Message From Our Executive Director

Dear friends,

The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) has fought to protect and improve access to health care for low-income people in the United States for over 55 years. We do this work because we believe that health care should be a right for all, and not a privilege. There can no longer be a place for discrimination and fear in health care – it is our duty to ensure that everyone is able to receive the care that they need to thrive.

The incoming administration and Congressional leaders have promised significant threats to the critical health coverage that we have fought tirelessly to protect. Hundreds of thousands of low-income people throughout the nation will soon be at risk of losing access to the health care that they desperately need. Now, more than ever, NHeLP’s skills and resources will be essential. Throughout the previous Trump administration, we played a critical role in curbing damaging health care policies that sought to undermine Medicaid and restrict access to care for historically underserved populations. Through persistent advocacy and litigation, NHeLP stood as a bulwark against efforts to strip away coverage from millions of people, ensuring that Medicaid remained a vital lifeline for those in need.

We know we will face an uphill battle in the short term, but we are in this for the long term – for the future of our children and our country.  We believe in our vision of an equitable health care system where all people—regardless of income, race, sex, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, or immigration status—have the care they need to thrive. Today, NHeLP is launching the Forging Pathways Toward Health Equity campaign to raise $150,000 by December 31st to bolster our work with local, state, and national partners, including our network of Health Law Partnerships, and to advocate for and enforce policies that protect underserved populations from harmful rollbacks that threaten to exacerbate health disparities. Can we count on your support to reach our goal? 

NHeLP is as determined as ever to stand up for the rights of low-income individuals and families. With your help, we will forge the path toward health equity.  Thank you for being our friend and partner in the fight.

In Solidarity,