- August 1, 2023
Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) Exclusion and Substance Use Disorders: Lay of the Land
Read moreThe Medicaid Act prohibits the use of federal funding for services provided in Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMDs). In…
- July 31, 2023
Roadmap for State Pharmacy Access Laws
Read moreThis is a roadmap for state advocates, policymakers, and other stakeholders to understand how best to achieve legislation, state…
- June 28, 2023
California Abortion Coverage in Medi-Cal and Private Insurance
Read more*Co-written with Xochitl Lopez-Ayala (Policy Advocacy Coordinator at ACCESS REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE) Access to comprehensive health care, which includes abortion…
- June 27, 2023
AMICUS: Braidwood v. Becerra, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Read moreThe National Health Law Program, on behalf of 17 Medicaid and health advocacy organizations, filed an amicus brief with…
- June 14, 2023
The Constitutionality of Demographic Data Collection
Read moreCollecting demographic data is legal and constitutional. Questions have arisen about the constitutionality of the collection and use of…
- May 17, 2023
Access to Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services: Network Adequacy Requirements and Other Beneficiary Rights
Read moreMedi-Cal covers Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) for beneficiaries who need them. In California, County Mental Health Plans (MHPs)…
- May 10, 2023
How Funding and Eligibility Cuts to Medicaid Harm Response Efforts to Public Health Crises (Updated May 2023)
Read moreCongressional Republican leadership is considering funding and eligibility cuts to Medicaid, such as work requirements, block grants, and per…
- May 10, 2023
EPSDT Litigation Trends and Annotated Docket
Read moreThe Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) provisions are among the most specific in the Medicaid Act.…
- May 9, 2023
Women’s Health Defense Table Letter to Congressional Leadership Opposing Medicaid Work Requirements
Read moreOn May 9th, 2023, more than fifty organizational members of the Women's Health Defense Table (WHDT)* and national allies…
- May 3, 2023
NHeLP Summary of Proposed Access and Managed Care Rules
Read moreLast week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released two proposed rules intended to improve access to…
