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May 5, 2023
ACA Preventive Services Under Threat in Braidwood v. Becerra
Wayne Turner Amicus Blogs, Services, Uncategorized
Co-authored with Kate Rohde*On March 30, 2023, Judge Reed O’Connor at the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas issued a final judgment in Braidwood v. Becerra, upending key preventive services protections in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The provision at issue in the opinion requires most…
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April 5, 2023
Future of ACA preventive services requirement uncertain
Wayne Turner Amicus Blogs, california, Disability, Services, Uncategorized
Reed O’Connor is at it again. The judge who infamously struck down the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA), only to be reversed by the U.S. Supreme Court, this time is targeting the ACA provision requiring most health plans to cover, with no cost sharing, preventive health screenings and services…
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November 2, 2021
HIV discrimination case before the Supreme Court could have far-reaching implications
Wayne Turner and Elizabeth Edwards Amicus Blogs, california
People living with HIV and AIDS have long experienced the pain of discrimination. Some of us remember those dark days when hospital workers would leave trays of food outside the rooms where AIDS patients were dying. There are still incidences when health care providers refuse to treat people with…
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May 26, 2021
NHeLP Files “Friend of Court” Brief to Protect Access to Promised Behavioral Health Care
Elizabeth Edwards and Abigail Coursolle Amicus Blogs, Best of 2021 Blogs, california, Disability
Millions of people in the U.S. need mental health and substance use disorder services, collectively known as behavioral health, but do not get them. Despite the high numbers of people who need behavioral health care, people often have trouble accessing the care they need. Last week, NHeLP along with…
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November 12, 2020
NHeLP Joins Forces with Insulin Affordability Advocates to Protect Minnesota Safety-Net Programs
Catherine McKee, Wayne Turner, and Hannah Eichner Amicus Blogs, Coronavirus
Last week, the National Health Law Program, together with T1International, Minnesota #insulin4all, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, and four Minnesota residents filed an amicus (or “friend of the court”) brief in Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) v. Williams. PhRMA is challenging a 2020 Minnesota law designed to ensure that…
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September 28, 2020
NHeLP Continues as a Friend of the Court to Advocate for Non-Discrimination in Health Care
Cathren Cohen, Elizabeth Edwards, and Abigail Coursolle Amicus Blogs, Disability
Last week, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) and partners Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) and Justice in Aging filed an amicus brief, signed by 48 other legal services, disability, health, and civil rights organizations. Our brief supported the motion for partial summary judgment in a case filed…
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ACA Preventive Services Under Threat in Braidwood v. Becerra

HIV discrimination case before the Supreme Court could have far-reaching implications

NHeLP Files “Friend of Court” Brief to Protect Access to Promised Behavioral Health Care

NHeLP Joins Forces with Insulin Affordability Advocates to Protect Minnesota Safety-Net Programs

NHeLP Continues as a Friend of the Court to Advocate for Non-Discrimination in Health Care

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ACA Preventive Services Under Threat in Braidwood v. Becerra

Future of ACA preventive services requirement uncertain

HIV discrimination case before the Supreme Court could have far-reaching implications

NHeLP Files “Friend of Court” Brief to Protect Access to Promised Behavioral Health Care

NHeLP Joins Forces with Insulin Affordability Advocates to Protect Minnesota Safety-Net Programs

NHeLP Continues as a Friend of the Court to Advocate for Non-Discrimination in Health Care