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June 15, 2026
NHeLP Comments on Proposed 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set
David Machledt Comments
These comments offer NHeLP's general support for the HCBS Quality Measure Set, but express some concerns related to a proposal to remove two mandatory measures related to measuring community inclusion and integration, the failure to require states to report certain measures stratified by race and ethnicity, and the divergence…
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May 11, 2026
Recommendations for State Reporting of Work Requirement Outcomes: Do’s and Don’ts
David Machledt and Skyler Rosellini Issue Brief
Millions of people eligible for or enrolled in the adult Medicaid expansion program are at risk of losing access to health coverage when new federal work requirements go into effect January 1, 2027. We may never know exactly how many individuals lose coverage due to this policy unless states…
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April 20, 2026
Comments on Medicaid collecting Immigration Identifiers in T-MSIS
Sarah Grusin Comments
In comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), NHeLP and 45 other organizations, oppose the proposal to require states to provide "immigration identifiers" for all Medicaid and CHIP recipients via the federal T-MSIS database. The comments explain that adding this information to the federal database is…
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December 11, 2025
Prior Authorization in Medicaid Series
Brit Vanneman Issue Brief
This issue brief series explores how prior authorization policies shape access to care in public health coverage programs, particularly Medicaid. The first brief introduces the fundamentals of prior authorization, how it operates for Medicaid beneficiaries, and the growing movement for reform. Future installments will explore the legal and policy…
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December 3, 2025
Recommendations for Mitigating Harms to People with Disabilities, Older Adults, and Caregivers from Medicaid Work Requirements
David Machledt and Jennifer Lav Issue Brief
*** Co-Authored with Natalie Kean, Jennifer Mathis, and Gelila Selassie The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) establishes unprecedented work requirements in Medicaid expansion. Prior experience has shown that people with disabilities, older adults, and caregivers who should be exempted from work requirements often lose coverage or are denied…
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November 19, 2025
Public Comments on Model Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Individual Enrollment Request Form (CMS-10718)
Dylan de Kervor Comments
The National Health Law Program submits comments in opposition to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services decision to remove voluntary racial, ethnic, and sexual orientation and gender identity data questions from the Model Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Individual Enrollment Request Form, as well as the…
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Recommendations for State Reporting of Work Requirement Outcomes: Do’s and Don’ts

Comments on Medicaid collecting Immigration Identifiers in T-MSIS

Prior Authorization in Medicaid Series

Recommendations for Mitigating Harms to People with Disabilities, Older Adults, and Caregivers from Medicaid Work Requirements

Public Comments on Model Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Individual Enrollment Request Form (CMS-10718)

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NHeLP Comments on Proposed 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set

Recommendations for State Reporting of Work Requirement Outcomes: Do’s and Don’ts

Comments on Medicaid collecting Immigration Identifiers in T-MSIS

Prior Authorization in Medicaid Series

Recommendations for Mitigating Harms to People with Disabilities, Older Adults, and Caregivers from Medicaid Work Requirements

Public Comments on Model Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Individual Enrollment Request Form (CMS-10718)