- May 22, 2024
Crosswalk Between Coverage of Behavioral Health Services in Medi-Cal and Private Plans in California
Read moreCalifornia is currently undergoing efforts to align coverage of behavioral health services in Medi-Cal (the State's Medicaid program) with…
- May 20, 2024
[Webinar] Medicaid Advisory Committees: Regulatory Changes and Challenges
Read moreAlthough MCACs have been federally required for nearly 40 years, some states have seriously underutilized this important opportunity to…
- May 9, 2024
[Webinar] The Biden Administration’s Final Rule on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act: What You Need to Know
Read moreThe final Section 1557 regulation was recently released by the Office for Civil Rights. Implementing Section 1557 of the…
- May 9, 2024
Questions and Answers on the 2024 Final Rule Addressing Nondiscrimination Protections under the ACA’s Section 1557
Read moreThe Biden Administration finalized updates to the regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Section 1557 prohibits…
- May 8, 2024
[Webinar] Changes to the Essential Health Benefits in the 2025 NBPP
Read moreHHS recently finalized the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2025, which contains significant changes to the Essential…
- March 15, 2024
NHeLP, Whitman-Walker Institute, and Fenway Institute Comment on NCQA’s Changes to Cross-Cutting Quality Measures in 2025
Read moreNHeLP and partners Whitman-Walker Institute and Fenway Institute commented in support of the proposed gender-inclusive adjustment to NCQA's chlamydia…
- March 8, 2024
NHeLP’s Framing and Language in the Doula Medicaid Project
Read moreIn recent years, NHeLP has encountered discussions regarding the problematic etymology of the term “doula” as associated with slavery.…
- January 29, 2024
Medi-Cal Enhanced Care Management for Children and Youth
Read moreThis factsheet provides an overview of a new Medi-Cal managed care benefit called Enhanced Care Management (ECM) for children…
- January 29, 2024
HHS’s 2024 Final Rule on Health Care Refusals: What Health Advocates Need to Know
Read moreFederal health care refusal laws, such as the Weldon Amendment and the Church Amendments, govern when and how covered…
- January 8, 2024
Comments on the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2025
Mara Youdelman, Wayne Turner, Jasmine Young, Charly Gilfoil, Elizabeth Edwards, Alexis Robles-Fradet, Michelle Yiu, Sarah Somers, Miriam Delaney Heard, Abigail Coursolle, Héctor Hernández-Delgado, and Dania Douglas Comments, Regulations and LawsRead moreComments on the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2025; Updating Section 1332 Waiver Public Notice Procedures; Medicaid;…
