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June 12, 2019
Webinar: Trump’s Proposed Rollback of the ACA’s Nondiscrimination Protections
Candace Gibson, Wayne Turner, and Mara Youdelman Webinar
At the end of May the Trump administration released a proposed regulation that would undermine or eliminate key protections under the Affordable Care Act's nondiscrimination provision, Section 1557. The proposal targets LGBTQ individuals, people with limited English proficiency, women, people seeking abortion services, people living with HIV/AIDS, persons with…
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June 4, 2019
Protections for LGBTQ People with Behavioral Health Needs
Abigail Coursolle Issue Brief
Despite progress in breaking down discrimination against LGBTQ people seeking access to quality health care, the current administration and conservative led states are working to rollback those protections as discrimination against LGBTQ individuals in need of behavioral health care goes unabated. National Health Law Program Senior Attorney Abigail Coursolle…
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June 4, 2019
Q&A: Proposed Rollback of Nondiscrimination Protections Under the ACA’s Section 1557
Wayne Turner and Candace Gibson Q&A
In courts and through regulatory action, the administration is vigorously working to dismantle the Affordable Care Act (ACA). On May 24, 2019, the administration released a proposed regulation that would undermine or eliminate key protections of the ACA’s nondiscrimination provision, Section 1557, from individuals who have experienced discrimination in…
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June 4, 2019
Public Comments on Medicaid’s Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) Exclusion
Jennifer Lav Comments
As part of Support for Patients and Communities Act of 2018 (Support Act), Congress requested MACPAC submit a report on IMDs, and include any recommendations for changes to the exclusion. Any proposed changes to the IMD exclusion should be made with the utmost caution, and without undermining the purpose…
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April 29, 2019
Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care
Mara Youdelman Manual/Report
About Language Access: With growing concerns about racial, ethnic, and language disparities in health care and the need for the health care systems to accommodate increasingly diverse patient populations, language access is a matter of national importance. High quality language access services allow individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP)…
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January 9, 2019
Schmitt v. Kaiser Found. Health Plan Wash.: Amicus Brief
Wayne Turner and Sarah Somers Court Document, Cases
In Schmitt v. Kaiser Found. Health Plan Wash., several Washington residents experiencing hearing loss challenge the exclusion of hearing aids from their health plans’ covered benefits. The plaintiffs claim such coverage exclusions are unlawful discrimination. In an appeal pending before the 9th Circuit, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) and…
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Webinar: Trump’s Proposed Rollback of the ACA’s Nondiscrimination Protections

Protections for LGBTQ People with Behavioral Health Needs

Q&A: Proposed Rollback of Nondiscrimination Protections Under the ACA’s Section 1557

Public Comments on Medicaid’s Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) Exclusion

Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care

Schmitt v. Kaiser Found. Health Plan Wash.: Amicus Brief