- September 12, 2017
CHIP Provides Critical Reproductive Health Care to Adolescents and Pregnant Women
Amy Chen and Candace GibsonThis post is part of Health Advocate Blog series about the importance of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)…
- 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…
- January 10, 2019
A 50th Birthday Prompts Reflection on the Battle To Bring Health Care Reform to the U.S. – Part 2
Elizabeth G. TaylorEditor’s Note: This National Health Law Program blog series authored by Executive Director Elizabeth G. Taylor delves into the…
- November 18, 2025
The Federal Government is Back Open, With No Relief for Individuals With Marketplace Coverage
Geraldine DoetzerIt’s over. After 43 days, the longest government shutdown in history has come to an end with a plan…
- February 26, 2026
2026 Changes to Covered California: Federal Action Is Taking Swings at California’s Marketplace
Alicia EmanuelThe Trump Administration has taken aggressive federal action to gut the Medicaid program and Marketplace coverage across the country.…
- September 30, 2019
As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, Remember that Latinxs are Still Highest Uninsured in California
Fabiola De LibanLatinxs are two times more likely to remain uninsuredLatinxs in California made significant gains following the enactment of the…
- July 21, 2020
Advancing Health Equity for Asian Americans in the time of COVID-19
Priscilla HuangAcross the United States, states and communities are struggling to overcome a global pandemic. At the same time, Black,…
- January 8, 2019
A 50th Birthday Prompts Reflection on the Battle To Bring Health Care Reform to the U.S. – Part 1
Elizabeth G. TaylorEditor’s Note: This National Health Law Program blog series authored by Executive Director Elizabeth G. Taylor delves into the…
- May 17, 2024
HHS Final Rule Expands Marketplace and Basic Health Program Coverage for DACA Recipients by Correcting Unjust Exclusion
Michelle YiuAfter twelve years of arbitrarily excluding recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) from affordable health coverage, HHS…
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