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September 18, 2018
National Health Law Program: Comments on Sterilization Consent Form
Priscilla Huang, Candace Gibson, and dfitzgerald Comments
Established in the 1970s, the Medicaid Consent for Sterilization policy was, and remains, a much-needed protection against coercive sterilization practices.The United States has an ugly history of forcibly sterilizing low-income people, and particularly targeting low-income women, women of color, immigrant women, and women with disabilities to advance eugenics principles.…
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September 10, 2018
Health Care Coverage for Pregnant and Parenting Teens in California
Amy Chen Issue Brief
IntroductionTeens who become pregnant face a different set of challenges when accessing and receiving health care services as compared to adults who become pregnant. Teens may be uncertain how to obtain health care services related to their pregnancies. They may also need confidentiality, financial assistance, or information on whether…
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September 5, 2018
Q&A on Pregnant Women’s Coverage Under Medicaid and the ACA
Amy Chen Article, Fact Sheet
IntroductionAccess to affordable and high-quality comprehensive health care services during pregnancy has long depended on what type of health insurance one is eligible for and enrolled in. While that remains true, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has also changed and expanded the health care options available to pregnant women.…
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August 22, 2018
Advocate’s Guide to MAGI (Updated Guide for 2018)
Wayne Turner Guide
National Health Law Program's updated Advocate's Guide to MAGIaddresses changes to MAGI under the Republican tax plan enacted in 2017, as well as recently passed legislation affecting Modified Adjusted Gross Income-based calculations, including: New tax filing threshold now set at $12,000 for individuals, which will lower total household income for…
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July 27, 2018
Civil, Human Rights Groups’ Amicus Brief in 2020 Census Case, San Jose v. U.S.
Jane Perkins Court Document, Cases
A broad array of civil and human rights groups filed an amicus brief in San Jose and Black Alliance For Just Immigration v. Ross, in support of the litigation challenging the U.S. Department of Commerce's decision to add a "citizenship" question to the 2020 census. The brief led by the…
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July 27, 2018
Civil and Human Rights Groups’ Amicus Brief in 2020 Census Case (CA v. U.S. )
Jane Perkins Court Document
An array of advocacy groups filed an amicus brief in California v. Ross, siding with Calif. Attorney General Xavier Becrra's lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Commerce's decision to add a "citizenship" question to the 2020 census. The brief led by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights,…
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National Health Law Program: Comments on Sterilization Consent Form

Health Care Coverage for Pregnant and Parenting Teens in California

Q&A on Pregnant Women’s Coverage Under Medicaid and the ACA

Advocate’s Guide to MAGI (Updated Guide for 2018)

Civil, Human Rights Groups’ Amicus Brief in 2020 Census Case, San Jose v. U.S.

Civil and Human Rights Groups’ Amicus Brief in 2020 Census Case (CA v. U.S. )