- November 18, 2022
Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis: The Biden-Harris Administration’s Blueprint
Read moreAccording to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from 2017–2019, roughly 84 percent of…
- November 9, 2022
Current State of Doula Medicaid Implementation Efforts in November 2022
Read moreThe National Health Law Program’s Doula Medicaid Project has been tracking doula Medicaid implementation efforts since 2019. As of…
- November 1, 2022
NHeLP Comments on CMS Request for Information: Promoting Efficiency, Reducing Burden, and Advancing Equity within CMS Programs
Read moreNHeLP submitted comments to CMS in response to a request for information on access to care, health equity, and…
- October 18, 2022
Model Contraceptive Equity Act: Legislative Language and Issue Brief
Read moreUpdated October 2023. This paper begins with model legislative language that can serve as a template for state advocates…
- October 3, 2022
NHeLP Comments on Section 1557 Proposed Rule
Mara Youdelman, Wayne Turner, Elizabeth Edwards, Madeline Morcelle, Abigail Coursolle, Charly Gilfoil, Jennifer Lav, Skyler Rosellini, Alicia Emanuel, Cat Duffy, Catherine McKee, Fabiola De Liban, David Machledt, Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Dania Douglas, and Carly Myers CommentsRead moreNHeLP submitted comments on the Department of Health and Human Services' Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement Section 1557…
- September 14, 2022
Steps Toward Contraceptive Equity: State Legislative Considerations for the 2023 Session
Read moreIn the first regular state legislative session post-Dobbs, many state policymakers and advocates may seek to shore up contraceptive…
- August 19, 2022
NHeLP Letter to CCIIO Director, Ellen Montz – Re: Request for Modifications to the Federal Prescription Drug and Maternity Care Essential Health Benefit Standards
Read moreDespite improvements in coverage of Essential Health Benefits (EHB) since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, significant gaps…
- July 28, 2022
Essential Health Benefits: Best Practices in Benchmark Selection
Read moreThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) established a comprehensive set of ten Essential Health Benefits (EHB) that most health plans…
- May 16, 2022
Medicaid Coverage of Advanced Practice Prescribing for Reproductive & Sexual Health Medications
Read moreAdvanced practice providers (APPs) are licensed health care practitioners, other than physicians, who may practice independently and bill directly…
- May 2, 2022
NHeLP Comments on CMS Request for Information on Access to Coverage and Care in Medicaid & CHIP
Charly Gilfoil, Cat Duffy, Abigail Coursolle, Mara Youdelman, Wayne Turner, Jennifer Lav, Elizabeth Edwards, and David Machledt CommentsRead moreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) to develop and implement a…
