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July 7, 2020
NHeLP Again Opposes Implementation of Double Billing Rule, Particularly During Pandemic
Fabiola De Liban Comments
As conveyed in our comments to the proposed rule, the National Health Law Program strongly opposes the implementation of the “Double Billing” rule promulgated on December 27, 2019 because it threatens to undermine access to quality health care, including essential reproductive health services. We implore the administration, states, and…
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May 13, 2020
Amicus: California v. Texas, U.S. Supreme Court
Jane Perkins and Sarah Somers Cases
The National Health Law Program and ten other organizations filed an amicus brief opposing a group of states’ effort to invalidate the Affordable Care Act, including the Medicaid expansion and other provisions designed to improve the Medicaid program. Texas and twelve other states arguing that the ACA’s minimum coverage…
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February 10, 2020
Karen Vaughn v. Jennifer Walthall, et al., 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Elizabeth Edwards and Sarah Grusin Cases
Karen Vaughn has lived in the community for decades with the nursing and other services she needs. In 2016 she went to the hospital for what was expected to be a short stay but then could not find the Medicaid-funded nursing services she needed to return home. Ms. Vaughn…
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December 23, 2019
Letter to CMS Requesting Extension for TennCare II Demonstration Comment Period
Jane Perkins Letter
On Monday, December 23, 2019, the National Health Law Program sent a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma asking her to extend the public comment period for Tennessee’s section 1115 waiver application that seeks to transform the State’s Medicaid program into a block grant. The CMS comment site is…
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September 12, 2019
Webinar: Medicare-for-All? Public Option? What Does It All Mean for Low-Income Individuals?
Jennifer Lav and Héctor Hernández-Delgado Webinar
All major Democratic candidates agree that the ultimate goal of any health care reform proposal should be universal health care coverage, but disagree about the best way to get there. Some believe the best option is to add a public option, thereby capitalizing on the coverage and affordability gains…
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July 11, 2019
The Trump Administration’s Proposed Changes to Language Access in the Section 1557 Regulations
Mara Youdelman Webinar
Featuring presenters from the National Health Law Program and the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, this webinar recording details the proposed changes affecting language access to regulations implementing Section 1557, the ACA’s nondiscrimination provision. Presenters also discuss how the public can provide their feedback to the proposed…
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NHeLP Again Opposes Implementation of Double Billing Rule, Particularly During Pandemic

Amicus: California v. Texas, U.S. Supreme Court

Karen Vaughn v. Jennifer Walthall, et al., 7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Letter to CMS Requesting Extension for TennCare II Demonstration Comment Period

Webinar: Medicare-for-All? Public Option? What Does It All Mean for Low-Income Individuals?

The Trump Administration’s Proposed Changes to Language Access in the Section 1557 Regulations