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December 6, 2017
NHeLP Comments: HHS Rule on Moral Exemptions from ACA Birth Control Provision
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The Trump administration's "Interim Final Rule for Moral Exemptions and Accommodations" for the Affordable Care Act (ACA)'s contraceptions provision flouts the intent of the ACA by allowing a wildly broad exemption for all kinds of employers, non and for-profit, to cite "moral" reasons for refusing to provide no-cost, FDA…
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November 30, 2017
NHeLP Comments on HHS 2019 Proposed Rule Change to Benefit and Payment Parameters
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In comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), NHeLP urges the department to reject the proposed changes that would eliminate standardized options, as well as proposed changes to lower the threshold of covered services under Essential Health Benefits (EHBs). The EHB requirement has helped ensure people…
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November 30, 2017
NHeLP and Families USA Sign-On Letter Opposing HHS Changes to Essential Health Benefits
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In this national sign-on letter prepared by NHeLP and Families USA, more than 100 national and state-based organizations representing consumers, patients, and health care providers call on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid to reject not to accept proposed changes to the Essential Health Benefits (EHB) standard, arguing that…
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October 21, 2017
Amicus: California v. Trump, Northern District of California
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The National Health Law Program filed an amicus brief in support of California, urging the Court to require the federal government to make the cost sharing reduction payments (CSRs) required by the Affordable Care Act. The amicus brief describes the immediate, harmful, and irreparable effects on consumers of the…
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October 13, 2017
Amicus: Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas v. Smith, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
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The National Health Law Program filed an amicus brief in support of Planned Parenthood, urging the Court to reject Texas’s effort to exclude Planned Parenthood from the State’s Medicaid program. The amicus brief explains the importance that Planned Parenthood plays in ensuring that Medicaid beneficiaries have access to family…
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October 6, 2017
Trump Administration Moves to Undermine ACA’s Birth Control Provision
New Action Follows Pattern of Trump Administration Attacks on Women’s HealthWashington – The Trump administration is implementing a regressive and discriminatory change to the Affordable Care Act’s provision that health insurance plans cover preventive services for women at no cost. Interim final rules issued today would allow almost any employer…
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NHeLP Comments: HHS Rule on Moral Exemptions from ACA Birth Control Provision

NHeLP Comments on HHS 2019 Proposed Rule Change to Benefit and Payment Parameters

NHeLP and Families USA Sign-On Letter Opposing HHS Changes to Essential Health Benefits

Amicus: California v. Trump, Northern District of California

Amicus: Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas v. Smith, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Trump Administration Moves to Undermine ACA’s Birth Control Provision