Medicaid Commentary & Analysis
- March 24, 2022
Medicaid Programs Need to Prepare Now for the End of the COVID Public Health Emergency
Jane PerkinsThis article was originally published by The Network for Public Health Law.Barring a new COVID surge, all indications are that the Biden Administration…
- February 3, 2022
Medicaid Mobile Crisis Services: A Compassionate Approach to Substance Use Disorders
Héctor Hernández-DelgadoAs the U.S. continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, it is easy to forget that we are in…
- December 8, 2021
Medicaid Coverage for Doula Care: State Implementation Efforts
Alexis Robles-FradetDoulas and other birth workers have continued to rise in popularity as a potential intervention for addressing maternal health…
- September 10, 2021
Improving Childhood Health: The Unrealized Potential of Medicaid’s EPSDT Program
Zamir M. BrownIn the United States, millions of children live in poverty and are at a much greater risk of experiencing…
- September 8, 2021
Seven Ways Proposed Improvements to Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Can Help Older Adults & People with Disabilities
Jennifer LavOne critically important piece of Congress’s reconciliation package is the proposed investment in chronically underfunded Medicaid home and community-based…
- June 30, 2021
A Promise Unfulfilled: Automated Medicaid Eligibility Decisions
Sarah GrusinStates have spent millions of dollars building Medicaid eligibility systems that promise automated, real-time, and accurate eligibility decisions. This…
- March 16, 2022
EPSDT Litigation Trends and Annotated Docket
Jane Perkins and Amanda AveryThe Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) provisions are among the most specific in the Medicaid Act.…
- February 9, 2022
Eliminating Barriers to Medication-Assisted Treatment in Medicaid
Cathren CohenFew individuals with opioid use disorder currently have access to medication-assisted treatment, a highly effective overdose prevention treatment. As the…
- February 1, 2022
Children’s Behavioral Health Mobile Response and Stabilization Services
Jennifer Lav and Kimberly LewisMobile Response and Stabilization Services (MRSS) is a specific kind of mobile crisis service and stabilization service for children…
- January 10, 2022
Unwinding the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Checklist for Redeterminations
Alicia Emanuel, Elizabeth Edwards, and Sarah GrusinOnce the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ends, all Medicaid beneficiaries who have not had their coverage renewed during…
- November 1, 2021
Medicaid’s Gold Standard Coverage for Children and Youth: Past, Present, and Future
Jane Perkins and Sarah SomersThis article originally appeared in the "Loyola University Chicago School of Law: Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences."…
- September 30, 2021
Addressing Barriers to Behavioral Health Coverage for Low-Income Youth
Jennifer Lav, Abigail Coursolle, and Cathren CohenThis flip chart contains various scenarios and barriers that low-income youth with behavioral health conditions might face when trying…
- June 28, 2021
Closing The Medicaid Coverage Gap: Preventing a Separate and Unequal Result
Madeline MorcelleExpanding Medicaid is an urgent moral, anti-racist, health equity, reproductive justice, and economic imperative. Yet today, policymakers in twelve…
- June 11, 2021
Demanding Ascertainable Standards: Medicaid as a Case Study
Jane PerkinsState Medicaid agencies and their contractors are increasingly relying on preset guidelines or assessment tools or both to make…
- June 1, 2021
Retaining Medicaid COVID-19 Changes to Support Community Living
Elizabeth Edwards, David Machledt, and Jennifer LavThis article was originally published in the "Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy." The impact of…
- May 17, 2021
Medicaid Coverage for Immigrants
Sarah Grusin and Catherine McKeeTo be eligible for full-scope Medicaid coverage, an individual must be a United States citizen or national or hold…
- January 6, 2021
Meeting the Moment: Understanding EPSDT and Improving Implementation in California to Address Growing Mental Health Needs
Kimberly Lewis and Rachel Velcoff HultsChildren and youth across the country are facing an escalating mental health crisis. The events of 2020 have added…
- November 30, 2020
Abortion is Health Care
Alexis Robles-FradetThe National Health Law Program believes that abortion is health care and should be covered and accessible like any…
