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August 14, 2024
Medi-Cal Intensive Care Coordination (ICC) & Intensive Home Based Services (IHBS): Access Standards and Beneficiary Rights
Carly Myers and Kim Lewis Fact Sheet
Some county mental health plans (MHPs) have policies and practices on ICC and IHBS that do not comply with state law and policy, such as imposing additional eligibility criteria or requiring prior authorization for ICC. This factsheet reviews the correct legal standards for ICC and IHBS access and outlines…
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July 15, 2024
Coalition Letter on California’s Essential Health Benefits Benchmarking
Héctor Hernández-Delgado Comments, Letter
California is currently in the process of evaluating the State's Essential Health Benefits benchmark plan. In response to a request for comment from the Department of Managed Health Care, NHeLP and a coalition of statewide health advocacy organizations submitted a letter explaining why the benchmarking process presents an opportunity…
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May 22, 2024
Crosswalk Between Coverage of Behavioral Health Services in Medi-Cal and Private Plans in California
Héctor Hernández-Delgado and Kimberly Lewis Issue Brief
California is currently undergoing efforts to align coverage of behavioral health services in Medi-Cal (the State's Medicaid program) with coverage in private plans. To inform those efforts, this resource compares mental health and substance use disorder coverage requirements imposed, in state and federal law, on Medi-Cal with coverage requirements…
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March 8, 2024
NHeLP’s Framing and Language in the Doula Medicaid Project
Michelle Yiu Issue Brief
In recent years, NHeLP has encountered discussions regarding the problematic etymology of the term “doula” as associated with slavery. Given this, NHeLP began conducting research and internal discussions on whether we should reconsider our use of the term within our advocacy work. Because we are not doulas, we engaged…
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January 30, 2024
FAQ: Medi-Cal Managed Care Enrollment for Foster Youth
Abigail Coursolle and Carly Myers Fact Sheet
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January 29, 2024
Medi-Cal Enhanced Care Management for Children and Youth
Carly Myers and Abigail Coursolle Fact Sheet
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Medi-Cal Intensive Care Coordination (ICC) & Intensive Home Based Services (IHBS): Access Standards and Beneficiary Rights

Coalition Letter on California’s Essential Health Benefits Benchmarking

Crosswalk Between Coverage of Behavioral Health Services in Medi-Cal and Private Plans in California

NHeLP’s Framing and Language in the Doula Medicaid Project

FAQ: Medi-Cal Managed Care Enrollment for Foster Youth

Medi-Cal Enhanced Care Management for Children and Youth