Health Advocate Blog

Analysis and Commentary

June 14, 2021
Preventing Harm from Automated Decision-Making Systems in Medicaid
Elizabeth Edwards
Algorithms and other automated decision-making systems (ADS) are omnipresent features of today’s Medicaid systems. While there are some advantages…
May 27, 2021
Juvenile Justice Laws Provide Model for Improving Health Care Access for Individuals Leaving Incarceration
Andrew Hayes and Cathren Cohen
Transitioning from incarceration to the community without services and supports is medically risky, especially for people who are incarcerated…
May 26, 2021
NHeLP Files “Friend of Court” Brief to Protect Access to Promised Behavioral Health Care
Elizabeth Edwards and Abigail Coursolle
Millions of people in the U.S. need mental health and substance use disorder services, collectively known as behavioral health,…
May 26, 2021
Help Prevent Suicide Among LGBTQ youth
Abigail Coursolle, Jennifer Lav, and Kasey Nichols
Suicide is not only a major public health crisis in the U.S., it is one that disproportionately impacts the…
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…
May 6, 2021
State Momnibus Bills Take Aim at the Black Maternal Mortality Epidemic
Helen Mun* and Madeline Morcelle
Our country is in the throes of a Black maternal mortality epidemic. Black birthing people are three to four…
April 22, 2021
Medicaid Agencies Must Cover Medication Abortions as Permitted by the FDA
Madeline Morcelle and Fabiola Carrión
On April 12, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists…
April 14, 2021
It’s Black Maternal Health Week. We Need Bold Federal Legislative Solutions to Save Black Lives
Madeline Morcelle and Helen Mun*
The people closest to the problems are closest to the solutionsIt’s Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW)—a time for awareness,…
March 25, 2021
Ensuring Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance: Introducing the EACH Act of 2021
Madeline Morcelle
The future of access to abortion services is at a crossroads. The Biden-Harris administration and 117th Congress could commit…