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March 13, 2023
NHeLP Comments on the HHS Prior Authorization Proposed Rule (2023)
Wayne Turner, David Machledt, and Sarah Somers Comments
In these comments on the Prior Authorization Proposed Rule, NHeLP urges HHS to go further to curb the abuse of prior authorization as a cost savings strategy that endangers patients’ health. NHeLP supports efforts to streamline prior authorization processing and bring greater transparency to denial rates and the clinical…
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February 19, 2023
Protecting People with Disabilities and People with Limited English Proficiency during the Unwinding of the Continuous Coverage Provision
Elizabeth Edwards and Mara Youdelman Issue Brief, Fact Sheet
State planning for the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous coverage provision needs to include evaluation of a state's processes, policies, and systems for disability and language access. Failing to plan and monitor for disability and language access is the very type of disregard the non-discrimination protections were intended to…
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July 28, 2022
Essential Health Benefits: Best Practices in Benchmark Selection
Wayne Turner and Héctor Hernández-Delgado Issue Brief
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) established a comprehensive set of ten Essential Health Benefits (EHB) that most health plans must cover. Under federal rules, states can select a benchmark plan that defines what the ten benefits look like in each state. However, many states still have no process for…
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April 25, 2022
Comments In Response to Proposed Rulemaking: Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility
Eskedar Girmash, Elizabeth Edwards, and Catherine McKee Comments
We support the comments submitted by the Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) campaign and submit additional comments in response to the questions posed in the NPRM. We share PIF’s view that the nation is stronger when we welcome people who are willing to contribute to the country. We believe U.S.…
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March 8, 2022
[Webinar] Medi-Cal Expansion: Health4All Older Adults
Alicia Emanuel Webinar
This informational webinar provides statewide advocates with critical information about Health4All Older Adults, also known as Medi-Cal's Older Adult Expansion program. Older Adult Expansion will provide full-scope Medi-Cal coverage to all eligible adults 50 years and older, regardless of immigration status, and will be implemented May 1, 2022. Advocates…
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February 11, 2022
NHeLP letter to HHS Sec. Becerra – Re: Advancing Health Equity Through Essential Health Benefits
Wayne Turner, Héctor Hernández-Delgado, and Fabiola Carrión Letter
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) established a comprehensive set of ten Essential Health Benefits (EHB) that most health plans must cover. However, regulations allowing states to define EHB through a benchmarking process have lead to inconsistent and inadequate coverage. In this letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, NHeLP urges…
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NHeLP Comments on the HHS Prior Authorization Proposed Rule (2023)

Protecting People with Disabilities and People with Limited English Proficiency during the Unwinding of the Continuous Coverage Provision

Essential Health Benefits: Best Practices in Benchmark Selection

Comments In Response to Proposed Rulemaking: Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

[Webinar] Medi-Cal Expansion: Health4All Older Adults

NHeLP letter to HHS Sec. Becerra – Re: Advancing Health Equity Through Essential Health Benefits