National Health Law Program
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The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) protects and improves access to health care for low-income and underserved people and works to advance health equity. We believe that everyone should have access to high quality, equitable health care.
Advocates and state Medicaid agencies face a rapid implementation timeline for Medicaid work requirements established by the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). healthlaw.org/resource/adv...
February 9, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Advocates and state Medicaid agencies face a rapid implementation timeline for Medicaid work requirements established by the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). healthlaw.org/resource/adv...
Starting in tax year 2026, OBBBA eliminates the cap on advanced premium tax credit repayments, meaning that individuals may have to repay excess APTCs if their actual income exceeds their projected income. Learn more from our latest Timely Tip to Safeguard Medicaid: healthlaw.org/timely-tips-...
February 5, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Starting in tax year 2026, OBBBA eliminates the cap on advanced premium tax credit repayments, meaning that individuals may have to repay excess APTCs if their actual income exceeds their projected income. Learn more from our latest Timely Tip to Safeguard Medicaid: healthlaw.org/timely-tips-...
The Trump administration’s move to give ICE access to Medicaid data puts hospitals and states in an impossible position, and immigrant patients at risk. NHeLP’s Sarah Grusin warns: “Once this information is submitted, you can’t protect it from disclosure at this point.” www.cnn.com/2026/02/05/h...
February 5, 2026 at 6:43 PM
The Trump administration’s move to give ICE access to Medicaid data puts hospitals and states in an impossible position, and immigrant patients at risk. NHeLP’s Sarah Grusin warns: “Once this information is submitted, you can’t protect it from disclosure at this point.” www.cnn.com/2026/02/05/h...
California's Behavioral Health Community-Based Organized Networks of Equitable Care and Treatment (BH-CONNECT) demonstration, approved in late 2024, seeks to help low-income individuals navigate an increasingly complex behavioral health system. healthlaw.org/resource/adv...
February 5, 2026 at 5:16 PM
California's Behavioral Health Community-Based Organized Networks of Equitable Care and Treatment (BH-CONNECT) demonstration, approved in late 2024, seeks to help low-income individuals navigate an increasingly complex behavioral health system. healthlaw.org/resource/adv...
NHeLP supports and advocates for full spectrum doula care, which we define as doula care for all the ways in which a pregnancy can end, including doula care for prenatal, labor/delivery, the postpartum period, and doula care for abortion, miscarriage, and stillbirth. healthlaw.org/doulamedicai...
Doula Medicaid Project
The National Health Law Program’s Doula Medicaid Project seeks to improve health outcomes for pregnant Medicaid enrollees by ensuring that all pregnant individuals enrolled in Medicaid who want access...
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February 4, 2026 at 5:43 PM
NHeLP supports and advocates for full spectrum doula care, which we define as doula care for all the ways in which a pregnancy can end, including doula care for prenatal, labor/delivery, the postpartum period, and doula care for abortion, miscarriage, and stillbirth. healthlaw.org/doulamedicai...
We are excited to share our interactive map depicting current state efforts at expanding Medicaid coverage of doula care. healthlaw.org/doulamedicai...
February 4, 2026 at 5:33 PM
We are excited to share our interactive map depicting current state efforts at expanding Medicaid coverage of doula care. healthlaw.org/doulamedicai...
Open Enrollment ended, but the ACA affordability crisis hasn’t. With Congress letting enhanced tax credits expire, average monthly premiums will more than double, hitting older, rural & middle-income people hardest. healthlaw.org/the-fight-fo...
February 4, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Open Enrollment ended, but the ACA affordability crisis hasn’t. With Congress letting enhanced tax credits expire, average monthly premiums will more than double, hitting older, rural & middle-income people hardest. healthlaw.org/the-fight-fo...
