Health Advocate Blog

Analysis and Commentary

July 27, 2022
Medicaid at 57: Opportunities for the Future of Health Care
Elizabeth G. Taylor
*Co-written with Anna Muthalaly | Communications Intern and Public Policy major at Duke UniversityThis week marks the 57th anniversary…
July 26, 2022
The Americans with Disabilities Act at 32: Emerging from the Public Health Emergency
Geron Gadd
The passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) thirty-two years ago marked a turning point in the struggle…
July 25, 2022
Doubling Down on Liberation
Elizabeth G. Taylor
July 4th came and went. I enjoyed the day off, but I could not help but wonder whose liberty…
July 8, 2022
California Health Programs Must Take Steps to Implement Non-Binary Gender Markers
Abigail Coursolle
*Co-written with Madison Castle (Rising 3L at George Washington Law School)Non-binary individuals often fall through the cracks of our…
June 13, 2022
Health Care Refusals & How They Undermine Standards of Care Part II: The Impact of Health Care Refusals, Discrimination, and Mistreatment on LGBTQ Patients and Families
Amy Chen
*Co-authored with Hayley Penan*This is Part II of the National Health Law Program’s two part blog series on the…
June 13, 2022
Health Care Refusals & How They Undermine Standards of Care Part I: An Overview
Amy Chen
Co-authored with Hayley Penan*In July 2013, Susan Berke Fogel, then Director of the National Health Law Program’s Reproductive and…
May 27, 2022
California’s Historic Medi-Cal Exclusion Removal for Older Adults Regardless of Immigration Status
Alicia Emanuel and Iván Barragan*
*Co-authored with Iván Barragan, CA Immigrant Policy CenterAs of May 1, 2022, California removed the exclusion to full-scope Medi-Cal…
May 20, 2022
Medi-Cal Coverage for Doula Care Requires Sustainable and Equitable Reimbursement to be Successful
Amy Chen and Allison Berquist*
In 2021, California included in the state budget funding to add full spectrum doula care as a new covered…
April 11, 2022
Fostering Maternal Health Equity Through Budget Reconciliation
Madeline Morcelle
Three Critical Opportunities for The Next PackageThe United States has the worst maternal mortality ratio among high-income countries. For…