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May 29, 2014
NASDAQ: Insurers Accused of Discriminating Against People With HIV–Update
By Louise RadnofskyPatient advocacy groups are using antidiscrimination provisions in the health-care law as the basis of a complaint against insurers they say are trying to avoid covering consumers with HIV and AIDS, in one of the first cases of its kind. The National Health Law Program and the AIDS…
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May 29, 2014
The New York Times: Four Insurers Accused of Discriminating Against People With H.I.V.
By Katie ThomasHealth care advocates said on Thursday that four insurers offering plans in the new federal marketplace discriminated against people infected with H.I.V. and AIDS by requiring them to pay high out-of-pocket costs for drugs to treat H.I.V., including generic medications.Two groups, the AIDS Institute and the National…
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May 29, 2014
NHeLP and The AIDS Institute File HIV/AIDS Discrimination Complaint Against Florida Health Insurers
Advocates seek enforcement of ACA anti-discrimination provisionsWASHINGTON—Two leading health organizations—the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) and The AIDS Institute—filed a complaint today with the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS OCR) requesting that federal officials take action to end discrimination targeting…
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May 19, 2014
Elizabeth G. Taylor is the new Executive Director of the National Health Law Program
Emily Spitzer leaves NHeLP after six years at the helmWASHINGTON—This week, Washington, D.C. attorney Elizabeth G. Taylor became the new executive director of the National Health Law Program (NHeLP). She replaces Emily Spitzer, who announced her retirement late last year. "We are delighted to welcome such an experienced and…
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May 16, 2014
Consumer Reports: What To Do If Healthcare.Gov Messed Up Your Application
You may qualify for a Special Enrollment PeriodBy Nancy MetcalfQ. My aunt tried to get health insurance through Obamacare and was told by a broker she wasn’t eligible because she didn’t have a credit record. She has always lived frugally and never took on any debt. Why would the…
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May 12, 2014
MomsRising.org: Medicaid Means Healthy Kids and Bright Futures
By Jane PerkinsWhen it comes to children’s health, every parent knows that the early years are crucial. President Lyndon B. Johnson echoed that sentiment when he pushed to expand the Medicaid program to focus on children’s health more than 40 years ago.Despite getting more children health insurance coverage, not…
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NASDAQ: Insurers Accused of Discriminating Against People With HIV–Update

The New York Times: Four Insurers Accused of Discriminating Against People With H.I.V.

NHeLP and The AIDS Institute File HIV/AIDS Discrimination Complaint Against Florida Health Insurers

Elizabeth G. Taylor is the new Executive Director of the National Health Law Program

Consumer Reports: What To Do If Healthcare.Gov Messed Up Your Application

MomsRising.org: Medicaid Means Healthy Kids and Bright Futures