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May 28, 2021
NHeLP Cheers President’s Budget, Calls on Congress to End Hyde Amendment
Washington, DC - "For nearly 45 years, the Hyde Amendment has denied Medicaid and other federal funding for abortions, exacerbating racial and economic injustices in health nationwide. Despite public support to end the coverage restriction’s war on reproductive health and justice, this is the first time in decades that…
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May 27, 2021
Juvenile Justice Laws Provide Model for Improving Health Care Access for Individuals Leaving Incarceration
Andrew Hayes and Cathren Cohen Health Equity, Uncategorized
Transitioning from incarceration to the community without services and supports is medically risky, especially for people who are incarcerated with Substance Use Disorders (SUD). Studies have found that the mortality rate for people recently released from prison is twelve times higher than the general population. This troubling trend is…
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May 26, 2021
NHeLP Files “Friend of Court” Brief to Protect Access to Promised Behavioral Health Care
Elizabeth Edwards and Abigail Coursolle Amicus Blogs, Best of 2021 Blogs
Millions of people in the U.S. need mental health and substance use disorder services, collectively known as behavioral health, but do not get them. Despite the high numbers of people who need behavioral health care, people often have trouble accessing the care they need. Last week, NHeLP along with…
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May 26, 2021
Wit v. United Behavioral Health Care, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Abigail Coursolle, Elizabeth Edwards, and Ian McDonald Court Document
National Health Law Program (NHeLP), the Center for Health Law & Policy Innovation at Harvard Law School and 26 other advocacy organizations filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of a class of 67,000 class members. The brief provides the Court with information…
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May 26, 2021
Help Prevent Suicide Among LGBTQ youth
Abigail Coursolle, Jennifer Lav, and Kasey Nichols Health Equity, Uncategorized
Suicide is not only a major public health crisis in the U.S., it is one that disproportionately impacts the LGBTQ community, and especially LGBTQ youth. In fact, 30% of young adults who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Queer have attempted suicide in their lifetimes, and transgender youth and…
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May 25, 2021
NHeLP Celebrates Confirmation of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to Lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Washington, DC - The National Health Law Program celebrates the Senate’s confirmation of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to lead HHS’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). We welcome a CMS administrator who will center urgent health access and equity challenges and prioritize equitable solutions. We look forward to a strong…
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NHeLP Cheers President’s Budget, Calls on Congress to End Hyde Amendment

Juvenile Justice Laws Provide Model for Improving Health Care Access for Individuals Leaving Incarceration

NHeLP Files “Friend of Court” Brief to Protect Access to Promised Behavioral Health Care

Wit v. United Behavioral Health Care, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Help Prevent Suicide Among LGBTQ youth

NHeLP Celebrates Confirmation of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to Lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services