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May 17, 2023
Access to Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services: Network Adequacy Requirements and Other Beneficiary Rights
Abigail Coursolle and Nancy Lam Issue Brief
Medi-Cal covers Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) for beneficiaries who need them. In California, County Mental Health Plans (MHPs) are responsible for providing SMHS to Medi-Cal beneficiaries of all ages. This issue brief analyzes the legal requirements that require MHPs to ensure Medi-Cal beneficiaries’ access to SMHS and maintain…
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April 3, 2023
NHeLP Comments on the DEA Buprenorphine via Telemedicine Proposed Rule
Alexis Robles-Fradet and T. Nancy Lam Comments
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March 16, 2023
Protect Medicaid Funding series (2023)
Michelle Yiu, Emma Parker-Newton, David Machledt, Amy Chen, Madeline Morcelle, Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Catherine McKee, Mara Youdelman, Wayne Turner, Dania Douglas, and Charly Gilfoil Fact Sheet
A 2024 update of this series can be found here. In an updated series of fact sheets called Protect Medicaid Funding, NHeLP provides succinct analysis of the policy proposals that if enacted would jeopardize the health and financial security of the tens of millions of low-income individuals who depend…
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March 13, 2023
NHeLP Comments on the HHS Prior Authorization Proposed Rule (2023)
Wayne Turner, David Machledt, and Sarah Somers Comments
In these comments on the Prior Authorization Proposed Rule, NHeLP urges HHS to go further to curb the abuse of prior authorization as a cost savings strategy that endangers patients’ health. NHeLP supports efforts to streamline prior authorization processing and bring greater transparency to denial rates and the clinical…
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February 24, 2023
Medi-Cal Dyadic Services Advocates and Consumer-Facing Factsheets
T. Nancy Lam Consumer Brochure, Fact Sheet, Toolkit
Effective January 1, 2023, Medi-Cal covers dyadic services for the entire family based on the Medicaid eligibility of a child (aged 0-20). To inform advocates and families this important new Medi-Cal benefit, NHeLP publishes a set of advocate-facing and consumer-facing factsheets on Medi-Cal Dyadic Services. Dyadic Services Factsheet (Consumers)…
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February 21, 2023
Comments on Utah’s Long Term Services and Supports for Behaviorally Complex Individuals Demonstration Amendment Request
Jennifer Lav Comments
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Access to Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services: Network Adequacy Requirements and Other Beneficiary Rights

NHeLP Comments on the DEA Buprenorphine via Telemedicine Proposed Rule

NHeLP Comments on the HHS Prior Authorization Proposed Rule (2023)

Medi-Cal Dyadic Services Advocates and Consumer-Facing Factsheets

Comments on Utah’s Long Term Services and Supports for Behaviorally Complex Individuals Demonstration Amendment Request

Mental Health Archive

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Access to Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services: Network Adequacy Requirements and Other Beneficiary Rights

NHeLP Comments on the DEA Buprenorphine via Telemedicine Proposed Rule

Protect Medicaid Funding series (2023)

NHeLP Comments on the HHS Prior Authorization Proposed Rule (2023)

Medi-Cal Dyadic Services Advocates and Consumer-Facing Factsheets

Comments on Utah’s Long Term Services and Supports for Behaviorally Complex Individuals Demonstration Amendment Request