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  • Medicare Advantage Plans and Supplemental Benefits: Bridging the Data Gap for Equitable Access

    Amber Christ, Managing Director of Health Advocacy, Justice in Aging california, Uncategorized

    Throughout the year, Medicare eligible individuals are bombarded with TV, print, and internet advertisements about extra benefits they can receive by joining plans. Yet, while supplemental benefits aim to enhance the health outcomes of enrollees, there is a concerning lack of knowledge about how many Medicare enrollees are actually…

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  • Doula Medicaid Project TEST

    Illustrator M Jay Smith created the lovely artwork which is the centering image for the Doula Medicaid Project. Watch a short time-lapse video of the creation of the design and read Smith's artist statement here. About the Doula Medicaid Project  The National Health Law Program’s Doula Medicaid Project seeks to…

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  • “We Dissent” NHeLP Decries Affirmative Action Ruling

    On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court  (again) overturned decades of legal precedent when it struck down affirmative action in college admission in Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina. The Court determined that obtaining the educational benefits that flow…

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  • Freedom From Want

    The Declaration of Independence celebrated three “unalienable rights” on which our fledgling democracy would be built: the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. At the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration, it is worth asking whether we still consider those rights to be the foundation…

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