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].
- September 2, 2014
Modern Healthcare: Hospitals often ignore policies on using qualified medical interpreters
By Sabriya RiceA Spanish-speaking male patient entered the emergency department at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Md., in…
- September 2, 2014
The Miami Herald: Advocates for poor say Jackson Health System bars needy from charity care
Jackson Health System offers free and reduced-cost healthcare for those who qualify. But advocacy groups complain the public hospital…
- August 29, 2014
Kaiser Health News: Consumers Will Owe Uncle Sam If They Got Health Insurance Subsidies Mistakenly
By Julie ApplebyConsumers getting government subsidies for health insurance who are later found ineligible for those payments will owe…
- August 29, 2014
The Tennessean: Judge hears arguments in TennCare case Friday
By Tom WilemonLawyers for TennCare say a federal lawsuit against the state Medicaid agency should be dismissed because all…
- August 29, 2014
The Wall Street Journal: States Expand Access to Overdose-Reversal Drug
By Arian Campo-Flores and Zusha ElinsonFaced with an unrelenting epidemic of heroin and pain-pill deaths, many states are pushing to…
- August 27, 2014
Newsday: Michaud – My prescription to improve health care
By Anne Michaud For those who believe in the Affordable Care Act's promise of more humane coverage for more people, the…
- August 27, 2014
Health Advocates File IRS Complaint Against Miami County Non-Profit Health System For IRS Violations
WASHINGTON—Yesterday, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) joined with Florida Legal Services (FLS) to file a ground-breaking administrative complaint…
- August 25, 2014
Statement of Elizabeth G. Taylor on the Administration’s Rules to Ensure Women’s Access to Contraceptive Coverage
WASHINGTON—Elizabeth G. Taylor, executive director of the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) released the following statement in response to…
- August 23, 2014
Contra Costa Times: State reverses position on health insurance abortion coverage
By Tracy SeipelSpurred by faculty and staff outrage over the refusal by two Catholic universities to pay for elective…
