- December 2, 2019
NHeLP is Friending the Courts
Sarah GrusinThe National Health Law Program has launched a new project focused on promoting judicial advocacy as a strategy to…
- 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,…
- July 30, 2019
Medicaid at 54: The Ongoing Fight for Health Rights
Elizabeth G. TaylorOn July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Social Security Act Amendments. It established Medicaid,…
- June 14, 2017
Republican Proposal to Repeal ACA and Cut Medicaid Would Harm Rural Towns
Jennifer Lav and Candace GibsonRepublicans will inflict serious harm on small town and rural America if the American Health Care Act (AHCA) passes…
- June 21, 2017
‘Carve Outs’ Cannot Make Medicaid Per Capita Caps Work
Wayne TurnerPer capita caps (PCCs) in American Health Care Act (AHCA) set a fixed amount of federal Medicaid spending per…
- July 12, 2017
BCRA Public Health Consequences: HIV as a Case Study
dfitzgeraldThe Senate Republican’s health care bill, the “Better Care Reconciliation Act” (BCRA) defunds critical public health projects that combat…
- August 27, 2018
Judge Kavanaugh May Say ‘Roe’ is Settled Law, But He Has Always Been Anti-Choice.
Candace Gibson, Jennifer Lav, and dfitzgeraldPersonal liberty, bodily autonomy, and self-determination are core values of the women’s rights movement, queer liberation, and the disability…
- October 24, 2018
Oregon Ballot Initiative Targets Progress With ‘Backdoor’ Ban on Abortion
Rachel Holtzman, Liz McCaman Taylor, and Fabiola CarriónOregon enacted a reproductive health equity act last year, a monumental law that brought it into the group of states leading…
- July 13, 2020
Recap: The Latest Supreme Court Decision on the ACA Contraceptive Coverage Requirement
Catherine McKeeEarlier this week, the Supreme Court issued its third major opinion concerning the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirement that…
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