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August 7, 2013
NHeLP Mourns Passing of Civil Rights Leader Julius Chambers
WASHINGTON—NHeLP Executive Director Emily Spitzer issued the following statement at the recent passing of civil rights attorney Julius Chambers. "Julius Chambers was a tireless civil rights advocate, respected leader and formidable attorney. Our nation is better and more equitable from his indefatigable commitment to improving the health and well being…
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July 18, 2013
Fayetteville Observer: Bitter Pills series: Heroin overdose treatment could help prescription drug abusers
A painkiller overdose death is not quick: The drugs depress the body's central nervous system, taking hours to slow and then stop a victim's breathing... "Laws that make it easier for people to get and use naloxone save lives and money," said Corey Davis, a lawyer with the National Health…
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July 15, 2013
District Court to Hear Concerns Regarding Chartered’s Pull Out of DC’s Medicaid Program
July 15, 2013WASHINGTON—U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler will hold a public status conference on Thursday, July 25, 2013 at 10:00 AM in response to Chartered Healthcare’s decision to pull out of the District of Columbia’s Medicaid managed care program. At the conference, the District of Columbia will present its…
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July 5, 2013
Kaiser Health News: Expanded state Medicaid plans need oversight
When the federal government recently gave Florida the green light to vastly expand its experiment in privatizing Medicaid, patient advocates quickly raised an alarm..."If you want to collect data about screening people for obesity, Minnesota may collect it, but Louisiana may not," says Sarah Somers, a managing attorney for…
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June 27, 2013
Fed. Appeals Ct. Ruling on Hobby Lobby’s Challenge to Women’s Health Requirements Disappointing
June 27, 2013WASHINGTON—National Health Law Program (NHeLP) executive director Emily Spitzer issued the following statement expressing disappointment in the Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit’s decision to allow Hobby Lobby’s challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) contraceptive coverage requirements to proceed. “Family planning is a necessary component of…
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June 11, 2013
NHeLP Praises Administration’s Decision Backing Over-the-Counter Emergency Contraception Without Age
June 11, 2013WASHINGTON—National Health Law Program executive director Emily Spitzer issued the following statement praising the administration's announcement that it will make emergency contraception available over-the-counter without any age restriction: "We are pleased that science has prevailed and women in the U.S. will soon have better access to emergency contraception…
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NHeLP Mourns Passing of Civil Rights Leader Julius Chambers

Fayetteville Observer: Bitter Pills series: Heroin overdose treatment could help prescription drug abusers

District Court to Hear Concerns Regarding Chartered’s Pull Out of DC’s Medicaid Program

Kaiser Health News: Expanded state Medicaid plans need oversight

Fed. Appeals Ct. Ruling on Hobby Lobby’s Challenge to Women’s Health Requirements Disappointing

NHeLP Praises Administration’s Decision Backing Over-the-Counter Emergency Contraception Without Age