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.
- November 28, 2016
Health Advocate: The Post-Election State of Our Health
Mara YoudelmanWith a looming Trump administration and conservative majorities in Congress promising to repeal the Affordable Care Act, popularly known…
- October 3, 2016
The Data Project
Andy DiAntonioNHeLP's Reproductive Health Data and Insurance Accountability Project (the Data Project) and the Women's Law Project on October 3…
- September 23, 2016
Health Advocate: States Expand Coverage of Contraception
Andy DiAntonioStates are taking the initiative to bolster federal health care policy intended to provide comprehensive contraceptive coverage, Staff Attorney…
- August 18, 2016
Letters to Walgreens & SSM Health Medical Group
Amy ChenIn letters to Walgreens and Catholic-sponsored SSM Health Medical Group, NHeLP and the ACLU of Illinois, ACLU of Missouri…
- June 23, 2016
Issue Brief 5: Medicaid Managed Care Final Regulations and Reproductive Health
Catherine McKeeIn this issue brief, NHeLP Staff Attorney Catherine McKee reviews the recently finalized Medicaid managed care regulations, and how…
- June 7, 2016
Issue Brief: What Zubik v. Burwell Means
Catherine McKeeGiven that the U.S. Supreme Court failed to reach the merits in Zubik v. Burwell, the battle over the…
- May 18, 2016
Fact Sheet: The ACA Contraceptive Coverage Rule
Andy DiAntonioThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires most health insurance plans to provide coverage for a broad range of women's…
- April 12, 2016
CMS Highlights State Policies to Improve Access to Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Methods
Catherine McKeeThe Maternal and Infant Health Initiative, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an Informational Bulletin highlighting state…
- March 24, 2016
Amicus Brief: California v. Trump
Andy DiAntonioThe National Health Law Program (NHeLP) filed on October 21, a "friend of the court" brief in federal court…
- March 24, 2016
NHeLP Amicus Brief: Planned Parenthood v. Selig (8th Cir.)
Jane PerkinsBrief of the National Health Law Program, American Public Health Association, Center for Reproductive Rights, National Women's Law Center,…
- March 11, 2016
Webinar: Confidentiality Protections – Implications on Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care
Andy DiAntonioData Project partners report confidentiality as a significant barrier to access for clients and patients seeking sexual and reproductive…
- February 19, 2016
NHeLP Amicus Brief: Zubik v. Burwell
Andy DiAntonioThis case will decide whether non-profit employers are able to deny their employees access to contraceptive services on religious…
- January 25, 2016
Health Advocate: 2016: Our New Year’s Resolutions
Mara YoudelmanWe're off to a roaring start in 2016 with over 8.5 million individuals enrolled in health insurance through the…
- January 14, 2016
Letter to Oregon AG: St. Joseph and Providence Request for a Waiver from the Attorney General Standard Review Process
External Source and Andy DiAntonioThirteen public interest organizations have written Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenbaum urging her to reject a request for a…
- July 30, 2015
Fact Sheet: Selected Supreme Court Access to Court Opinions from the 2014 Term
Jane PerkinsNHeLP analysis of select cases from the past term that focus on access to court issues, statutory construction, Supremacy Clause,…
- July 29, 2015
Issue No. 4 – United States Pharmacopeia Classification System
Michelle LilienfeldIntroduced by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Essential Health Benefits (EHB) are a set of ten health care service…
- July 24, 2015
Improving Coverage: Using State Law to Maximize Access to Family Planning and Abortion Services
Susan Berke Fogel and Catherine McKeeLaws and policies on coverage and access to family planning and abortion services vary significantly from state to state…