NHeLP is seeking a full-time Policy Analyst for a three-year (36 months) term. This is a project-based position for the California Policy team. https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/VeieYrUHvO/Health-Care-Project-Policy-Analyst?source=Our%20Career%20Page%20Widget
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February 3, 2026 at 7:40 PM
NHeLP is seeking a full-time Policy Analyst for a three-year (36 months) term. This is a project-based position for the California Policy team. https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/VeieYrUHvO/Health-Care-Project-Policy-Analyst?source=Our%20Career%20Page%20Widget
NHeLP condemns racial profiling, violent enforcement actions, and policies that tear families apart. We stand with community advocates, organizers, and the helpers working for justice and due process for all.. https://healthlaw.org/news/nhelp-denounces-ice-violence/
January 30, 2026 at 8:47 PM
NHeLP condemns racial profiling, violent enforcement actions, and policies that tear families apart. We stand with community advocates, organizers, and the helpers working for justice and due process for all.. https://healthlaw.org/news/nhelp-denounces-ice-violence/
OBBBA requires states to use already available information (such as electronic data sources) to verify compliance with work requirements. Learn more about how advocates can push for accountability and accuracy of these sources at: https://healthlaw.org/timely-tips-to-safeguard-medicaid/
January 29, 2026 at 7:26 PM
OBBBA requires states to use already available information (such as electronic data sources) to verify compliance with work requirements. Learn more about how advocates can push for accountability and accuracy of these sources at: https://healthlaw.org/timely-tips-to-safeguard-medicaid/
The Mental Health & MAMA Act would ensure no-cost mental health & SUD coverage from pregnancy through 1 year postpartum and extend continuity of care protections. 🔗 https://urbanmilwaukee.com/pressrelease/baldwin-shaheen-moore-lead-effort-to-support-pregnant-and-postpartum-mothers/
January 28, 2026 at 8:06 PM
The Mental Health & MAMA Act would ensure no-cost mental health & SUD coverage from pregnancy through 1 year postpartum and extend continuity of care protections. 🔗 https://urbanmilwaukee.com/pressrelease/baldwin-shaheen-moore-lead-effort-to-support-pregnant-and-postpartum-mothers/
NHeLP is seeking a full-time Policy Analyst for a three-year (36 months) term. This is a project-based position for the California Policy team. https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/VeieYrUHvO/Health-Care-Project-Policy-Analyst?source=Our%20Career%20Page%20Widget
January 28, 2026 at 7:40 PM
NHeLP is seeking a full-time Policy Analyst for a three-year (36 months) term. This is a project-based position for the California Policy team. https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/VeieYrUHvO/Health-Care-Project-Policy-Analyst?source=Our%20Career%20Page%20Widget
Summary of NHeLP’s Doula Medicaid Project 2025 inaugural webinar series lifting up best practices for Medicaid coverage of doula care. By Amy Chen 🔗 https://healthlaw.org/resource/doula-medicaid-project-2025-webinar-series-summaries-reflections/
January 27, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Summary of NHeLP’s Doula Medicaid Project 2025 inaugural webinar series lifting up best practices for Medicaid coverage of doula care. By Amy Chen 🔗 https://healthlaw.org/resource/doula-medicaid-project-2025-webinar-series-summaries-reflections/
For this week’s Timely Tip to Safeguard Medicaid, learn more about what advocates can still do to protect coverage for lawfully residing children and pregnant people in their states: https://healthlaw.org/timely-tips-to-safeguard-medicaid/
January 22, 2026 at 7:45 PM
For this week’s Timely Tip to Safeguard Medicaid, learn more about what advocates can still do to protect coverage for lawfully residing children and pregnant people in their states: https://healthlaw.org/timely-tips-to-safeguard-medicaid/
Welcome to NHeLP! Anona Neal is a Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy Associate with the National Health Law Program. She will be supporting NHeLP’s Sexual and Reproductive Health team
January 21, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Welcome to NHeLP! Anona Neal is a Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy Associate with the National Health Law Program. She will be supporting NHeLP’s Sexual and Reproductive Health team
NHeLP is seeking a full-time Policy Analyst for a three-year (36 months) term. This is a project-based position for the California Policy team. https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/VeieYrUHvO/Health-Care-Project-Policy-Analyst?source=Our%20Career%20Page%20Widget
January 20, 2026 at 7:20 PM
NHeLP is seeking a full-time Policy Analyst for a three-year (36 months) term. This is a project-based position for the California Policy team. https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/VeieYrUHvO/Health-Care-Project-Policy-Analyst?source=Our%20Career%20Page%20Widget
In this Q&A series, NHeLP will analyze the role of due process in implementation. This first set of Q&As focuses on Notice. By Amanda Avery and Katy DeBriere https://healthlaw.org/resource/medicaid-work-requirements-due-process-qa-series-notice/
January 20, 2026 at 6:29 PM
