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November 26, 2013
Newsweek: The Supremes Take On Religion and Health Care
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What if your boss treated gay employees differently because his church preaches that homosexuality is wrong? What if he…
November 15, 2013
Maine Nursing Home Residents with Disabilities Celebrate Long Awaited Move to the Community
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BANGOR, Maine - The first Plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against the Maine Department of Health and Human Services…
October 8, 2013
North Carolina Health News: Medicaid isn’t privatized (yet) in North Carolina, but potential candidates are lobbying now
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. — In the hallway outside meeting rooms at the North Carolina Public Health Association, exhibitors gave away pens, chocolate…
September 24, 2013
Florida Medicaid Must Cover Medically Necessary Behavioral Treatment for Children with Autism Disorders
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MIAMI—On September 20, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld a March 2012 ruling by…
August 30, 2013
Q13 Fox News: State settles lawsuit, agrees to provide more services to mentally ill
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SEATTLE—Tina Fricke is one of 10 children who filed a class-action lawsuit against the state of Washington; the suit…
August 29, 2013
Washington Post: States find new ways to resist health law
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Several Republican-led states at the forefront of the campaign to undermine President Obama’s health-care law have come up with…
August 13, 2013
Law 360: Domino’s Founder Should Cover Birth Control, 6th Circ. Told
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Law360, Los Angeles (August 13, 2013, 5:42 PM ET) — The National Health Law Program and other nonprofit organizations…
August 7, 2013
NHeLP Mourns Passing of Civil Rights Leader Julius Chambers
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WASHINGTON—NHeLP Executive Director Emily Spitzer issued the following statement at the recent passing of civil rights attorney Julius Chambers. "Julius…
July 18, 2013
Fayetteville Observer: Bitter Pills series: Heroin overdose treatment could help prescription drug abusers
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A painkiller overdose death is not quick: The drugs depress the body's central nervous system, taking hours to slow…