- April 1, 2021
Mental Health Parity in Medicaid: Overview of Requirements & the Right to Information
Read moreThis fact sheet describes the parity laws that apply in Medicaid and advises people how to get the information…
- January 28, 2021
Access to California Children’s Services (CCS) During COVID-19
Read moreYou can keep getting medically necessary California Children’s Services (CCS) during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). The Department…
- January 6, 2021
Meeting the Moment: Understanding EPSDT and Improving Implementation in California to Address Growing Mental Health Needs
Kimberly Lewis and Rachel Velcoff Hults Issue Brief, Manual/Report, Fact Sheet, GuideRead moreChildren and youth across the country are facing an escalating mental health crisis. The events of 2020 have added…
- December 17, 2020
Medicaid Coverage of Family Planning Services Delivered via Telehealth
Read moreThe COVID-19 public health emergency has shown the need to increase access to health services through telehealth, including for…
- December 8, 2020
Testimony on the Hyde Amendment before the House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Read moreThe National Health Law Program (NHeLP) submitted this testimony to the House Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Labor, Health…
- December 3, 2020
NHeLP Comments on HHS Regulations Rule (aka SUNSET Rule)
Read moreIn the Regulations Rule, HHS seeks to retroactively impose a mandatory expiration date on an estimated 18,000 duly promulgated…
- November 19, 2020
California Policy Needs During COVID and Beyond: Access to Medi-Cal Services
Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of creativity and flexibility in delivering critical care when individuals are not…
- October 19, 2020
What Public Charge Means for Reproductive Justice
Read moreUpdate: As of March 9, 2021, the Trump-era public charge regulations are no longer in effect. The Biden administration published…
- October 13, 2020
Fact Sheet EPSDT Litigation Trends & Docket
Read moreThis Fact Sheet summarizes the Medicaid Act’s Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit. It then highlights…