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  • Congressional Tri-Caucus Reintroduces Bill to Tackle Racial Inequities in Health Care

    Washington, DC - The National Health Law Program cheers the reintroduction of the Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) of 2024, a critical, comprehensive, and strategic roadmap to address and help eliminate health care inequities experienced by communities of color. “The Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024 represents a…

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  • Unpacking Georgia’s Medicaid Enrollment Issues

    Maria Arguelles Working Better Together

    This blog is part of our Working Better Together series and was authored by Maria Arguelles, Development and Communications Coordinator at the Atlanta Legal Aid Society. This blog series is intended to provide our advocacy partners with a platform to highlight successes, challenges, and innovative approaches to furthering health access…

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  • NHeLP’s California Budget Statement 2024–25

    On June 29, 2024, Governor Newsom signed and delivered California’s 2024 fiscal budget. In a press release by the Governor and legislative leaders, the state announced its plan to balance the budget while addressing a $46.8 billion deficit inherited from previous years. The state’s aim was to bring “stability…

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  • Disability Advocacy: Mental Health

    NHeLP works to ensure that quality mental health services and supports are readily accessible where and when people need them. All too often, low-income children and adults cannot access quality mental health services in their own communities.  NHeLP works to dismantle barriers to care and advocates for robust coverage…

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  • Disability Advocacy: Equity & Nondiscrimination

    NHeLP’s Disability Advocacy Team works to advance the rights of people with disabilities to access health care on a nondiscriminatory basis and to reduce health inequities that disability communities experience. We ensure that federal and state policies, including those implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Section…

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  • Disability Advocacy: Home and Community-Based Services

    Home and community-based services (HCBS) support people with disabilities in living, working, and being involved in their communities. Without these services, people would be wrongfully segregated from society in institutional settings. Although the specific types of services can vary based on a person’s need, they include services like personal…

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