- Abigail Coursolle
- Alejandra Pavisich
- Alejandra Pavisich
- Alexis Robles-Fradet
- Alicia Emanuel
- Amanda Avery
- Amy Chen
- Andy DiAntonio
- Arielle Linsey
- Brian Brooks
- Candace Gibson
- Carly Myers
- Cassandra LaRose
- Cat Duffy
- Catherine McKee
- Cathren Cohen
- Charlie Blodnieks
- Charly Gilfoil
- Cheyenne Peters
- Christina Piecora
- Corey Davis
- Dania Douglas
- Daniel Young
- David Machledt
- Deanna Hartog
- Elizabeth Edwards
- Elizabeth G. Taylor
- Emma Parker-Newton
- Eskedar Girmash
- Fabiola De Liban
- Georgesula Ziama
- Geron Gadd
- Hannah Eichner
- Hayley Penan
- Héctor Hernández-Delgado
- Ian McDonald
- Jane Perkins
- Jasmine Young
- Jennifer Lav
- Joe McLean
- Jules Lutaba
- Kally Xu
- Kasey Nichols
- Kavisha Prajapati
- Kimberly Lewis
- Leonardo Cuello
- lhigashi
- Liz McCaman Taylor
- Madeline Morcelle
- Mara Youdelman
- Margaret Okakpu
- Maya Levin
- Michelle Lilienfeld
- Michelle Yiu
- Miriam Delaney Heard
- Mizue Suito
- Priscilla Huang
- Rachel Holtzman
- Rolonda Donelson
- Sarah Grusin
- Sarah Somers
- Skyler Rosellini
- Susan Berke Fogel
- T. Nancy Lam
- veng
- Walter Hsiang, MD
- Wayne Turner
- Zamir M. Brown
- Show all
- Alabama
- Alaska
- All United States
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- National
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- December 9, 2024
State of the States (November 2024): Efforts to Expand Access to Doula Care in Medicaid and Private Insurance
Read moreAs 2024 draws to a close, a slim majority of states – 27 total plus Washington DC – have either already implemented or are in the process of implementing Medicaid coverage for doula care. There has also been a dramatic increase in interest in expanding access to doula care in the private insurance…
- July 18, 2024
Q&A on Federal Authorities to Extend Pregnancy Medicaid Coverage
Read moreAs the largest payer of pregnancy related care in the U.S. and payer for 65% of Black pregnant peoples’ labor and delivery care nationwide, Medicaid has a strong influence on maternal health outcomes and equity. This issue brief answers the following questions: Q.1 What are the Medicaid Act’s minimum…
- July 15, 2024
Coalition Letter on California’s Essential Health Benefits Benchmarking
Read moreCalifornia is currently in the process of evaluating the State's Essential Health Benefits benchmark plan. In response to a request for comment from the Department of Managed Health Care, NHeLP and a coalition of statewide health advocacy organizations submitted a letter explaining why the benchmarking process presents an opportunity…
- May 9, 2024
Questions and Answers on the 2024 Final Rule Addressing Nondiscrimination Protections under the ACA’s Section 1557
Read moreThe Biden Administration finalized updates to the regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Section 1557 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or any combination thereof. This issue brief provides background on Section 1557 and analyzes the 2024 final regulations issued…
- May 2, 2024
The Disability Community Deserves Inclusive and Accessible Doula Care
Read moreOn May 2, 1927, the Supreme Court decided that the state-sanctioned forced sterilization of people with disabilities in public institutions is constitutional. Ninety-seven years later, the horrific precedent set in Buck v. Bell remains the law of the land. Due to ableism, sexism, racism, and other mutually reinforcing systems…
- March 8, 2024
NHeLP’s Framing and Language in the Doula Medicaid Project
Read moreIn 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…