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  • February 7, 2020

    Amicus: Doe v. Trump, Ninth Circuit

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    The National Health Law Program, the American Public Health Association, and 48 other groups filed an amicus brief opposing the President’s October 4, 2019 immigration proclamation. The Proclamation bars the entry of intending immigrants to the United States unless they have “approved health insurance” or “the financial resources to…

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  • February 4, 2020

    WEBINAR: Advancing Reproductive and Sexual Health in Medicaid – Overview of the Medicaid Program

    This webinar provides an overview of the Medicaid program, including a brief history of Medicaid, its program structure and administration, and due process protections. The webinar is part of a series geared for advocates from the reproductive health/rights/justice, legal services, and other related fields who are interested in increasing their…

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  • December 19, 2019

    NHeLP Comments on HHS License to Discriminate Proposed Rule

    Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  (HHS) granted South Carolina’s federally funded Title IV-E Foster Care Program a “waiver” from nondiscrimination requirements.  The leading foster care provider in the state, Miracle Hill Ministries, refused to place children with non-Protestant families. The agency turned down…

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  • November 22, 2019

    Young v. Azar, D.D.C.

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    Four low-income individuals from Michigan enrolled in Medicaid filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging its approval of Michigan’s Medicaid waiver project, which includes an illegal work requirement and allows Michigan to charge enrollees premiums and terminate coverage for failure to complete certain “healthy behaviors.” Partners: Center…

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  • November 19, 2019

    Medicaid Abortion Coverage in Arizona

    After finding that several states violated federal policy requiring reporting waivers in cases of rape, NHeLP partnered with state advocates to institute those waivers when Medicaid enrollees seek abortion coverage. One such state is Arizona. The National Health Law Program is pleased to release its most recent fact sheet, Medicaid…

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  • July 19, 2019

    Webinar: Final Conscience Regulation – Does the New HHS Rule Promote Injustice?

    On May 2, 2019, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the final version of its conscience rule. This updated rule purports to authorize individual health care workers and institutions to refuse to provide certain services by citing a religious or conscientious objection. Such leeway may have…

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