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June 21, 2019
Plaintiffs Response Brief in Arkansas and Kentucky Medicaid Waiver Cases (U.S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit)
Jane Perkins and Catherine McKee Court Document
Counsel for plaintiffs in Gresham v. Azar (Ark.) and Stewart v. Azar (Ky.) argue in their Response Brief that U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar did not comply with Medicaid's Section 1115 waiver process, and the Administrative Procedures Act. Counsel for the Arkansas and Kentucky…
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June 20, 2019
Our 50th Birthday Prompts Reflection on the Battle to Bring Health Care Reform to the U.S.
Elizabeth G. Taylor Homepage
Editor’s Note: This National Health Law Program blog post was first published as a series of posts by Executive Director Elizabeth G. Taylor, but have been combined and re-published as one long-form blog post. The post delves into National Health Law Program achievements, and its challenges as it continues…
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June 18, 2019
Final Motions in Philbrick v. Azar (New Hampshire Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver Project)
Jane Perkins, Catherine McKee, Sarah Somers, and Sarah Grusin Court Document, Cases
"In short, coverage remains the fundamental objective of the Medicaid Act. Nothing about the statute's text, structure, or interpretation in case law sanctions projects that put fiscal considerations in conflict with coverage," the National Health Law Program's reply and response motion in Philbrick v. Azar states. Throughout the 45-page…
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June 16, 2019
Medi-Cal Managed Care Toolkit for Accessing Family Planning Services and Abortion Care
Amy Chen Toolkit
Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, is a cornerstone of reproductive and sexual health in the state. Under federal law, all states must cover certain low-income people, including pregnant women and very low-income parents. In the 37 states like California that have expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, most previously…
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June 12, 2019
Webinar: Trump’s Proposed Rollback of the ACA’s Nondiscrimination Protections
Candace Gibson, Wayne Turner, and Mara Youdelman Webinar
At the end of May the Trump administration released a proposed regulation that would undermine or eliminate key protections under the Affordable Care Act's nondiscrimination provision, Section 1557. The proposal targets LGBTQ individuals, people with limited English proficiency, women, people seeking abortion services, people living with HIV/AIDS, persons with…
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June 7, 2019
HUD Proposes Rule to Permit Homeless Shelters to Deny Access to Transgender Youth
Brian Brooks Health Equity, Homepage
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced on May 22 a forthcoming rule change that would allow HUD-funded shelters to deny transgender individuals housing based on their sex as determined by government documents. The rule, which is scheduled to go into effect this fall, would allow…
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Plaintiffs Response Brief in Arkansas and Kentucky Medicaid Waiver Cases (U.S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit)

Our 50th Birthday Prompts Reflection on the Battle to Bring Health Care Reform to the U.S.

Final Motions in Philbrick v. Azar (New Hampshire Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver Project)

Medi-Cal Managed Care Toolkit for Accessing Family Planning Services and Abortion Care

Webinar: Trump’s Proposed Rollback of the ACA’s Nondiscrimination Protections

HUD Proposes Rule to Permit Homeless Shelters to Deny Access to Transgender Youth