Health Advocate Blog

Analysis and Commentary

May 30, 2023
Naloxone is Now Available Over-the-Counter. Will it Still be Affordable?
Héctor Hernández-Delgado
This past March, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a long-awaited decision to approve one product of…
May 25, 2023
The Playbook to Use Paperwork to Kick People Off Coverage
Elizabeth G. Taylor
By Elizabeth G. Taylor, Executive Director of the National Health Law Program, Juliet Choi, President and CEO of the…
May 23, 2023
We are in the business of saving lives and making it possible for people to thrive
Elizabeth G. Taylor
This blog is adapted from remarks delivered by Executive Director Elizabeth G. Taylor at receptions for our Board of…
May 23, 2023
Where Are We With LGBTQI+ Inclusive Health Data? One Year After President Biden’s LGBTQI+ Equity EO
Naomi G. Goldberg
Why is improved LGBTQI+ inclusion in federal data, including surveys and administrative forms, so important for the health and…
May 17, 2023
Mifepristone Is Still Legal: Make Medication Abortion A Pharmacy Benefit Now
Cat Duffy and Liz McCaman Taylor
Today, the Fifth Circuit will hear oral arguments in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v FDA, the next step in…
May 16, 2023
NHeLP’s Automated Decision-Making Principles in Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding
Cassandra LaRose
NHeLP’s Principles for Fairer, More Responsive Automated Decision-Making Systems outline how to realize the benefits of Automated Decision-Making Systems…
May 9, 2023
The LGBTQ+ Community Deserves Access to Inclusive and Affirming Doula Care
Alexis Robles-Fradet
The unique strengths of doula care can benefit the Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Plus (LGBTQ+) community through…
May 5, 2023
ACA Preventive Services Under Threat in Braidwood v. Becerra
Wayne Turner
Co-authored with Kate Rohde*On March 30, 2023, Judge Reed O’Connor at the U.S. District Court in the Northern District…
April 28, 2023
CMS Guidance on Reentry Demonstrations Creates Opportunities for State Advocacy
Jennifer Lav
Traditionally, Medicaid has not covered services for anyone who is an “inmate of a public institution.” Because of this…