- October 27, 2026
Protect Community Living: Congress Must Act to Preserve Two Critical Medicaid Provisions
Imagine, for a moment, that you were badly injured in an accident and have spent two years rotating between…
- October 20, 2026
Over Half the States and Counting: Using Doula Enrollment Numbers to Assess the Status of Medicaid Coverage for Doula Care
Written by pro bono partner, with supervision from Amy ChenMedicaid coverage for doula care is a recent development, with…
- October 20, 2026
Efforts to Improve Health Services for Pregnant, Postpartum, and Post-Pregnancy People who are Incarcerated
The United States has the highest rate of maternal mortality and morbidity among higher-income countries, and those rates have…
- September 25, 2026
Blog: The Truth Behind the Trump Administration’s Rural Health PR Campaign
Since August, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) newsroom has been on a rural health blitz, peppering…
- September 16, 2026
States should take action to enforce network adequacy laws for behavioral health access in Medicaid managed care
Aiping recently gave birth to her first child. Since then, she has been experiencing sudden and intense symptoms, including…
- September 9, 2026
A Proper Scare: How OBBBA Changes Improper Payment Rules to Expose States to Significant Financial Liability
The issues described in this blog post are explored more fully in a new NHeLP resource, OBBBA Changes to…
- August 21, 2026
CMS’ Burdensome New Policy to Re-Verify Immigration Status Is The True Waste of Medicaid Funds
In August 2025, in an effort to drum up evidence of fraud in the Medicaid program, CMS announced a…
- August 10, 2026
Communities Deserve Access to Inclusive and Climate-Conscious Doula Care
*NHeLP 2026 Summer Legal InternDoula care can drastically improve the quality of care and birth experience for pregnant people…
- August 7, 2026
Pregnancy in ICE Detention: Ongoing Abuse and Medical Neglect
*Kavya Chatterjee, NHeLP Summer 2026 Legal InternSince early 2025 when President Trump took office, the number of pregnant detainees…
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