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June 4, 2019
Protections for LGBTQ People with Behavioral Health Needs
Abigail Coursolle Issue Brief
Despite progress in breaking down discrimination against LGBTQ people seeking access to quality health care, the current administration and conservative led states are working to rollback those protections as discrimination against LGBTQ individuals in need of behavioral health care goes unabated. National Health Law Program Senior Attorney Abigail Coursolle…
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June 4, 2019
Q&A: Proposed Rollback of Nondiscrimination Protections Under the ACA’s Section 1557
Wayne Turner and Candace Gibson Q&A
In courts and through regulatory action, the administration is vigorously working to dismantle the Affordable Care Act (ACA). On May 24, 2019, the administration released a proposed regulation that would undermine or eliminate key protections of the ACA’s nondiscrimination provision, Section 1557, from individuals who have experienced discrimination in…
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June 4, 2019
Public Comments on Medicaid’s Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) Exclusion
Jennifer Lav Comments
As part of Support for Patients and Communities Act of 2018 (Support Act), Congress requested MACPAC submit a report on IMDs, and include any recommendations for changes to the exclusion. Any proposed changes to the IMD exclusion should be made with the utmost caution, and without undermining the purpose…
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May 31, 2019
Mobile Crisis Intervention: A Critical Part of CA Continuum of Care for Children and Youth with Mental Health Needs
Alexis Robles-Fradet california, Homepage
May is Mental Health month and we recognize the struggle that many people go through daily when faced with mental illness. Approximately one in five youth ages 13 – 18 in the U.S. have a psychiatric or emotional disorder.Many of these youth are also in crisis. Suicide is the…
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May 28, 2019
Administration’s Proposed Regulation Change to ACA’s Nondiscrimination Provision Would Rollback Civil and Health Rights Progress
Elizabeth G. Taylor 1557, Disability, Health Equity, Homepage
Opening the door to discrimination in our health care system is no way to ensure equal access to vital health care coverage or to plan for our country’s future. We should be building on the progress we made in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in making health care available…
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May 24, 2019
Administration Announces Proposed Regulation Change to Subvert ACA’s Civil Rights Protections
National Health Law Program Criticizes Administration for Encouraging Discrimination and Continuing Efforts of SabotageWashington, D.C. – After years of executive orders and other actions to sabotage the landmark Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration is acting to undermine an integral provision of the ACA, its civil rights protections for…
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Protections for LGBTQ People with Behavioral Health Needs

Q&A: Proposed Rollback of Nondiscrimination Protections Under the ACA’s Section 1557

Public Comments on Medicaid’s Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) Exclusion

Mobile Crisis Intervention: A Critical Part of CA Continuum of Care for Children and Youth with Mental Health Needs

Administration’s Proposed Regulation Change to ACA’s Nondiscrimination Provision Would Rollback Civil and Health Rights Progress

Administration Announces Proposed Regulation Change to Subvert ACA’s Civil Rights Protections