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December 3, 2020
NHeLP Comments on HHS Regulations Rule (aka SUNSET Rule)
Wayne Turner and Dania Douglas Comments
In the Regulations Rule, HHS seeks to retroactively impose a mandatory expiration date on an estimated 18,000 duly promulgated regulations. Even long-standing rules would be automatically rescinded unless they survive a complex process of assessment and review. Programs like Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) could be…
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November 30, 2020
Abortion is Health Care
Alexis Robles-Fradet Issue Brief
The National Health Law Program believes that abortion is health care and should be covered and accessible like any other medical intervention. This issue brief examines a brief history of abortion in the United States, defines abortion procedures as common and safe medical interventions, presents the myriad of populations…
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May 14, 2020
Top Ten List: Coverage of COVID Testing and Treatment for Immigrants
Sarah Grusin Fact Sheet
The NHeLP Medicaid COVID Top 10 Series provides advocates with a useful tool to guide COVID-related work with Medicaid agencies. The COVID Top 10 lists cover a range of critical Medicaid topics and each list offers actionable recommendations for advocacy. States have numerous options to increase access to health…
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October 18, 2019
Comments on HUD Disparate Impact Rule Changes and the Use of Algorithms
Elizabeth Edwards, David Machledt, and Hannah Eichner Comments
In comments to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), NHeLP expresses strong opposition to the proposed rule change regarding “HUD's Implementation of the Fair Housing Act's Disparate Impact Standard” Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). The existing disparate impact rule efficiently and successfully serves the American public as…
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October 11, 2019
NHeLP’s Comments on the Development of a CMS Action Plan to Address the Opioid Epidemic
Héctor Hernández-Delgado Comments
In comments to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the National Health Law Program urged the agency to adopt an Action Plan to Prevent Opioid Addiction and Enhance Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) that recognizes the inherent value of the Medicaid program as a tool to combat…
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September 18, 2019
NHeLP Comments on Proposed Rule to Amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Jane Perkins, Joe McLean, and Alicia Emanuel Comments
In comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, NHeLP argues for stronger consumer protections during the debt collection process. Medical debt is a huge problem affecting millions of people, and aggressive collection of medical debt can cause people to restrict future health care use. And, regardless of the source…
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NHeLP Comments on HHS Regulations Rule (aka SUNSET Rule)

Abortion is Health Care

Top Ten List: Coverage of COVID Testing and Treatment for Immigrants

Comments on HUD Disparate Impact Rule Changes and the Use of Algorithms

NHeLP’s Comments on the Development of a CMS Action Plan to Address the Opioid Epidemic

NHeLP Comments on Proposed Rule to Amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act