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An Advocate’s Guide to Access GAC in CA: Chapter 5 File A Grievance or Appeal
Read moreThis chapter is part of NHeLP’s forthcoming Advocate’s Guide to Accessing Gender-Affirming Care in California. It focuses on the rights Medi-Cal beneficiaries have when seeking gender-affirming care and the processes available to challenge barriers to coverage. Specifically, it explains the protections built into Medi-Cal and outlines the steps beneficiaries…
- June 5, 2025
The Top 10 Reasons Why House Republicans’ Reconciliation Bill Will Devastate Maternal and Child Health
Read moreThis article discusses the GOP reconciliation package, officially called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and its implications for Medicaid and health care access. Among high-income countries, the U.S. is the most dangerous place to give birth. Children continue to face unacceptable financial and geographic health care barriers. The…
- February 6, 2025
Protect Medi-Cal Funding 2025 series
Kimberly Lewis, Skyler Rosellini, Abigail Coursolle, Jules Lutaba, Jasmine Young, Fabiola De Liban, Amy Chen, Alicia Emanuel, Carly Myers, Alexis Robles-Fradet, and Héctor Hernández-Delgado Issue BriefRead moreCalifornia’s Medicaid program (Medi-Cal) provides a critical investment in the health of Californians. Medi-Cal coverage and services are tailored to meet the unique needs of low-income individuals and families, and provides the most affordable coverage. If Medicaid cuts are enacted, states like California will lose billions of dollars in…
- December 18, 2024
Medicaid coverage of sexual health services
Rory Peters, Wayne Turner, and Fabiola De Liban Fact SheetRead moreThis factsheet describes how Medicaid covers sexual health services. It follows the World Health Organization’s definition of sexual health, which is “the state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality.” It then outlines the different types of sexual health services that can be covered under…
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Know Your Rights: Affordable Care Act Protections From Discrimination in Sexual, Reproductive, and Transgender Health Care
Read moreThe National Health Law Program has partnered with our friends at the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF) to offer the public "Know Your Rights" fact sheets on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act's protections against discrimination in sexual, reproductive, and gender-affirming care. The fact sheet is available…
- August 28, 2024
Medicaid Advisory Committees: Best Practices for Effective Stakeholder Engagement
Read moreAlthough Medical Care Advisory Committees (MCACs) have been federally required for nearly forty years, some states have seriously underutilized this opportunity to monitor and improve their Medicaid programs. In May 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated regulations implementing MCACs. New requirements for the renamed Medicaid…
