- August 6, 2026
State-mandated benefits and ACA defrayal obligations
Read moreStates have historically addressed gaps in health care coverage by requiring insurers to cover specific benefits. However, under the…
- July 15, 2026
NHeLP Comments on Essential Health Benefits (EHB) RFI
Read moreThe essential health benefits (EHB) are an important protection in the Affordable Care Act to ensure that health plans…
- July 15, 2026
Accessing Contraceptives in Tennessee: A Toolkit for Young Adults
Read moreThis Toolkit was updated in partnership with Healthy and Free Tennessee with the goal of equipping young adults with…
- July 10, 2026
NHeLP Comments on Excepted Fertility Benefits Proposed Rule
Read moreThe U.S. Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services Departments proposed a rule that may allow some employers to…
- June 18, 2026
NHeLP Comments on Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs Proposed Rule
Wayne Turner, Héctor Hernández-Delgado, David Machledt, Emma Parker-Newton, and Jasmine Young CommentsRead moreIn these comments to HHS, NHeLP continues to raise concerns with the use of prior authorization as a barrier…
- May 14, 2026
NHeLP Comments on Idaho 1332 Waiver Application
Read moreNHeLP submitted comments opposing Idaho's recent State Innovation (Section 1332) waiver application, which would establish a program allowing certain…
- April 30, 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, Elizabeth Zirker, and Jules Lutaba GuideRead moreNHeLP’s Medi-Cal Services Guide provides an in-depth description of some of the most important services covered in the Medi-Cal…
- March 19, 2026
FAQs: OBBBA Changes to Medicaid Cost-Sharing
Read moreLast summer, the President signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) into law. Section 71120 of OBBBA amended…
- February 18, 2026
NHeLP Comments on Proposed Rules on Gender-Affirming Care
Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Abigail Coursolle, Catherine McKee, Alexis Robles-Fradet, Emma Parker-Newton, Skyler Rosellini, and Wayne Turner CommentsRead moreNHeLP submitted comments opposing two proposed rules from HHS that would prohibit the use of federal Medicaid funding for…
