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 10, 2020
California Policy Needs During COVID and Beyond: Reproductive and Sexual Health
Amy ChenCOVID-19 has changed the landscape for reproductive and sexual health care services, delivery, and access. As has been the…
- July 16, 2020
June Medical Services v. Russo and the Work that Remains for Underserved Populations
Fabiola Carrión and Abigail CoursolleOn June 29th, the Supreme Court ruled in June Medical Services vs. Russo that Louisiana’s admitting privileges law is…
- June 19, 2020
HHS Eliminates or Weakens Regulatory Protections Against Discrimination in Health Care
Wayne Turner, Mara Youdelman, and Madeline MorcelleAs part of its ongoing attacks on health care and civil rights, the Trump administration recently finalized drastic changes…
- May 27, 2020
Top Ten List: Reproductive and Sexual Health Care Access in the Time of COVID-19
Madeline Morcelle and Priscilla HuangThe COVID-19 pandemic is exposing and exacerbating pervasive obstacles to sexual health, family planning, prenatal, labor and delivery, postpartum,…
- May 21, 2020
Building A Successful Program for Medi-Cal Coverage For Doula Care: Findings From A Survey of Doulas in California
Amy Chen and Alexis Robles-FradetThe National Health Law Program’s Doula Medicaid Project seeks to improve health outcomes for pregnant Medicaid enrollees by ensuring…
- February 7, 2020
Amicus: Doe v. Trump, Ninth Circuit
Jane Perkins and Sarah GrusinThe National Health Law Program, the American Public Health Association, and 48 other groups filed an amicus brief opposing…
- November 22, 2019
Young v. Azar, D.D.C.
Jane Perkins, Sarah Somers, and Sarah GrusinFour low-income individuals from Michigan enrolled in Medicaid filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging its…
- November 19, 2019
Medicaid Abortion Coverage in Arizona
Fabiola CarriónAfter finding that several states violated federal policy requiring reporting waivers in cases of rape, NHeLP partnered with state…
- July 19, 2019
Webinar: Final Conscience Regulation – Does the New HHS Rule Promote Injustice?
Susan Berke FogelOn May 2, 2019, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the final version of its conscience…
- July 16, 2019
Contraceptive Equity in Action: A Toolkit for State Implementation
Liz McCaman TaylorThe National Health Law Program is dedicated to ensuring appropriate implementation and monitoring for states that have adopted Contraceptive…
- July 8, 2019
National Health Law Program Amicus Brief, Title X Final Rule Challenges
dfitzgeraldCourt Cases On March 4, 2019 the Trump Administration announced a new final regulation change to the Title X…
- June 21, 2019
Medicaid as an LGBTQ Reproductive Justice Issue: A Primer
Candace Gibson and Priscilla HuangThe reproductive justice framework is rooted in the belief that all individuals and communities should have the resources and…
- April 3, 2019
Pregnancy, Opioid Use Disorder, and Opioid Agonist Treatment: A Fact Sheet for State-Level Advocates
Rachel HoltzmanThe worsening crisis of opioid-related harm in the U.S. touches all members of society, including pregnant people. People may…
- February 22, 2019
Abortion Coverage Under Medicaid
Fabiola CarriónThis Q&A provides an overview of how the federal government and states cover abortion under Medicaid. The Q&A's Appendix…
- February 6, 2019
State and Federal Legislative Proposals Relating to Doula Care
Amy Chen and Dhara PatelDhara Patel, an intern at the National Health Law Program, and Amy Chen, a senior attorney, provide a summary…
- 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…