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- May 5, 2022
NHeLP Comments on Pennsylvania SUD Demonstration Extension
Read moreIn comments to HHS, NHeLP urges the Secretary to reject Pennsylvania's Section 1115 demonstration extension request to continue waiving the Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) exclusion. This letter emphasizes that while NHeLP is supportive of efforts to increase access to services for Medicaid beneficiaries with substance use disorders (SUD),…
- April 14, 2022
NHeLP comments on Oregon’s application for renewal of the Oregon Health Plan § 1115(a) Demonstration Waiver for 2022-2027
Read moreIn public comments, NHeLP expresses support for Oregon's decision to abandon its waiver of EPSDT. However, NHeLP strongly opposes Oregon's proposal to exclude outpatient prescription drugs approved under the FDA's accelerated approval pathway. Denying Medicaid enrollees access to effective break-through therapies would harm people with serious or life-threatening medical…
- January 27, 2022
NHeLP Comments on Georgia Section 1332 State Innovation Waiver
Read moreNHeLP submitted comments during the reopened comment period regarding Georgia's Section 1332 State Innovation Waiver. NHeLP recommends that HHS withdraw its approval of this waiver because it would impose a number of unlawful conditions on coverage and access to care for the marketplace and Medicaid populations.
- January 6, 2022
Section 1115 Waivers: Stop the Ten-Year Approvals
Read moreIn 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a policy announcing its intent to “approve the extension of routine, successful, non-complex” section 1115 waivers for a period of up to 10 years. Thereafter, CMS extended a number of projects for 10 years. This issue brief explains how…
- December 16, 2021
NHeLP Comments on HHS SUNSET Repeal Rule
Read moreIn the HHS SUNSET final rule, HHS sought to retroactively impose a mandatory expiration date on an estimated 18,000 duly promulgated regulations. Even long-standing rules would be automatically rescinded unless they survive a complex process of assessment and review. If implemented, programs like Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance…
- November 30, 2021
NHeLP Comments on Montana 1115 Waiver Request – IMD Exclusion
Read moreComments from the National Health Law Program opposing Montana's request for federal funding of mental health and SUD services in IMDs.