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].
- December 3, 2015
Conscience Magazine: How Hyde Hurts Women
By Marisa SpaldingThis summer, after a series of deceptive undercover videos falsely claimed to show Planned Parenthood staff selling…
- December 3, 2015
The Sacramento Bee: Dignity Health faces lawsuit over Redding hospital’s refusal to perform contraceptive surgeries
By Claudia BuckWith a toddler and a new baby on the way, Rachel Miller and her husband felt their family…
- November 23, 2015
Associated Press: NY bills for costs of care after alleged cases of abuse
By Michael VirtanenALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Bill Liblick was shocked to learn that his sister, a disabled woman with…
- November 20, 2015
AAP News: Focus on Subspecialties: How to help Medicaid patients receive medically necessary services
By Alexander L. Okun, M.D., FAAPYou are asked to write a letter of medical necessity (LMN) for a patient covered…
- November 14, 2015
Utah People’s Post: Marketplace Silver Plans Offer Limited Access to HIV Drugs
By Amelia DonovanMarketplace silver plans offer limited access to HIV drugs, new analysis shows. It seems that consumers who purchase…
- November 11, 2015
Healthcare Payer News: AIDS and HIV patients get limited access to drugs on Marketplace silver plans, study says
By Kaiser Health NewsIn 31 states and the District of Columbia, silver-level plans cover fewer than seven of the 10…
- October 28, 2015
Introduction of the HEAL Act Calls for Restoration of Health Care for Immigrant Families
Bill Extends Medicaid and CHIP to Lawfully Present ImmigrantsWASHINGTON—Today, the National Health Law Program released the following statement in…
- October 26, 2015
Modern Healthcare: New CMS report fails to please critics of Medicaid waiver process
By Virgil DicksonA new report to Congress on the transparency of Medicaid demonstration waivers is doing little to quell…
- September 28, 2015
Smithsonian Magazine: Millions of Americans Are Getting Lost in Translation During Hospital Visits
Miscommunication due to language barriers is a growing health care issue, and technologies to aid interpretation are racing to…
