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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
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
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
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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September 8, 2020
NHeLP is a friend of the court in case involving the implementation of the ACA’s Non-Discrimination Provision
Elizabeth Edwards, Abigail Coursolle, and Cathren Cohen 1557, Amicus Blogs
Last week, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) filed an amicus brief, signed by ten other health and civil rights organizations, in support of the State of Washington’s motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent the Trump Administration’s recent Rule, which significantly rolled back non-discrimination protections in health care…
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August 19, 2020
NHeLP “Friend of the Court” Brief Seeks to Open the Courthouse Doors to Nursing Facility Resident
Jane Perkins Amicus Blogs
In the late 1980s, an Institute of Medicine study revealed dangerous and demeaning living conditions in nursing facilities across the country. Congress responded by enacting the Nursing Home Reform Act. This law includes specific “residents’ rights” provisions, such as the right of each resident to be free from chemical…
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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

NHeLP is a friend of the court in case involving the implementation of the ACA’s Non-Discrimination Provision

NHeLP “Friend of the Court” Brief Seeks to Open the Courthouse Doors to Nursing Facility Resident