Each year, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) spends the month of April celebrating the lifesaving program that is Medicaid. Medicaid provides quality health care to more than 80 million people in the nation. Below is a curated selection or resources and cases we believe highlight our advocacy over the past year.
- July 7, 2014
Summary of the Supreme Court’s Decision in Hobby Lobby
dfitzgeraldInitial summary of the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision, including what it means for women, including how…
- June 18, 2014
NHeLP Matters – June 2014
dfitzgeraldSummary of the recent accomplishments of NHeLP, including protecting informed consent, stopping discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS and fighting…
- June 11, 2014
Background on Upcoming Supreme Court Decision-ACA’s Contraceptive Coverage
dfitzgeraldThe current round of Affordable Care Act litigation is dominated by cases challenging a requirement that most new health…
- March 25, 2014
California Health Benefit Exchange 2012-2013 Draft
dfitzgeraldWe are writing on behalf of the Health Consumer Alliance (HCA), a statewide collaborative of consumer assistance programs operated…
- March 20, 2014
NHeLP Matters – March 2014
dfitzgeraldSummary of the recent accomplishments of NHeLP, including a win for Missouri's navigators, health reform implementation and defending women's…
- February 3, 2014
Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008
Elizabeth EdwardsThis issue brief discusses the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) and the final regulations for the…
- January 28, 2014
NHeLP Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores and Conestoga
dfitzgeraldAmicus brief by the National Health Law Program supporting the Affordable Care Act?s (ACA) birth control benefit, urging the…
- January 13, 2014
NHeLP Letter on HR 7 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
dfitzgeraldLetter to the House Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice in opposition to H.R. 7 - The No…
- December 13, 2013
Health Advocate: Health Reform in CA: Lessons Learned from a Leader State
Kim Lewis and dfitzgeraldWith fewer than 200 days left before uninsured Americans can begin enrolling in ObamaCare, California (CA) is in front…
- July 24, 2013
Health Advocate: Health Care Refusals and the ACA What’s Next?
Susan Berke FogelThis issue of the Health Advocate provides an overview of the impact of ideological and religious restrictions particularly institutional…
- July 23, 2013
ACA Litigation Constitutional Challenges
dfitzgeraldThis litigation docket tracks the ongoing challenges pending against the ACA. The vast majority of these cases involve challenges…
- July 23, 2013
NHeLP Amicus Brief on Family Planning Standards of Care: Korte v. U.S. Health & Human Services
Jane PerkinsFor full publication text, download document.
- July 23, 2013
Amicus brief: Florida v. DHHS
Jane PerkinsThis amicus brief argues that the ACA's Medicaid expansion is constitutional
- July 23, 2013
Ballot Initiative Strategy Center: Health Care Nullification Ballot Measures
External SourceDescribes proposed ballot initiatives in 2010 that threaten to nullify provisions of health reform.
- July 23, 2013
Letter to the Judiciary Committee on H.R. 3, The No Taxpayer Funding for Abort
dfitzgeraldThe Honorable Lamar SmithChairman - Committee on the JudiciaryU.S. House of Representatives2138 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20514 RE:…
- July 23, 2013
Letter to the Sub-Committee on Health on H.R. 358, The Protect Life Act
dfitzgeraldThis letter expresses NHeLP's strong opposition to "The Protect Life Act" as it would impose dangerous and unprecedented restrictions…
- July 23, 2013
Testimony Before Committee on Oversight & Government Reform Regarding Refusal Cl
dfitzgeraldFOR THE HEARING ENTITLED "LINES CROSSED: SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE. HAS THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TRAMPLED ON…
- July 23, 2013
NHeLP Comments to CMS on Medicare Program; Emergency Medical Treatment and Labo
Leo CuelloNHeLP notes that the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) is a crucial last resort to access care…
- July 23, 2013
Do New Health Law Mandates Threaten Conscience Rights and Access to Care: NHeLP
dfitzgeraldTESTIMONY BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH FOR THE HEARING ENTITLED ?DO NEW…
- July 23, 2013
Health Care Refusals and Contraception: Undermining Quality Care
dfitzgeraldThis paper discusses how health care refusals or "conscience" clauses undermine medical standards of care and pose a risk…