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December 8, 2020
Testimony on the Hyde Amendment before the House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Madeline Morcelle Testimony
The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) submitted this testimony to the House Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies' hearing on "The Impact on Women Seeking an Abortion but are Denied Because of an Inability to Pay." We advocate for Medicaid policies…
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December 3, 2020
NHeLP Comments on HHS Regulations Rule (aka SUNSET Rule)
Wayne Turner and Dania Douglas Comments
In the Regulations Rule, HHS seeks to retroactively impose a mandatory expiration date on an estimated 18,000 duly promulgated regulations. Even long-standing rules would be automatically rescinded unless they survive a complex process of assessment and review. Programs like Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) could be…
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July 20, 2020
NHeLP comments on Medicaid Prescrption Drug Rebate Program and Value- based Purchasing Proposed Rulemaking
Wayne Turner, Liz McCaman Taylor, Madeline Morcelle, and Cathren Cohen Comments
In a proposed rule, CMS seeks to expand value-based purchasing arrangements for prescription drugs in commercial plans and the Medicaid program. However, the proposed changes offer a cost-containment strategy with no safeguards to ensure that Medicaid enrollees can continue to access needed outpatient prescription drugs. NHeLP comments warn against“cost…
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June 19, 2020
HHS Eliminates or Weakens Regulatory Protections Against Discrimination in Health Care
Wayne Turner, Mara Youdelman, and Madeline Morcelle Issue Brief, Fact Sheet
As part of its ongoing attacks on health care and civil rights, the Trump administration recently finalized drastic changes to regulations implementing Section 1557, the Affordable Care Act’s nondiscrimination provision. Section 1557 provides important protections against discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin (including language access), sex,…
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May 14, 2020
Top Ten List: Coverage of COVID Testing and Treatment for Immigrants
Sarah Grusin Fact Sheet
The NHeLP Medicaid COVID Top 10 Series provides advocates with a useful tool to guide COVID-related work with Medicaid agencies. The COVID Top 10 lists cover a range of critical Medicaid topics and each list offers actionable recommendations for advocacy. States have numerous options to increase access to health…
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October 18, 2019
Comments on HUD Disparate Impact Rule Changes and the Use of Algorithms
Elizabeth Edwards, David Machledt, and Hannah Eichner Comments
In comments to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), NHeLP expresses strong opposition to the proposed rule change regarding “HUD's Implementation of the Fair Housing Act's Disparate Impact Standard” Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). The existing disparate impact rule efficiently and successfully serves the American public as…
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Testimony on the Hyde Amendment before the House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies

NHeLP Comments on HHS Regulations Rule (aka SUNSET Rule)

NHeLP comments on Medicaid Prescrption Drug Rebate Program and Value- based Purchasing Proposed Rulemaking

HHS Eliminates or Weakens Regulatory Protections Against Discrimination in Health Care

Top Ten List: Coverage of COVID Testing and Treatment for Immigrants

Comments on HUD Disparate Impact Rule Changes and the Use of Algorithms