Health Advocate Blog

Analysis and Commentary

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)…
July 22, 2020
The Unveiling and Magnification of Healthcare Disparities in America
L.D. Britt, MD, MPH
We are pleased to include in our blog series on equity some perspectives offered by the National Health Law…
July 21, 2020
Advancing Health Equity for Asian Americans in the time of COVID-19
Priscilla Huang
Across the United States, states and communities are struggling to overcome a global pandemic. At the same time, Black,…
July 13, 2020
Recap: The Latest Supreme Court Decision on the ACA Contraceptive Coverage Requirement
Catherine McKee
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court issued its third major opinion concerning the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirement that…
July 1, 2020
Expanding PrEP and PEP Access in California
Cathren Cohen and Elizabeth McCaman
As we reflect back on Pride Month, and celebrate the Supreme Court’s recent employment rights decision, we must also…
June 16, 2020
Rural North Carolina Remains Vulnerable to COVID-19 Pandemic
Zamir Brown
In North Carolina, a dreadful headline met our eyes and dealt yet another devastating blow to our already battered…
June 15, 2020
Oklahoma – Work Never Conquers All
Mara Youdelman
On May 27, 2020, HHS opened a 30-day federal comment period on Oklahoma’s proposed Medicaid demonstration project. Comments are…
May 29, 2020
Medicaid Offers Critical Support for People Who Are Experiencing Behavioral Health Crises During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Alexis Robles-Fradet and Abigail Coursolle
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and this year the novel COVID-19 has complicated an already fraught system of…