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].
- 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…
- September 8, 2015
The Des Moines Register: Medicaid bidders tried to keep proposals secret
By Jason ClayworthHundreds of pages were initially redacted or missing from bid documents made public last week in which…
- September 4, 2015
The New York Times: Health Care Rules Proposed to Shield Transgender Patients From Bias
By Abby Goodnough and Margot Sanger-KatzWASHINGTON—The Obama administration proposed a rule Thursday that would forbid most health insurers and medical…
- September 3, 2015
The Huffington Post: Medicaid Estate Recovery – Barrier to Medicaid Enrollment
By Elizabeth TaylorWith more people becoming eligible for Medicaid, one question repeatedly comes up: "will receiving Medicaid coverage jeopardize…
- September 3, 2015
NHeLP Welcomes Regulation Expanding Discrimination Bans in ACA Health Coverage
WASHINGTON—The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) released the following statement welcoming the proposed regulation issued today by the U.S.…
- September 3, 2015
Inside Health Policy: Stakeholders Pleased ACA Non-Discrimination Rule Finally Out But Want More Clarity
By Amy LotvenKey stakeholders praised HHS for proposing a long-awaited rule on the ACA's nondiscrimination provisions but said they…
