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- May 9, 2024
Questions and Answers on the 2024 Final Rule Addressing Nondiscrimination Protections under the ACA’s Section 1557
Read moreThe Biden Administration finalized updates to the regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Section 1557 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or any combination thereof. This issue brief provides background on Section 1557 and analyzes the 2024 final regulations issued…
- May 2, 2024
The Disability Community Deserves Inclusive and Accessible Doula Care
Read moreOn May 2, 1927, the Supreme Court decided that the state-sanctioned forced sterilization of people with disabilities in public institutions is constitutional. Ninety-seven years later, the horrific precedent set in Buck v. Bell remains the law of the land. Due to ableism, sexism, racism, and other mutually reinforcing systems…
- March 8, 2024
NHeLP’s Framing and Language in the Doula Medicaid Project
Read moreIn recent years, NHeLP has encountered discussions regarding the problematic etymology of the term “doula” as associated with slavery. Given this, NHeLP began conducting research and internal discussions on whether we should reconsider our use of the term within our advocacy work. Because we are not doulas, we engaged…
- February 21, 2024
Doula Medicaid Project: February 2024 State Roundup
Read moreNHeLP’s Doula Medicaid Project has been tracking Medicaid coverage for doula care legislation since 2018. Each year since then has seen a steady increase in legislation as well as other efforts. 2023 was a very busy year for expanding access to doula care, as we’ll see, not just in…
- February 7, 2024
AMICUS: Planned Parenthood of Montana v. Montana, Supreme Court of the State of Montana
Read moreIn 2023, Montana imposed severe restrictions on coverage of abortion services for individuals enrolled in Medicaid. Reproductive health providers filed suit, arguing that the restrictions violate the Montana Constitution. The lower court granted the Plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction, and the State appealed. NHeLP filed an amicus brief…
- January 23, 2024
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Doula Care from a Public Health Framework
Ariel Eastburn, Erin Hubbard, Ashley Mitchell, and Amy Chen Issue BriefRead moreDoula care continues to be heralded as a promising approach to help address the maternal health crisis in the United States. This report seeks to present a broad cost-benefit analysis of public reimbursement for doula services nationally with a public health and Reproductive Justice lens. We summarize the cost…
