Medicaid Policy

NHeLP Testimony to Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing on Health Care Fraud and Biometrics (Nov. '12)

NHeLP Letter to Cindy Mann on CA’s Section 1115 Waiver Request CHIP Transition to Medicaid Program (Nov. '12)

APHA Policy Statement – Improving Access to Over-the-Counter Contraception by Expanding Insurance Coverage: The American Public Health Association (APHA) adopted a policy statement on over-the-counter contraceptives, authored by the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) and Ibis Reproductive Health (Mar' 12)

• Bell v. Leavitt - Medicaid Citizen Documentation Case
  1. Update on Bell v. Leavitt - Medicaid Citizenship Documentation Case (March '07)
  2. Release: 500,000 Foster Children’s Medicaid Coverage Likely to Be Secured, Millions of Americans’ Coverage Still Threatened (Sept. '06)
  3. Bell v. Leavitt: Interim Decision (Sept. '06)
  4. Bell v. Leavitt: Reply Memorandum Supporting Class Certification (Sept. '06)
  5. Bell v. Leavitt: HHS Brief Opposing Class Certification (Sept. '06)
  6. Bell v. Leavitt: Opening Memorandum Supporting Class Certification (July '06)
  7. Millions of Medicaid Recipients Await Ruling in Class Action Suit (Sept. '06)
  8. Bell v. Leavitt: Reply Memorandum Supporting an Injunction (Aug. '06)
  9. Bell v. Leavitt: Brief of Amicus State of Illinois Supporting Injunction (Aug. '06)
  10. Bell v. Leavitt: HHS Brief Opposing Injunction (Aug. '06)
  11. Medicaid Citizen Documentation Court Case - First Amended Complaint (July '06)
  12. Press Release: Litigation Expedited in Class Action Challenging New Medicaid Rule; New Regulations Exempt Many Citizens (July '06)
  13. Bell v. Leavit: Memorandum Supporting Injunction Brief (June '06)
• DRA Documents from CMS
  1. Documentation of Citizenship for Medicaid Recipients and Applicants That Declare They Are U.S. Citizens: Frequently Asked Questions (CMS, July '06)
  2. Comprehensive Medicaid Integrity Plan (CMIP) (CMS, July '06)
  3. Dear State Medicaid Director Letter on Citizenship Documentation (CMS, June '06)
  4. Fact Sheet on Citizenship Documentation (CMS, June '06)
• Analysis and Changes under the Final DRA Rule (July '07)
• Highlights of Recent Changes to the Medicaid Act (April '07)
• Role of State Law in Limiting Medicaid Changes (Jan. '07)
• Fact Sheet: Citizenship Documentation Requirements under the DRA (Oct. '06)
• Amicus Brief filed by Members of Congress in 2d Circuit Case re Constitutionality of DRA (Sept. '06)
• State Responses to the CMS Policy Change on Medicaid Coverage for Newborns (updated Sept. '06)
• Role of State Law in Limiting Medicaid Changes (Aug. '06)
• Final NHeLP Comments on HHS Interim Rule on Citizenship Documentation (Aug. '06)
• NHeLP and Others File Suit Challenging Law Forcing Medicaid Recipients to Provide Proof of Citizenship (June '06)
• Citizenship Documentation Requirements in The Deficit Reduction Act Of 2005: Lessons From New York (Kaiser Foundation, June '06)
• The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005: Congress Targets Beneficiaries for Cuts (June '06)
• Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 Reference Chart (June '06)
• Q & A: The DRA’s Medicaid Citizenship Documentation Requirements (May '06)
• Amicus Brief Arguing DRA is Unconstitutional (June '06)
• The DRA’s Medicaid Citizenship Documentation Requirements (May '06)
• The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005: Implications for Advocacy (May '06)
• The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 Benefit Provisions and EPSDT (April '06)
• Democrats Offer Brief in DRA Suit