- September 29, 2021
2021 State Abortion Coverage Legislative Roundup
*This post was written by Darian Diepholz & Madeline T. Morcelle. Darian Diepholz, MPH, CHES, was a Spitzer intern…
- September 27, 2021
Introducing NHeLP Principles on Assisted Reproduction
The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) has developed a set of principles to guide its advocacy work on assisted…
- September 19, 2021
NHeLP Celebrates Telehealth Awareness Week, September 19- 25, 2021
September 19-25, 2021 is Telehealth Awareness Week. NHeLP joins many stakeholders, health care providers, and advocates to acknowledge this…
- September 1, 2021
California should take steps to allow text- or chat-based telehealth services
By Darian Diepholz (Saint Louis University School of Law class of 2022) & Abbi CoursolleJane is 20 years old…
- July 28, 2021
State 2021-22 Budget Benefits Health of Low-Income Californians
On Thursday, July 15, 2021, the California Legislature passed its new budget that expands and improves health coverage for…
- July 1, 2021
Surgeries on Intersex Infants are Bad Medicine
Sex, gender, and medical interventions for young people have been widely discussed in state legislatures this year, with a…
- May 26, 2021
NHeLP Files “Friend of Court” Brief to Protect Access to Promised Behavioral Health Care
Millions of people in the U.S. need mental health and substance use disorder services, collectively known as behavioral health,…
- May 6, 2021
State Momnibus Bills Take Aim at the Black Maternal Mortality Epidemic
Our country is in the throes of a Black maternal mortality epidemic. Black birthing people are three to four…
- April 14, 2021
It’s Black Maternal Health Week. We Need Bold Federal Legislative Solutions to Save Black Lives
The people closest to the problems are closest to the solutionsIt’s Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW)—a time for awareness,…
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