In this Q&A series, NHeLP will analyze the role of due process in implementation. This first set of Q&As focuses on Notice. By Amanda Avery and Katy DeBriere https://healthlaw.org/resource/medicaid-work-requirements-due-process-qa-series-notice/
NHeLP comments strongly opposing HHS' proposal to exclude gender dysphoria from the definition of disability, because it is inconsistent with congressional intent,the plain language of Section 504; and discrimination https://healthlaw.org/resource/nhelp-comments-on-2025-proposed-section-504-changes/
January 20, 2026 at 6:15 PM
NHeLP comments strongly opposing HHS' proposal to exclude gender dysphoria from the definition of disability, because it is inconsistent with congressional intent,the plain language of Section 504; and discrimination https://healthlaw.org/resource/nhelp-comments-on-2025-proposed-section-504-changes/
Check out our latest "Timely Tip to Safeguard Medicaid" - how OBBBA eliminates premium tax credits for lawfully present immigrants. Learn more at https://healthlaw.org/timely-tips-to-safeguard-medicaid/
January 15, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Check out our latest "Timely Tip to Safeguard Medicaid" - how OBBBA eliminates premium tax credits for lawfully present immigrants. Learn more at https://healthlaw.org/timely-tips-to-safeguard-medicaid/
New resource from NHeLP outlines key data metrics California should include in its Medi-Cal OBBBA/H.R. 1 dashboard to track coverage losses and impacts statewide. By Kim Lewis & Skyler Rosellini 🔗 https://healthlaw.org/resource/ca-key-metrics-for-h-r-1-medicaid-dashboard/
January 15, 2026 at 8:06 PM
New resource from NHeLP outlines key data metrics California should include in its Medi-Cal OBBBA/H.R. 1 dashboard to track coverage losses and impacts statewide. By Kim Lewis & Skyler Rosellini 🔗 https://healthlaw.org/resource/ca-key-metrics-for-h-r-1-medicaid-dashboard/
Today, we’re launching our Timely Tips to Safeguard Medicaid series. This weekly series will help advocates navigate Medicaid work requirements and other implementation issues stemming from OBBBA. Keep up with the series on social media and on our website: healthlaw.org/timely-tips-...
Timely Tips to Safeguard Medicaid - National Health Law Program
NHeLP has launched a new weekly Timely Tips to Safeguard Medicaid series to help advocates navigate Medicaid work requirements and other implementation issues stemming from the One Big Beautiful Bill ...
healthlaw.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Today, we’re launching our Timely Tips to Safeguard Medicaid series. This weekly series will help advocates navigate Medicaid work requirements and other implementation issues stemming from OBBBA. Keep up with the series on social media and on our website: healthlaw.org/timely-tips-...
OBBBA tightens provider taxes that fund Medicaid, and new CMS guidance goes even further. A new fact sheet. By G. Doetzer, NHeLP & Community Catalyst https://healthlaw.org/resource/cms-preliminary-provider-tax-guidance-is-more-restrictive-than-h-r-1-what-advocates-should-know-and-what-they-can-do/
January 14, 2026 at 9:03 PM
OBBBA tightens provider taxes that fund Medicaid, and new CMS guidance goes even further. A new fact sheet. By G. Doetzer, NHeLP & Community Catalyst https://healthlaw.org/resource/cms-preliminary-provider-tax-guidance-is-more-restrictive-than-h-r-1-what-advocates-should-know-and-what-they-can-do/
NHeLP’s Geraldine Doetzer warns Congress’s delay on ACA subsidies hurts families now: “People can’t wait or float the cost while lawmakers debate.” Millions already locked into 2026 plans. https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/01/congress-weighs-future-of-expired-health-care-subsidies/
January 14, 2026 at 8:22 PM
NHeLP’s Geraldine Doetzer warns Congress’s delay on ACA subsidies hurts families now: “People can’t wait or float the cost while lawmakers debate.” Millions already locked into 2026 plans. https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/01/congress-weighs-future-of-expired-health-care-subsidies/
ENTREVISTA EN RADIO BILINGÜE: Héctor Hernández-Delgado (NHeLP) explica cómo el fin de subsidios disparará primas y dejará a al menos 1 millón de latinos sin seguro. Escucha: https://radiobilingue.org/es/blog/la-ultraderecha-avanza-en-el-continente
January 13, 2026 at 8:07 PM
ENTREVISTA EN RADIO BILINGÜE: Héctor Hernández-Delgado (NHeLP) explica cómo el fin de subsidios disparará primas y dejará a al menos 1 millón de latinos sin seguro. Escucha: https://radiobilingue.org/es/blog/la-ultraderecha-avanza-en-el-continente
🚨 HHS seeks to roll back parts of its 2024 Section 504 rule by excluding gender dysphoria. NHeLP joins disability & civil rights groups warning this threatens access to care. https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2026/01/13/states-decline-to-drop-lawsuit-threatening-disability-rights-protections/31805/
States Decline To Drop Lawsuit Threatening Disability Rights Protections
As federal officials look to clarify recent rules designed to bar disability discrimination in health care, a long-simmering lawsuit threatens to invalidate them altogether.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:56 PM
🚨 HHS seeks to roll back parts of its 2024 Section 504 rule by excluding gender dysphoria. NHeLP joins disability & civil rights groups warning this threatens access to care. https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2026/01/13/states-decline-to-drop-lawsuit-threatening-disability-rights-protections/31805/