Health Advocate Blog

Analysis and Commentary

August 6, 2020
Trump Administration’s Regulatory Rollback of Health Care Nondiscrimination Protections Incites Reproductive Health Injustice
Madeline Morcelle
Sex discrimination is deeply entrenched in our health care system. In recent years, it has manifested as obstetric violence,…
August 6, 2020
Trump Administration Rolls Back Important Health Care Protections for People with Disabilities and Chronic Health Conditions
Dania Douglas
On June 24, 2020, the Trump Administration announced it would roll back regulatory provisions protecting against discrimination in health…
August 5, 2020
New Oral Health Report Shines Needed Light on Policy and Care Opportunities
Jane Perkins and Jordyn Williams
In a nation where most services are overpriced, it’s often assumed health care-related services would be as well. However,…
July 31, 2020
COVID-19 Highlights Unequal Treatment of People of Color in U.S. Territories
Héctor Hernández-Delgado
As we consider the effects of racism on the health of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and…
July 30, 2020
Excluding Immigrants from COVID-19 Relief: What’s Old is New Again
Sarah Grusin
During the pandemic, our government should be making every effort to remove exclusions and barriers to health care, conducting…
July 30, 2020
COVID-19: Exacerbating Old Barriers for Immigrants
Sarah Grusin
The U.S. is home to 22 million noncitizens. Immigration status has been repeatedly identified as a social determinant of health.…
July 30, 2020
Defending Access to Care for LGBTQ+ Californians in the Wake of Hospital Consolidations with Restrictive Religious Refusal Directives
Skyler Rosellini
In August 2016, Evan Minton’s hysterectomy was abruptly cancelled by Mercy San Juan Medical Center (Mercy) the day before…
July 26, 2020
The Americans with Disabilities Act at 30
National Health Law Program Disability Affinity Group
The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) has a long history of fighting to advance and defend the health rights…
July 24, 2020
Win for Abortion Access during COVID19 (And hopefully beyond?)
Fabiola Carrión and Madeline Morcelle
Access to abortion care will improve thanks to a nationwide injunction lifting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…