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📩OBBBA threatens Medicaid access with new cost-sharing, premiums & limits on retroactive eligibility. Join Héctor Hernández-Delgado & Abigail Coursolle on Oct 9 | 4 PM ET. Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rGvdd7jMRRKOn715B8zPVw#/registration 

Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy Associate - National Health Law Program THE ORGANIZATION The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) protects and advances the health rights of low-income and underserved individuals. NHeLP engages in national, state, and local advocacy efforts, including analyses of federal and state laws, policy advocacy, litigation, continuing legal education, and individual technical support. We work with lawyers and advocates, community-based entities, federal and state policymakers, researchers, health care […]

📢 We’re hiring! NHeLP seeks a full-time Policy Associate to support our Sexual & Reproductive Health team. Remote role with limited travel. Apply here: https://healthlaw.org/job/sexual-and-reproductive-health-policy-associate/

Welcome to NHeLP! Briana Torres is a Policy Fellow at the National Health Law Program through the Maeve McKean Women’s Law & Public Policy – O’Neill Institute Fellowship program. https://healthlaw.org/team/briana-torres/

Webinar: The role of due process This webinar discusses the key role due process will play in implementation of the changes to Medicaid under OBBBA. What We Know and What Happens Next: OBBBA and its Impact on Health Care Coverage is ...

⚖️ WEBINAR RECORDING! In case you missed the webinar, you can watch the recording now. Due process is key to Medicaid changes under OBBBA. NHeLP’s webinar series offers tools to fight work requirements, automation & other barriers. By Amanda Avery & Katherine DeBriere healthlaw.org/resource/web...

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Republicans chose to shut down the government rather than fix our health care crisis. Tell your U.S. Senators to pass a funding bill that reverses health care cuts and reopens the government! #MomSky

Rethinking the Loop: Encircling Public Benefits AI with Human Oversight Report is also authored by Kevin De Liban Acknowledgements This report was co-authored by the Benefits Tech Advocacy Hub and CDT. This report was informed by a workshop designed to solicit the experti...

In our new report, “Rethinking the Loop”, co-authored with our friends at the @cdt.org, and the Benefits Tech Advocacy Hub (Upturn and @nhelp.bsky.social) we blow up that tired concept.

Read it here (bit.ly/CDTReport) and let us know what you think.

California takes bold action to protect access to preventive services Recognizing that prevention and early detection of diseases and conditions vastly improve health outcomes, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California) and non-grandfathere...

🩺 Prevention saves lives. Under the ACA, Medicaid & most private plans must cover preventive services at no cost, based on expert recommendations. By Héctor Hernández-Delgado healthlaw.org/california-t...

OBBBA is Now Law, But the Fight is Not Over: Utilizing Existing State Resources to Protect SRH Coverage - National Health Law Program The enactment of this year’s budget reconciliation law, the so-called “One Big Beautiful Act” (OBBBA), is already destabilizing the health care ecosystem with its drastic and confusing changes. Almost...

On the Hyde Amendment’s anniversary, the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” delivers the deepest Medicaid cuts in 60 yrs, nearly $1T. It also excludes abortion providers, compounding Dobbs, Medina & Title X attacks on reproductive health. By Fabiola De Liban healthlaw.org/obbba-is-now...

RFK Jr.’s new regime puts vaccine coverage for low-income children in jeopardy Children from low-income families, those without health insurance or who are under-insured, as well as Native American children, have long had access to life-saving vaccines through the Vaccines for C...

The Vaccines for Children (VFC) program has long ensured low-income & Native American children get life-saving vaccines. Now, Trump’s HHS Sec. RFK Jr., a longtime vaccine skeptic, puts that access at risk. By Wayne Turner: healthlaw.org/rfk-jr-s-new...

Interested Parties Advisory Groups: Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement to Ensure Adequate HCBS Payment Rates and Help Strengthen the Direct Care Workforce NHeLP in partnership with The Community Living Policy Center (CLPC) developed the following policy brief titled, “Interested Parties Advisory Groups: Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement to Ensure Adequa...

NHeLP & the Community Living Policy Center share a brief on Interested Parties Advisory Groups (IPAGs)—states must start by July 2026 to advise on fair HCBS payment rates & strengthen the direct care workforce: healthlaw.org/resource/int...

New Medicaid Work Requirements: How Managed Care Plans Can Help Beginning January 1, 2027, OBBBA requires adults covered under the Medicaid expansion population to participate in mandatory work activities or show they are exempt. These work requirements will force...

