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April 3, 2026
Medi-Cal Transitional Rent
Carly Myers Issue Brief
As of January 1, 2026, all Medi-Cal managed care plans are required to provide Transitional Rent to certain populations, pursuant to the BH-CONNECT initiative. Transitional Rent provides up to six months of rental assistance to eligible individuals and is intended to complement other housing supports and Enhanced Care Management…
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March 20, 2026
Know Your Rights: Access to Health Care for TGI Californians
Abigail Coursolle and Skyler Rosellini Fact Sheet
Recent Federal Executive Orders have purported to limit coverage of gender-affirming care, especially for Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Intersex (TGI) people, especially youth. Several of these Executive Orders have been challenged in the courts, and parts of them have been enjoined. There is no change to the law in…
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March 16, 2026
NHeLP and Advocacy Partners Oppose In Home Supportive Services Cuts
Elizabeth Zirker and National Health Law Program (NHeLP) Letter
NHeLP, along with our advocacy partners Justice in Aging, Disability Rights California, Disability Rights and Education Defense Fund, Bet Tzedek, and California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, opposes the proposed In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Trailer Bill which would stablish a statewide average baseline for IHSS hours and shift…
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March 13, 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, and Elizabeth Zirker Guide
NHeLP’s Medi-Cal Services Guide provides an in-depth description of some of the most important services covered in the Medi-Cal program, including prescription drug services, mental health and substance use disorder services, reproductive and sexual health services, gender-affirming services, among others. The guide seeks to help legal aid attorneys, health…
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March 10, 2026
The Administration’s Budget Proposal to Cut Community-Based Mobile Crisis Response Services in California Is Not Only Harmful, It Also Will Not Save Money
Alexis Robles-Fradet Uncategorized
Mobile crisis services are an in-person community-based intervention that provides critical de-escalation during a behavioral health crisis. Mobile crisis services can be provided in many settings, including homes, schools, or elsewhere in the community. Mobile crisis services are typically available 24/7 and 365 days a year. They have specific…
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March 9, 2026
California’s Budget Proposal to Apply OBBBA Work Requirements to State-Funded Immigrants is Bad Policy
Jules Lutaba Uncategorized
The consensus among stakeholders throughout California is clear: the 2025 Reconciliation Act (“H.R. 1” or “OBBBA”) is bad policy for the Medi-Cal program. Earlier this year, the Governor’s Office explicitly stated that OBBBA was “not cost-saving” and that the inevitable coverage losses due to OBBBA’s added bureaucracy was “cruel”…
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Medi-Cal Transitional Rent

Know Your Rights: Access to Health Care for TGI Californians

NHeLP and Advocacy Partners Oppose In Home Supportive Services Cuts

An Advocate’s Guide to Medi-Cal Services

The Administration’s Budget Proposal to Cut Community-Based Mobile Crisis Response Services in California Is Not Only Harmful, It Also Will Not Save Money

California’s Budget Proposal to Apply OBBBA Work Requirements to State-Funded Immigrants is Bad Policy