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January 3, 2019
2017-2018 Federal Legislative Proposals Relating to Maternal and Infant Health and Mortality
Amy Chen, Dhara Patel, and Nicole Strombom Fact Sheet
Mothers in the United States are dying during childbirth and the one year postpartum period at an alarming rate, and more frequently than mothers in similarly situated countries. The situation is particularly critical for Black women, who are three to four times more likely than non-Hispanic white women to…
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December 21, 2018
Comments Urging HIV Prevention Drug be Designated an ACA “A” Recommended Service
Wayne Turner and Elizabeth McCaman Comments
People who are at risk for HIV can prevent infection by taking a daily medication - Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). However, many cannot access PrEP due to its high cost. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) recognizes that even small investments in preventive screenings and services can yield significant cost…
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November 7, 2018
Comments to DHS Regarding Indefinite Detention of Immigrant Children
Jennifer Lav, Priscilla Huang, Alicia Kauk, and Amy Chen Comments
The National Health Law Program urges the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to withdraw a proposal to allow DHS to detain children with their families for the entirety of their immigration proceedings--in effect, indefinitely. Detention is neither generally safe nor…
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May 24, 2018
Groups File Class Action Against Calif. Over Care of Children with Disabilities
Sarah Somers Court Document
Representing children with disabilities, Disability Rights California, National Health Law Program and Western Center for Law and Poverty today filed a class action lawsuit in federal court against California's Medicaid agency (Medi-Cal) for failure to provide sufficient in-home nursing services. Medi-Cal's "deficient policies, practices, and procedures related to arrangement…
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May 18, 2018
United States v. California: Amicus Brief
National Health Law Program Team Court Document
The National Health Law Program filed a "friend of the court" brief on behalf of the organization, and 42 other legal health organizations, and human and civil rights advocates, and labor groups opposing the Trump administration's heavy-handed effort to overturn three California laws that provide vital protections for immigrants…
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March 26, 2018
FCC’s Proposed Rule on Promoting Telehealth in Rural Communities
Carli Suba Comments
In comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the National Health Law Program and Center for Rural Strategies urge the commission to restore net neutrality to ensure that "small, public, and not-for-profit health systems, clinics, community health centers, and other providers in rural areas can access the same broadband…
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2017-2018 Federal Legislative Proposals Relating to Maternal and Infant Health and Mortality

Comments Urging HIV Prevention Drug be Designated an ACA “A” Recommended Service

Comments to DHS Regarding Indefinite Detention of Immigrant Children

Groups File Class Action Against Calif. Over Care of Children with Disabilities

United States v. California: Amicus Brief

FCC’s Proposed Rule on Promoting Telehealth in Rural Communities