- July 1, 2021
Surgeries on Intersex Infants are Bad Medicine
Cathren CohenSex, gender, and medical interventions for young people have been widely discussed in state legislatures this year, with a…
- June 30, 2021
A Promise Unfulfilled: Automated Medicaid Eligibility Decisions
Sarah GrusinStates have spent millions of dollars building Medicaid eligibility systems that promise automated, real-time, and accurate eligibility decisions. This…
- June 29, 2021
CMS Announces an $80 Million Funding Opportunity to Rebuild ACA Outreach and Enrollment Efforts
Dania DouglasOn June 4, 2021, HHS announced an $80 million dollar notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to bolster Navigator programs…
- June 22, 2021
Limited Data Collection for LGBTQI+ Health Promotes Bias
Skyler RoselliniSkyInclusive questions about sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex individuals (SOGII) help identify and address the diverse health needs…
- June 14, 2021
Preventing Harm from Automated Decision-Making Systems in Medicaid
Elizabeth EdwardsAlgorithms 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 CohenTransitioning 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 CoursolleMillions 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 NicholsSuicide 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. BrownThis article was originally published by The Network for Public Health Law.On January 31, 2020, COVID-19 was declared a…
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