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September 18, 2018
National Health Law Program: Comments on Sterilization Consent Form
Priscilla Huang, Candace Gibson, and dfitzgerald Comments
Established in the 1970s, the Medicaid Consent for Sterilization policy was, and remains, a much-needed protection against coercive sterilization practices.The United States has an ugly history of forcibly sterilizing low-income people, and particularly targeting low-income women, women of color, immigrant women, and women with disabilities to advance eugenics principles.…
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September 10, 2018
Health Care Coverage for Pregnant and Parenting Teens in California
Amy Chen Issue Brief
IntroductionTeens who become pregnant face a different set of challenges when accessing and receiving health care services as compared to adults who become pregnant. Teens may be uncertain how to obtain health care services related to their pregnancies. They may also need confidentiality, financial assistance, or information on whether…
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September 5, 2018
Q&A on Pregnant Women’s Coverage Under Medicaid and the ACA
Amy Chen Article, Fact Sheet
IntroductionAccess to affordable and high-quality comprehensive health care services during pregnancy has long depended on what type of health insurance one is eligible for and enrolled in. While that remains true, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has also changed and expanded the health care options available to pregnant women.…
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August 3, 2018
Fact Sheet: California’s Medi-Cal “Protection of Choice for Family Planning Act”
Amy Chen and Priscilla Huang Fact Sheet
Medicaid is the largest source of public funding for family planning services, accounting for seventy-five percent of all public funds spent on contraceptive services and supplies. Since 1972, Medicaid enrollees seeking family planning services have enjoyed free choice of provider. In 2017, responding to fears that the current administration…
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July 16, 2018
National Health Law Program Comments on HHS Plan to Lower Drug Prices
Wayne Turner Comments
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a Request for Information seeking comments on its Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs. National Health Law Program's response, filed July 16 focuses on three key areas that the HHS Blueprint addresses only in part, or overlooks completely:…
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March 27, 2018
National Health Law Program Urges HHS to Withdraw Conscience Rights Rule
dfitzgerald Comments
In comments to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), the National Health Law Program urges it to withdraw the so-called "Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care," rule because it is constitutionally flawed, and will exacerbate discrimination in the health care system against women, people of…
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National Health Law Program: Comments on Sterilization Consent Form

Health Care Coverage for Pregnant and Parenting Teens in California

Q&A on Pregnant Women’s Coverage Under Medicaid and the ACA

Fact Sheet: California’s Medi-Cal “Protection of Choice for Family Planning Act”

National Health Law Program Comments on HHS Plan to Lower Drug Prices

National Health Law Program Urges HHS to Withdraw Conscience Rights Rule