- March 11, 2024
Why the South Matters in Health Care and Reproductive Freedom Advocacy (And What We Are Doing About it)
Introduction It is no secret that the U.S.South - home to a significant portion of Black, Indigenous, and other people…
- March 8, 2024
(Counting)Back from the Future: HHS Diligently Works to Finalize Regulations Before an Unknown Cut-Off Date
Over the past four years, the Biden-Harris Administration has pursued an ambitious health-policy agenda. Yet, heading into the 2024…
- February 21, 2024
Doula Medicaid Project: February 2024 State Roundup
NHeLP’s Doula Medicaid Project has been tracking Medicaid coverage for doula care legislation since 2018. Each year since then…
- January 12, 2024
HHS Office for Civil Rights Finalizes 2024 Health Care Refusal Regulations
This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a final rule,…
- December 26, 2023
Courage for the New Year: Reflection from Elizabeth G. Taylor
I’m thinking this year about courage. We are going to need it in the year ahead. Courage to speak…
- December 14, 2023
Problems with Florida’s Medicaid “Unwind” – The Lived Experience of Floridians Losing Medicaid
After the pandemic-related moratorium on Medicaid terminations ended on March 31 2023, states returned the pre-pandemic operations, including terminations…
- December 14, 2023
Insurance Coverage for OTC Contraception
On October 4, 2023, the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services issued a Request for Information…
- December 12, 2023
Reproductive Health Care Pain Points: Raising The Standard of Care for Managing Pain From IUD Insertion and Removal
Deanna Hartog. NHeLP LegaI Intern, Summer 2023; J.D. Candidate, George Washington University Law SchoolSexism shapes the U.S. health care…
- December 4, 2023
Changes to EHB coverage standards in the 2025 NBPP and their importance for low-income individuals
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released the Notice of Benefit & Payment Parameters for…
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