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March 16, 2023
Protect Medicaid Funding series (2023)
Michelle Yiu, Emma Parker-Newton, David Machledt, Amy Chen, Madeline Morcelle, Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Catherine McKee, Mara Youdelman, Wayne Turner, Dania Douglas, and Charly Gilfoil Fact Sheet
A 2024 update of this series can be found here. In an updated series of fact sheets called Protect Medicaid Funding, NHeLP provides succinct analysis of the policy proposals that if enacted would jeopardize the health and financial security of the tens of millions of low-income individuals who depend…
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March 13, 2023
NHeLP Comments on the HHS Prior Authorization Proposed Rule (2023)
Wayne Turner, David Machledt, and Sarah Somers Comments
In these comments on the Prior Authorization Proposed Rule, NHeLP urges HHS to go further to curb the abuse of prior authorization as a cost savings strategy that endangers patients’ health. NHeLP supports efforts to streamline prior authorization processing and bring greater transparency to denial rates and the clinical…
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March 7, 2023
National Health Law Program Comments on HHS’s Proposed Changes to Health Care Refusal Regulations
Madeline Morcelle, Charly Gilfoil, Cat Duffy, and Héctor Hernández-Delgado Comments
The National Health Law Program submitted comments on the Department of Health and Human Services's (HHS) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement federal health care refusal laws, called "Safeguarding the Rights of Conscience as Protected by Federal Statutes.” Our comments thank HHS for proposing to rescind the most harmful…
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February 23, 2023
Issue Brief Series on California’s Reparations Task Force Newly Released Interim Report
Jasmine Young and Skyler Rosellini Issue Brief
On September 30, 2020, the California Reparations Task Force was formed, which is the first of its kind in the nation. Its purpose is to study and develop reparation proposals for the California Legislature that would address its legacy of discriminatory policies against Black Californians. The Task Force's interim…
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February 21, 2023
Comments on Utah’s Long Term Services and Supports for Behaviorally Complex Individuals Demonstration Amendment Request
Jennifer Lav Comments
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February 19, 2023
Protecting People with Disabilities and People with Limited English Proficiency during the Unwinding of the Continuous Coverage Provision
Elizabeth Edwards and Mara Youdelman Issue Brief, Fact Sheet
State planning for the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous coverage provision needs to include evaluation of a state's processes, policies, and systems for disability and language access. Failing to plan and monitor for disability and language access is the very type of disregard the non-discrimination protections were intended to…
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NHeLP Comments on the HHS Prior Authorization Proposed Rule (2023)

National Health Law Program Comments on HHS’s Proposed Changes to Health Care Refusal Regulations

Issue Brief Series on California’s Reparations Task Force Newly Released Interim Report

Comments on Utah’s Long Term Services and Supports for Behaviorally Complex Individuals Demonstration Amendment Request

Protecting People with Disabilities and People with Limited English Proficiency during the Unwinding of the Continuous Coverage Provision

Nondiscrimination Archive

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Protect Medicaid Funding series (2023)

NHeLP Comments on the HHS Prior Authorization Proposed Rule (2023)

National Health Law Program Comments on HHS’s Proposed Changes to Health Care Refusal Regulations

Issue Brief Series on California’s Reparations Task Force Newly Released Interim Report

Comments on Utah’s Long Term Services and Supports for Behaviorally Complex Individuals Demonstration Amendment Request

Protecting People with Disabilities and People with Limited English Proficiency during the Unwinding of the Continuous Coverage Provision