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November 9, 2014
The Washington Post: Obama officials work on health site contingency plans as enrollment nears
By Amy GoldsteinWith the next time to buy health plans under the Affordable Care Act starting in less than a week, the Obama administration is expressing confidence that HealthCare.gov is no longer the rickety online insurance marketplace that exasperated consumers a year ago...As the sign-up period approaches, consumer advocates…
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September 17, 2014
Lawsuit Says CA Puts Lives at Risk by Leaving Hundreds of Thousands in Medi-Cal Limbo
FRESNO, CA—Frances Rivera knew there was something wrong with her son's heart. The Visalia resident, 68, watched for years as her adult son Robert suffered from an array of conditions that, under the supervision of a primary care physician, would have raised a series of red flags. But Robert,…
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September 4, 2014
Halbig Case Will Come Before Full D.C. Circuit Court
WASHINGTON—The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) issued the following statement reacting to the granting of en banc review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Halbig v. Burwell. In July, the same court ruled in a split 2-1 decision that the Affordable Care…
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September 3, 2014
Federal Court Unlocks the Door to TennCare for Applicants Court Grants Class Certification and Preliminary Injunction
NASHVILL, Tenn.— A federal judge granted relief to residents across Tennessee today by ordering the state to provide hearings to residents whose Medicaid applications have been unreasonably delayed, according to a ruling in a case brought by a coalition of civil rights groups.The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge…
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August 27, 2014
Health Advocates File IRS Complaint Against Miami County Non-Profit Health System For IRS Violations
WASHINGTON—Yesterday, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) joined with Florida Legal Services (FLS) to file a ground-breaking administrative complaint with the IRS against the Jackson Health System (JHS), Miami-Dade County’s publicly funded health care system, alleging Jackson is violating requirements governing billing and collection policies of non-profit health providers for…
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August 25, 2014
Statement of Elizabeth G. Taylor on the Administration’s Rules to Ensure Women’s Access to Contraceptive Coverage
WASHINGTON—Elizabeth G. Taylor, executive director of the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) released the following statement in response to interim final and proposed rules from the U.S. Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services. These rules seek to augment and extend the "accommodation" available to organizations that…
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The Washington Post: Obama officials work on health site contingency plans as enrollment nears

Lawsuit Says CA Puts Lives at Risk by Leaving Hundreds of Thousands in Medi-Cal Limbo

Halbig Case Will Come Before Full D.C. Circuit Court

Federal Court Unlocks the Door to TennCare for Applicants Court Grants Class Certification and Preliminary Injunction

Health Advocates File IRS Complaint Against Miami County Non-Profit Health System For IRS Violations

Statement of Elizabeth G. Taylor on the Administration’s Rules to Ensure Women’s Access to Contraceptive Coverage