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January 9, 2015
Letter to HHS Office of Civil Rights on pending HIV discrimination complaint
Jane Perkins and Wayne Turner Letter
The National Health Law Program and The AIDS Institute (TAI) sent the attached letter to the HHS Office of Civil Rights regarding our pending HIV discrimination complaint against four insurance companies operating in Florida. The complaint was filed last May. In our letter, we urge OCR to take action…
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December 16, 2014
Health Advocate: 2014 Litigation Round Up
Jane Perkins Health Advocate
More than four years since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law have passed, and yet litigation over it has not stopped. This edition of the Health Advocate examines the major cases impacting health policy in 2014, including some that go straight to the heart of health care…
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December 11, 2014
NHeLP Matters – December 2014
dfitzgerald NHeLP Matters
Welcome to the year's final edition of NHeLP Matters. In the past 12 months, we have fought for the health care rights of low-income people and individuals with disabilities in Washington and beyond. Learn more about our work advancing reproductive health, protecting Medicaid and bringing together advocates and policy…
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November 3, 2014
Amicus Brief of AARP Foundation Litigation and NHeLP in Halbig v. Burwell
dfitzgerald Court Document
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October 16, 2014
Issue Brief: Update on Private Enforcement of the Medicaid Act
Jane Perkins Issue Brief
Over the years, Medicaid beneficiaries have asserted claims under the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in litigation to enjoin state violations of the Medicaid Act. This Fact Sheet will summarize the history of § 1983 and Supremacy Clause enforcement, provide current point-in-time assessments…
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July 3, 2014
Health Consumer Alliance’s Recommendations on Medi-Cal Application Backlog
dfitzgerald Letter
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