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.
- January 19, 2022
National Health Law Program Comment on DOS Public Charge Rule
Cathren CohenNHeLP submitted comments urging the Department of State (DOS) to rescind the Trump Administration's overly broad rule, which went…
- December 16, 2021
NHeLP Comments on HHS SUNSET Repeal Rule
Dania Douglas and Wayne TurnerIn the HHS SUNSET final rule, HHS sought to retroactively impose a mandatory expiration date on an estimated 18,000…
- October 27, 2021
NHeLP Comments on Public Charge ANPRM
Sarah Grusin, Eskedar Girmash, and Daniel YoungThese comments offer suggestions for how the Department of Homeland Security should define "public charge" in response to an…
- August 26, 2021
Testimony of NHeLP’s Madeline Morcelle at Congressional Briefing on the Lift the Bar Act of 2021
Madeline MorcelleMadeline Morcelle, a staff attorney in the National Health Law Program’s Washington, DC office, presented at a congressional briefing…
- May 10, 2021
Webinar: Public Charge and Reproductive Justice Administrative Advocacy
Priscilla Huang, Lucie Avallo, and Phoebe SuvaThis webinar from the Medicaid and Reproductive Justice Collaborative addressed administrative advocacy and how reproductive justice advocates can engage…
- March 24, 2021
NHeLP’s attorney on KCBS radio interview
Mara YoudelmanNHeLP's attorney Mara Youdelman was interviewed by San Francisco's KCBS radio on the language barriers that people face as…
- October 19, 2020
What Public Charge Means for Reproductive Justice
Priscilla Huang and Madeline MorcelleUpdate: As of March 9, 2021, the Trump-era public charge regulations are no longer in effect. The Biden administration published…
- July 29, 2020
COVID-19 Litigation Docket
Sarah GrusinThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in rapid and significant changes to the country’s health care system. State Medicaid programs,…
- February 18, 2020
Comments on USCIS Proposal to use SAVE to Collect Immigrant Sponsorship Info
Priscilla Huang and Sarah GrusinU.S. Citizenship and Immigraiton Services (USCIS) seeks to add optional questions for public benefit granting agencies to use the Systematic…
- February 7, 2020
Amicus: Doe v. Trump, Ninth Circuit
Jane Perkins and Sarah GrusinThe National Health Law Program, the American Public Health Association, and 48 other groups filed an amicus brief opposing…
- October 31, 2019
Comments on Dep’t of State Notice to Implement the Presidential “Health Care Ban”
Priscilla Huang and Sarah GrusinThe Department of State issued a two-day notice of information collection to implement the Presidential Proclamation ("PP 9945") barring…
- October 15, 2019
DHS’ Final Rule: Impact of Public Charge on Health Care and Benefits
Mara Youdelman and Priscilla HuangOn August 12, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a final rule redefining the term “public charge.”…
- September 1, 2019
Declaration of Leighton Ku in La Clínica de la Raza v. Trump
Litigation TeamThis declaration examines the potential effects of the final public charge regulation issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland…
- August 16, 2019
La Clinica De La Raza et al v. Trump, Northern District of California
Litigation TeamNonprofits serving immigrant communities filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s “public charge” regulation. Under the Immigration and Nationality…
- August 13, 2019
NHeLP comments on proposed rulemaking for Section 1557 – Nondiscrimination in Health and Health Education Programs or Activities
Wayne Turner, Jennifer Lav, and Mara YoudelmanSection 1557 of the Affordable Care Act provides important protections against discrimination in health care programs and activities based…
- July 30, 2019
Comments on Proposed HUD Rule Affecting Mixed-status Immigrant Households
Priscilla Huang and Fabiola De LibanThe National Health Law Program submitted comments to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in response to…
- June 4, 2019
Protections for LGBTQ People with Behavioral Health Needs
Abigail CoursolleDespite progress in breaking down discrimination against LGBTQ people seeking access to quality health care, the current administration and…
- April 29, 2019
Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care
Mara YoudelmanAbout Language Access: With growing concerns about racial, ethnic, and language disparities in health care and the need for…
- December 18, 2018
Are Rights A Reality? Evaluating Federal Civil Rights Enforcement
Candace Gibson and Rachel HoltzmanThe National Health Law Program has urged the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to investigate the "ways in which…
- December 10, 2018
National Health Law Program Comments Filed on Proposed Public Charge Rule Change
Andy DiAntonioIn extensive comments filed today with the Trump administration, the National Health Law Program detailed why the Department of…