🚨 Starting Jan 1, 2027, OBBBA will force Medicaid expansion adults to prove 80 hrs/month of work or related activities. Research shows most who can work already do—these rules won’t create jobs, but will cut coverage for 5M+ people. By Abigail Coursolle #ProtectMedicaid healthlaw.org/new-medicaid...

REGISTER FOR OCT 15 WEBINAR 1 PM ET! Speaker POV: Excited to join @healthleads.bsky.social Redesigning Maternal Health webinar as a speaker on Increasing Access to Doula Care! We’ll share how to close gaps in doula access & build equitable, community-driven solutions.

REGISTER FOR OCT 15 WEBINAR 1 PM ET! Speaker POV: Excited to join @healthleads.bsky.social Redesigning Maternal Health webinar as a speaker on Increasing Access to Doula Care! We’ll share how to close gaps in doula access & build equitable, community-driven solutions. Join us Oct 15! bit.ly/47H2a0Q

Diverse group of young women participating in a webinar. WEBINAR NEXT OCT 15 AT 1 PM! Expanding medicaid coverage & investing in community-based programs has made doula care more accessible – but we’re not done yet. Join @healthleads.bsky.social Natl Oct 15 for our final Redesigning Maternal Health session: Increasing Access to Doula Care

WEBINAR NEXT OCT 15 AT 1 PM! Expanding medicaid coverage & investing in community-based programs has made doula care more accessible – but we’re not done yet. Join @healthleads.bsky.social Oct 15 for our final Redesigning Maternal Health session: Increasing Access to Doula Care ⬇️ bit.ly/47H2a0Q

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Redesigning Maternal Health: Increasing Access to Doula Care. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Doulas play a vital role in supporting pregnant, birthing, and postpartum people by providing a wide range of services that improve health outcomes and reduce maternal and infant mortality rates for e...

WEBINAR OCTOBER 15th AT 1 PM ET! For the third and final session in the Redesigning Maternal Health series, speakers explore actionable, community-led, initiatives bridging access to doula care for diverse, rural, and underserved populations. Join @HealthLeadsNatl on October 15: bit.ly/47H2a0Q

Protect California Health Care - National Health Law Program The federal administration is gutting Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. These policies could strip health care from millions…

📢 New Resource Hub: Protect California Health Care

@nhelp.bsky.social has launched a California-specific hub to help advocates respond to OBBBA & defend access to care.
Our tools explain what it is, how it impacts CA, and what advocates can do to protect those at risk healthlaw.org/protect-cali...

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📅WEBINAR ON THE ROLE OF DUE PROCESS. Sep 25 | 4PM ET
Join Amanda Avery & Katy DeBriere for NHeLP’s webinar on due process + OBBBA’s Medicaid changes. Part of our series on how OBBBA impacts coverage & care.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

State Options to Implement Provisions of the Eligibility and Enrollment Final Rule Post-OBBBA This chart provides information about the status of each provision of the 2024 Eligibility and Enrollment Final Rule following the enactment of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act, which partially blocks...

📊 New from NHeLP: A chart tracking the status of the 2024 Eligibility & Enrollment Final Rule after OBBBA. Some provisions are blocked until 2034, but states still have options to implement key protections + streamlining. By Shandra Hartly.
🔗 healthlaw.org/resource/sta...

"A full year before anyone casts their vote in November 2026 — meaning now, in the fall of 2025 — the American health care system will begin transitioning from an era of unprecedented expansion of coverage to an era of unprecedented cutbacks." Via @politico.com @joannekenen.bsky.social

Medicaid Financing after OBBBA: State directed payments and provider taxes by Geraldine Doetzer.

The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) could force states to cut provider payments & limit Medicaid benefits. This issue brief explains state-directed payments, provider taxes, and how OBBBA’s cuts threaten access to care. By Geraldine Doetzer ⬇️
healthlaw.org/resource/med...

Timeline Charts of Changes to Medi-Cal and Covered California Under OBBBA and the California Budget H.R. 1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” (OBBBA) cuts approximately $1 trillion from Medicaid which will result in an estimated 10 million individuals and families losing health coverag...

H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), cuts ~$1T from Medicaid, putting ~10M people at risk of losing coverage. California’s budget adds more cuts to Medi-Cal. Color-coded timelines break down all the changes ⬇️
By @SkylerRosellini & Alicia Emanuel
healthlaw.org/resource/tim...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Fall Campaign to Protect Health Care Call. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Join Community Catalyst, CBPP, NHeLP and Families USA for our Fall Campaign to Protect Health Care Call on Wednesday, September 17 at 1 p.m. ET. During the call we’ll walk through the latest intel on ...

