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February 23, 2017
CARA, the 21st Century Cures Act: More Tools to Address the Opioid Epidemic
Héctor Hernández-Delgado Issue Brief
In 2016 Congress and the Obama administration recognized the pressing public health concern of the opioid epidemic and enacted two laws -- the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) and the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act). NHeLP Health Law Fellow Hector Hernandez-Delgado explores "how CARA and the Cures…
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February 20, 2017
Threats to the Affordable Care Act and Women’s Reproductive Health
Amy Chen Manual/Report
In this fact sheet, Senior Attorney Amy Chen details the provisions of the Affordable Care Act that have helped improve access to reproductive health care services for tens of millions of low income women. If the ACA and Medicaid expansion are repealed, Chen writes, it would likely make it…
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February 15, 2017
Congressional Plans to Repeal the ACA Will Harm Victims of Black Lung
Sarah Somers Issue Brief
As NPR has recently noted black lung is not a thing of the past, with the numbers of those infected rising at "epidemic rates." Health and worker safety experts say the rates of the disease are hitting hardest in several states, such as Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and…
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February 14, 2017
Helping Those on HCBS Waiting Lists: Positive Impacts of the ACA
Elizabeth Edwards Issue Brief
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid expansion have helped improve access to home and community-based services (HCBS), as Senior Attorney Elizabeth Edwards explains in this paper. Edwards writes that states that expanded Medicaid added significantly fewer people to HCBS waiting lists compared to the states that did not…
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February 14, 2017
What is a Public Charge and Does Receipt of Health Benefits Impact It?
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief
In a new Issue Brief, Managing Attorney of the D.C. Office Mara Youdelman explains how the acceptance of some public benefits can be used to bar immigrants or deport them. Historically receipt of publicly funded health services has not resulted in deportations. The use of Medicaid and other publicly funded…
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February 10, 2017
Protect Medicaid Funding: Pregnant Women, Issue 11 (Updated March 2017)
Amy Chen Issue Brief
Cutting the funding of Medicaid, whether through block grants or a per capita caps, will result in yanking vital health care coverage from pregnant women enrolled in Medicaid. In this issue of our Protect Medicaid Funding series, it is noted that Medicaid funds almost half of all births in…
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CARA, the 21st Century Cures Act: More Tools to Address the Opioid Epidemic

Threats to the Affordable Care Act and Women’s Reproductive Health

Congressional Plans to Repeal the ACA Will Harm Victims of Black Lung

Helping Those on HCBS Waiting Lists: Positive Impacts of the ACA

What is a Public Charge and Does Receipt of Health Benefits Impact It?

Protect Medicaid Funding: Pregnant Women, Issue 11 (Updated March 2017)