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- 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…
- August 15, 2022
Questions and Answers on the 2022 Proposed Rule Addressing Nondiscrimination Protections under the ACA’s Section 1557
Mara Youdelman, Wayne Turner, Abigail Coursolle, Elizabeth Edwards, Jennifer Lav, and Madeline Morcelle Q&ARead moreIn courts and through regulatory action, the Biden-Harris administration is vigorously working to address health equity. This includes strengthening…
- 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…
- July 28, 2022
California Prepares for PHE Unwinding through Release of Operational Plan
Read moreCOVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). While not required, CMS has encouraged states to make their plans publicly available. In…
- July 27, 2022
Public Health Emergency (PHE) Unwinding Resources
Read moreComprehensive list of Public Health Emergency (PHE) unwinding guidance and resources for advocates. Resources have been compiled from the…
- June 29, 2022
Amicus Brief of NHeLP and the Kennedy Forum in E.W. v. Health Net
Read moreThis amicus brief was submitted to provide the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals with information about the serious need…
- June 17, 2022
NHeLP Comment on the 2023 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) Rule and Request for Information on Health Care Quality Disparities
Read moreNHeLP submitted comments on the annual Medicare IPPS Rule. Our comments address a new proposed measure, in which CMS…
- June 9, 2022
NHeLP Comments on Data Collection to Support Eligibility Determinations for Insurance Affordability Programs and Enrollment through Health Insurance Marketplaces, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Program Agencies
Read moreNHeLP submitted comments asking CMS to add expanded demographic questions to the Healthcare.gov application. The Marketplace Application should capture…
- June 7, 2022
NHeLP Comments on Fixing the Family Glitch
Read moreIRS has proposed a rule that would help improve access to health coverage by correcting the Affordable Care Act's…
- June 7, 2022
Medicaid, Child Welfare & Institutional Care: Qualified Residential Treatment Programs
Read moreA landmark foster care reform law, the Family First Prevention Services Act, was intended to ensure that children are…
- May 23, 2022
The Ongoing Racial Paradox of the Medicaid Program
Read moreThis article originally appeared in the May edition of the Journal of Health and Life Sciences Law, published by…
- May 20, 2022
AMICUS: Georgia v. Brooks-LaSure,Southern District of Georgia, Brunswick Division
Litigation Team CasesRead moreIn late 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rescinded its 2020 approval of work requirements and premiums…
- 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 9, 2022
C.K. v. Bassett, Eastern District of N.Y.
Read morePlaintiffs are two children on Medicaid who have been deprived of the intensive mental health services necessary for them…
- May 3, 2022
Scope of Practice and Medicaid: State Flexibility to Cover Advanced Practice Care
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…
- April 27, 2022
Abortion Coverage Under Medicaid
Fabiola Carrión, Cat Duffy, and Courtney Mendoza Q&ARead moreThis Q&A provides an overview of how the federal government and states cover abortion under Medicaid. The Q&A’s Appendix…
- April 27, 2022
National Health Law Program Comments on Consent for Sterilization Form
Read moreThe Consent for Sterilization policy has provided much-needed protection against coercive sterilization. The United States has an ugly history…
- April 25, 2022
Comments In Response to Proposed Rulemaking: Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility
Read moreWe support the comments submitted by the Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) campaign and submit additional comments in response to…
- April 14, 2022
NHeLP comments on Oregon’s application for renewal of the Oregon Health Plan § 1115(a) Demonstration Waiver for 2022-2027
Read moreIn public comments, NHeLP expresses support for Oregon's decision to abandon its waiver of EPSDT. However, NHeLP strongly opposes…
