wayne Turner
In the HHS SUNSET final rule, HHS sought to retroactively impose a mandatory expiration date on an estimated 18,000…
November 30, 2021
NHeLP Comments on Montana 1115 Waiver Request – IMD Exclusion
Cathren Cohen
Comments from the National Health Law Program opposing Montana's request for federal funding of mental health and SUD services…
November 11, 2021
Comments: Arkansas Health and Opportuinty for Me (ARHOME) Demonstration Application
Catherine McKee, Jane Perkins, Elizabeth Edwards, and David Machledt
In comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, NHeLP explains that the ARHOME project raises serious legal…
November 5, 2021
NHeLP Comments on SUPPORT Act Section 1003 Demonstration
Héctor Hernández-Delgado and Cathren Cohen
The Substance Use Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) Act requires the Department of Health and Human…
November 1, 2021
Comments: Utah Primary Care Network Extension Request
Catherine McKee, Jane Perkins, and Jennifer Lav
In comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Law Program explains that the initial…
November 1, 2021
Comments: New Hampshire Section 1115 Demonstration Amendment Request
Jennifer Lav
In comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Law Program urges HHS to reject…
August 20, 2021
NHeLP comments on Updating Payment Parameters Rule
Wayne Turner, Dania Douglas, and Fabiola De Liban
In the Updating Payment Parameters Rule (UPP Rule), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposes several important changes…
August 18, 2021
Comments on Maryland Section 1115 Request to Waive the IMD Exclusion for Mental Health
Jennifer Lav
In comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Law Program urges HHS to reject…
July 15, 2021
Making Sure Medicaid is Ready for Public Health Emergencies
Jane Perkins and Catherine McKee
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic plunged the United States into a public health crisis. This situation was not entirely…
June 16, 2021
Primer: State Plan Amendments v. Section 1115 Waivers
Catherine McKee and Jane Perkins
Tension and confusion can arise over how HHS allows states to change their Medicaid programs, whether through a state…
May 20, 2021
Primer: State Plan Amendments v. Section 1115 Waivers
Catherine McKee and Jane Perkins
Tension and confusion can arise over how HHS allows states to change their Medicaid programs, whether through a state…
April 27, 2021
Alabama Section 1115 Institutions for Mental Disease Waiver for Serious Mental Illness Comments
Cathren Cohen and Jennifer Lav
In comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Law Program urges HHS to reject…