Medicaid Awareness Month 2024

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March 12, 2024
DOJ and OCR Complaints: Complaints Filed Against Medicaid Programs in DC and Texas
Elizabeth Edwards, Jane Perkins, and Litigation Team Cases
The National Health Law Program (NHeLP), together with Disability Rights DC at University Legal Services (DRDC) and Disability Rights Texas (DRTx), filed two separate complaints with the Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights alleging violations of the Americans with…
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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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February 21, 2024
Testimony to Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Health Care: Promise and Pitfalls
Elizabeth Edwards Testimony
NHeLP submitted written testimony to the February 8, 2024 Senate Finance Committee meeting on AI and health care that highlighted our Principles for Fairer, More Responsive Automated Decision-Making Systems. We also asked that the Committee, in considering policy solutions to fairness in health care ADS, use a broad definition…
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February 12, 2024
Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding: Messaging and Outreach Resources
Michelle Yiu Fact Sheet, Guide, Toolkit
State Medicaid agencies are beginning to unwind the Medicaid continuous coverage provisions enacted in early 2020 to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. With some states having begun terminations of coverage as early as April 1, 2023, advocates have an important role to play in messaging and outreach to prepare…
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February 7, 2024
AMICUS: Planned Parenthood of Montana v. Montana, Supreme Court of the State of Montana
Catherine McKee Court Document, Cases
In 2023, Montana imposed severe restrictions on coverage of abortion services for individuals enrolled in Medicaid. Reproductive health providers filed suit, arguing that the restrictions violate the Montana Constitution. The lower court granted the Plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction, and the State appealed. NHeLP filed an amicus brief…
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February 2, 2024
Case Update: Supplemental Complaint file in Rose v. Becerra
Jane Perkins and Catherine McKee Case Explainer
This case update focuses on Rose v. Becerra, which challenges approval of a Section 1115 Medicaid project in Indiana. CMS has recently reapproved the project, which allows Indiana to continue imposing premiums on very low-income people and to waive retroactive coverage and non-emergency medical transportation. This case update provides…
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DOJ and OCR Complaints: Complaints Filed Against Medicaid Programs in DC and Texas

NHeLP’s Framing and Language in the Doula Medicaid Project

Testimony to Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Health Care: Promise and Pitfalls

Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding: Messaging and Outreach Resources

AMICUS: Planned Parenthood of Montana v. Montana, Supreme Court of the State of Montana

Case Update: Supplemental Complaint file in Rose v. Becerra