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 15, 2026
NHeLP Comments on Essential Health Benefits (EHB) RFI
Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Wayne Turner, Shandra Hartly, and Alexis Robles-FradetThe essential health benefits (EHB) are an important protection in the Affordable Care Act to ensure that health plans…
- 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…
- April 30, 2026
An Advocate’s Guide to Medi-Cal Services
Fabiola De Liban, Amy Chen, Abigail Coursolle, Alicia Emanuel, Héctor Hernández-Delgado, T. Nancy Lam, Kimberly Lewis, Carly Myers, Alexis Robles-Fradet, Skyler Rosellini, Jasmine Young, Elizabeth Zirker, and Jules LutabaNHeLP’s Medi-Cal Services Guide provides an in-depth description of some of the most important services covered in the Medi-Cal…
- 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 4, 2025
Fact Sheet: Georgia Medicaid Coverage of Sexual and Reproductive Health
Rachel UtzThis fact sheet discusses the sexual and reproductive health services covered by Medicaid in Georgia. It is the first…
- July 29, 2025
Accessing Contraceptives in Alabama: A Toolkit for Young Adults
Christina Piecora, Liz McCaman Taylor, Madeline Morcelle, Kally Xu, Rachel Utz, Cecilia Ballinger, Andrea Schmidt, Logan Foster, and Charlotte CasselThis Toolkit was updated in partnership with the Alabama Campaign for Adolescent Sexual Health (ACASH) with the goal of…
- April 10, 2025
Abortion Coverage Under Medicaid
Fabiola De Liban, Cat Duffy, Allyson Crays, and Courtney MendozaThis Q&A provides an overview of how the federal government and states cover abortion under Medicaid. The Q&A’s Appendix…
- April 2, 2025
Best Practices for Medicaid Coverage of Doula Care
Amy ChenThe National Health Law Program’s Doula Medicaid Project is proud to publish its Best Practices for Medicaid Coverage of…
- February 6, 2025
Protect Medi-Cal Funding 2025 series
Kimberly Lewis, Skyler Rosellini, Abigail Coursolle, Jules Lutaba, Jasmine Young, Fabiola De Liban, Amy Chen, Alicia Emanuel, Carly Myers, Alexis Robles-Fradet, and Héctor Hernández-DelgadoCalifornia’s Medicaid program (Medi-Cal) provides a critical investment in the health of Californians. Medi-Cal coverage and services are tailored…
- December 18, 2024
Medicaid coverage of sexual health services
Rory Peters, Wayne Turner, and Fabiola De LibanThis factsheet describes how Medicaid covers sexual health services. It follows the World Health Organization’s definition of sexual health,…
- December 5, 2024
NHeLP Comments on Minnesota Department of Commerce Request for Information on Coverage of Over-the-Counter Contraceptives
Christina PiecoraNHeLP submitted comments in response to the Minnesota Department of Commerce's Request for Information on coverage of over-the-counter (OTC)…
- 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…
- 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 16, 2024
2024 HIPAA Final Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy
Rolonda DonelsonThe Biden Administration finalized modifications to the the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to provide protection to patient information regarding…
- 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…
- May 7, 2024
NHeLP Comments on “Healthy Texas Women” Sec. 1115 Waiver Project Extension Request
Christina PiecoraIn comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NHeLP urges the department to reject Texas’ request…
- 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…
