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January 8, 2025
National Coalition for Gender Justice in Health Policy Calls on Congress to Protect Medicaid
Madeline Morcelle Letter
On January 8, 2025, 134 members of the National Coalition for Gender Justice in Health Policy and allied organizations called on Congress to protect Medicaid from any cuts, such as per capita caps, block grants, work requirements, Medicaid expansion elimination or disincentives, FMAP or benefit cuts, or provider tax…
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July 15, 2024
Coalition Letter on California’s Essential Health Benefits Benchmarking
Héctor Hernández-Delgado Comments, Letter
California is currently in the process of evaluating the State's Essential Health Benefits benchmark plan. In response to a request for comment from the Department of Managed Health Care, NHeLP and a coalition of statewide health advocacy organizations submitted a letter explaining why the benchmarking process presents an opportunity…
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July 11, 2024
NHeLP Letter to CCIIO on DC EHB Procedural Defect
Wayne Turner and Héctor Hernández-Delgado Letter
NHeLP urges the HHS Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) to reject the District of Columbia's recent EHB benchmark plan update due to procedural defects. Specifically, the DC Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking and DC HealthLink announced a public comment period only days before the submission…
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January 31, 2024
FTC Complaint: Request for Investigation into Deloitte’s Texas Medicaid Eligibility System
Sarah Grusin, Elizabeth Edwards, Jane Perkins, Emily Paul, Emma Weil, John Davisson, and Grant Fergusson Comments, Letter, Cases
In a formal complaint filed January 31, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP), the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), and Upturn urge the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate Deloitte due to inaccurate and unreliable Medicaid eligibility determinations resulting from the use of the company’s automated software in Texas. Complaint (January 31, 2024) Supplemental…
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December 7, 2023
Letter to CMS and FTC: Misleading Advertising by Medicare Advantage Plans to Medicaid/Medicare Enrollees; Request for Immediate Relief Against UnitedHealthcare; Broader Nationwide Investigation and Relief Needed
Jane Perkins Letter
In this letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Federal Trade Commission, Disability Rights Connecticut, the National Health Law Program, the National Disability Rights Network, and the Center for Medicare Advocacy request that the agencies immediately intervene regarding misleading advertising that is being directed at…
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September 28, 2023
NHeLP Comments on US Pharmacopeia Drug Classification Update Draft for 2024
Wayne Turner Letter
Under federal rules, health plans subject to the Essential Health Benefits must cover a minimum of one drug per U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) class and category. However, the USP classification system used for EHB was designed for Medicare Part D, and falls short on covering pediatric formulations, drugs used for…
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National Coalition for Gender Justice in Health Policy Calls on Congress to Protect Medicaid

Coalition Letter on California’s Essential Health Benefits Benchmarking

NHeLP Letter to CCIIO on DC EHB Procedural Defect

FTC Complaint: Request for Investigation into Deloitte’s Texas Medicaid Eligibility System

Letter to CMS and FTC: Misleading Advertising by Medicare Advantage Plans to Medicaid/Medicare Enrollees; Request for Immediate Relief Against UnitedHealthcare; Broader Nationwide Investigation and Relief Needed

NHeLP Comments on US Pharmacopeia Drug Classification Update Draft for 2024