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  • Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Appeal of Preliminary Injunction in NC Medicaid Class Action

    May 10, 2013RICHMOND, Va.—A federal Appeals Court on Friday dismissed a challenge to a lower court ruling in a Medicaid class-action suit against North Carolina, finding that the defendant, a Medicaid managed care plan, could not maintain its appeal without the state's involvement. Last year, a federal District Court ordered…

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  • President’s Budget Makes Inroads, but Women’s Health Still at Risk

    April 10, 2013WASHINGTON—National Health Law Program (NHeLP) executive director Emily Spitzer issued the following statement reacting to President Obama's budget for 2014: "President Obama's 2014 budget makes important inroads by restoring the ability of the District of Columbia to use its own money to cover abortion services for low-income women…

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  • Court Orders FDA to Make Emergency Contraception Available without Age Restrictions

    April 5, 2013WASHINGTON—National Health Law Program executive director Emily Spitzer issued the following statement celebrating today’s ruling by a federal judge that emergency contraception be made available over-the-counter without any age restriction:“For a case that has been highly politicized and drawn out, today’s decision is welcome to the many…

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  • Fourth Circuit Upholds Ruling Protecting North Carolinians with Disabilities

    April 3, 2013RALEIGH, N.C.—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Tuesday denied North Carolina's request for a rehearing in Pashby v. Delia, upholding an important ruling protecting the rights of persons with disabilities to receive crucial Medicaid services.The appellate court affirmed U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Boyle's…

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  • NHeLP Celebrates Health Reform’s Third Birthday by Promoting Medicaid Expansion

    March 22, 2013WASHINGTON—As the Affordable Care Act (ACA) turns three on Saturday, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) welcomes the anniversary by thanking the eight Republican governors who have embraced the law’s Medicaid expansion, and urging their colleagues to follow suit. Starting in 2014, states can expand their Medicaid…

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  • NHeLP Reacts to President Obama’s State of the Union Address

    February 18, 2013WASHINGTON—National Health Law Program executive director Emily Spitzer issued the following statement responding to the President's State of the Union address:"President Obama addressed the number one issue on everyone's minds: the economy.  We support the President's vision of an economy that works for everyone and encourage the…

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