National Health Law Program press releases and statements. For more information about our work or to speak with our expert advocates, please contact our Director of Communications Andy DiAntonio at 202.621.1023 or [email protected].
- May 12, 2021
National Health Law Program Celebrates Introduction of the HEAL for Immigrant Families Act
Georgesula ZiamaWashington, D.C. – The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) calls on Congress to pass the Health Equity and Access…
- May 11, 2021
Settlement Requires CA to Provide Access to Care For Medi-Cal Applicants During Lengthy Eligibility Verification Process
Andy DiAntonioLOS ANGELES, CA — Hundreds of thousands of Californians will have speedier access to health care thanks to a…
- April 30, 2021
Civil Rights Complaint Filed over Discriminatory Provision of COVID-19 Services to Persons with Limited English Proficiency
Andy DiAntonioWashington, DC – The National Health Law Program has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and…
- April 28, 2021
Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice Advocates Celebrate the Advancement of the Contraceptive Equity Act of 2021 (SB 523) in the State Senate
Andy DiAntonioSB 523 cosponsors, including NARAL Pro-Choice California, Essential Access Health, and National Health Law Program, release joint statement California —…
- April 22, 2021
Complaint Filed to Stop Harmful Medicaid Block Grant
Andy DiAntonioMedicaid Restructure Threatens Care for Low-Income TennesseansWashington DC - Thirteen Medicaid beneficiaries, represented by the National Health Law Program, the…
- April 22, 2021
Breaking News: Medicaid Agencies Must Cover Medication Abortions as Permitted by the FDA
Alejandra PavisichOn April 12, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the…
- April 21, 2021
Historic Conviction, But Justice Still Elusive for Black Americans
Andy DiAntonioWashington, DC - George Floyd. We say his name. And we are relieved that yesterday, jurors in Minneapolis recognized…
- April 13, 2021
Statement: Say His Name, Daunte Wright
Andy DiAntonioWe are mad at the killing of Daunte Wright by a police system that seemingly always finds a justification…
- March 31, 2021
Urgent Care and Convenient Care Clinics Lack Appropriate Regulation, Even in the Age of COVID
Andy DiAntonio(BOSTON, MA AND LOS ANGELES, CA) -- Urgent care centers and retail health clinics are proliferating rapidly across the…