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May 20, 2019
Philbrick v. Becerra, D.D.C., D.C. Circuit, and Supreme Court
Litigation Team Cases
Four low-income individuals from New Hampshire enrolled in Medicaid filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging its approval of New Hampshire’s Medicaid waiver project, which includes an illegal work requirement and cuts to services, such as retroactive coverage. Partners: New Hampshire Legal Assistance, National Center for…
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May 9, 2019
New Federal Religious Refusals Rule Puts Beliefs of Providers Above Patient Care
Hayley Penan Homepage
HHS Sec. Alex AzarThe Trump administration recently released a long-promised rule intended to expand already generous abilities of health care providers to cite their religious or moral beliefs in denying vital care to patients, whose requests for services may offend those personal proclivities. The final rule, “Protecting Statutory…
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May 8, 2019
When One Word Makes All the Difference
Jennifer Lav Uncategorized
An immensely popular provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) allows youth to stay on their parents’ insurance until age 26. A similar provision enables youth aging out of foster care to stay on Medicaid until age 26, but one small drafting error derailed the plan for many youth…
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May 2, 2019
Trump Administration Announces New Rule Endorsing Discrimination in Health Care System
Washington - The Trump administration issued a new rule that will harm the health and well-being of low-income women and LGBTQ individuals and families. Trump’s latest regulation expands current refusal laws, allowing providers and institutions involved in the delivery of health care to refuse to provide services based on…
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April 30, 2019
Fighting Back Against Trump Health Care Sabotage
Wayne Turner Homepage
*Craig Ismaili, a legal intern for the National Health Law Program, is co-author of this post. When Congress passed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, it provided a transition period for “grandfathered plans” as a transition to health plans that fully comply with the ACA’s robust protections and coverage…
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April 29, 2019
Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care
Mara Youdelman Manual/Report
About Language Access: With growing concerns about racial, ethnic, and language disparities in health care and the need for the health care systems to accommodate increasingly diverse patient populations, language access is a matter of national importance. High quality language access services allow individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP)…
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Philbrick v. Becerra, D.D.C., D.C. Circuit, and Supreme Court

New Federal Religious Refusals Rule Puts Beliefs of Providers Above Patient Care

When One Word Makes All the Difference

Trump Administration Announces New Rule Endorsing Discrimination in Health Care System

Fighting Back Against Trump Health Care Sabotage

Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care