Coronavirus Related Blogs

Analysis and Commentary

August 23, 2022
Little noticed provision of Inflation Reduction Act will have a big impact on Medicaid, improving health outcomes for enrollees
Wayne Turner
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law by President Biden in August, provides landmark changes in health care.…
March 24, 2022
Medicaid Programs Need to Prepare Now for the End of the COVID Public Health Emergency
Jane Perkins
This article was originally published by The Network for Public Health Law.Barring a new COVID surge, all indications are that the Biden Administration…
September 19, 2021
NHeLP Celebrates Telehealth Awareness Week, September 19- 25, 2021
T. Nancy Lam and Daniel Young
September 19-25, 2021 is Telehealth Awareness Week. NHeLP joins many stakeholders, health care providers, and advocates to acknowledge this…
May 6, 2021
Social Determinants of Health Legislation: Opportunities for a New Future
Zamir M. Brown
This article was originally published by The Network for Public Health Law.On January 31, 2020, COVID-19 was declared a…
April 22, 2021
Medicaid Agencies Must Cover Medication Abortions as Permitted by the FDA
Madeline Morcelle and Fabiola De Liban
On April 12, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists…
March 15, 2021
The Time is Now to Vaccinate High-Risk People with Disabilities
Hannah Eichner
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people with disabilities have faced a disproportionate risk of COVID-19 exposure, serious illness, and…
March 12, 2021
The American Rescue Plan: Major Relief for People with Disabilities
David Machledt
Congress and the President just sent a huge and hopeful message to people with disabilities across the country: Help…
March 12, 2021
The American Rescue Plan Act: What’s it do for Health?
Mara Youdelman
President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act on March 11. This $1.9 trillion plan, responding to the COVID…
March 12, 2021
American Rescue Plan Act Takes Landmark Step Toward Ending Our Black and Indigenous Maternal Mortality Epidemic
Madeline Morcelle
With the stroke of a pen on March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of…