📢 TODAY at 1pm ET! Join @CnsmrCatalyst, @CenterOnBudget, @NHeLP_org & @FamiliesUSA for our Fall Campaign to Protect Health Care call. Get the latest intel + advocacy tools to fight cuts & push for permanent ACA tax credits. Register 👉 communitycatalyst-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

AMICI: City of Columbus v. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Fourth Circuit) & State of California v. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (U.S. District Court of Massachusetts) - National Health Law Program Read our amicus brief for a companion case, City of Columbus v. Kennedy.

🚨 NHeLP supports 21 states in CA v. RFK Jr., challenging a new federal rule that could strip health coverage from 1.8M people by 2026. The rule hikes premiums, shortens enrollment, & adds red tape, putting ACA care out of reach. healthlaw.org/resource/ami...

Due process will play a central role in how changes to Medicaid under OBBBA are implemented. Join us for our next webinar in our new series, "What We Know and What Happens Next: OBBBA and its Impact on Health Care Coverage"
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

An Advocate’s Guide to Access GAC in CA: Chapter 5 File A Grievance or Appeal In this Chapter, we will explain the protections you have as a Medi-Cal beneficiary and the procedural steps you can take to address any barriers you face when accessing gender-affirming care.

🌈 New from NHeLP: A guide for Medi-Cal beneficiaries on accessing gender-affirming care + how to file a grievance or appeal if care is denied. More chapters coming soon! By Abigail Coursolle and Skyler Rosellini healthlaw.org/resource/an-...

Republicans in Congress Are Still At War With the ACA – This Time, They May Be Winning The White House and Republicans in Congress have doubled down on their 15-year fight to destroy the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) and regulations pushed...

🚨 The White House & Republicans in Congress are doubling down on their 15-year campaign to destroy the ACA. OBBBA + expiring premium tax credits = millions losing coverage. Congress must act now to protect health care access. ✍️ By Geraldine Doetzer healthlaw.org/republicans-...

An Advocate’s Guide to Access GAC in CA: Chapter 5 File A Grievance or Appeal In this Chapter, we will explain the protections you have as a Medi-Cal beneficiary and the procedural steps you can take to address any barriers you face when accessing gender-affirming care.

In this Chapter, we will explain the protections you have as a Medi-Cal beneficiary and the procedural steps you can take to address any barriers you face when accessing gender-affirming care. By Abigail Coursolle and Skyler Rosellini healthlaw.org/resource/an-...

📢 New blog in NHeLP’s SRH series: Nationwide Medicaid work requirements—the largest OBBBA cut—will gut access to sexual + reproductive health care for millions. By @reprolawyer.bsky.social. 🔗 https://healthlaw.org/medicaid-work-requirements-will-gut-sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-for-millions/

📢 New blog in NHeLP’s SRH series: Nationwide Medicaid work requirements—the largest OBBBA cut—will gut access to sexual + reproductive health care for millions. By @reprolawyer.bsky.social
🔗 healthlaw.org/medicaid-wor...

National Health Law Program’s Summer 2026 Legal Internships - National Health Law Program The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) will host up to six paid legal interns during the Summer of 2026, with the positions divided among NHeLP’s three offices in Washington, D.C.; Chapel Hill, North...

🚨 NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS: NHeLP’s Summer 2026 Legal Internships! We’re seeking rising 3Ls with a strong commitment to public interest, public health, or poverty law, and a passion for expanding access to health care for underserved communities. Apply: healthlaw.org/job/national...

Webinar: How to Prepare for Medicaid Work Requirements On July 4th, President Trump signed the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA) into law, enacting the most sweeping and harmful Medicaid cuts in U.S. history. Medicaid work requirements -- the...

🚨 Medicaid is under attack. Trump’s OBBBA law brings the largest cuts ever, work requirements that will gut care for millions. In this webinar, Shandra Hartly, David Machledt & @reprolawyer.bsky.social break down what advocates need to know. 💪 healthlaw.org/resource/web...

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🚨 PODCAST: The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” means the biggest Medicaid cuts in history, stripping care from millions to fund tax breaks for the wealthy. @reprolawyer.bsky.social & @JennieWetter break down what OBBBA means for health & justice. 🎧 healthlaw.org/resource/rep...