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 9, 2014
Health Affairs: Implementing Health Reform: Medicaid Eligibility, 2015 Navigator Grants, And FAQs
By Timothy JostThe decision of the full D.C. Circuit to review the panel decision in Halbig v. Burwell en…
- September 4, 2014
Halbig Case Will Come Before Full D.C. Circuit Court
WASHINGTON—The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) issued the following statement reacting to the granting of en banc review by…
- September 3, 2014
Federal Court Unlocks the Door to TennCare for Applicants Court Grants Class Certification and Preliminary Injunction
NASHVILL, Tenn.— A federal judge granted relief to residents across Tennessee today by ordering the state to provide hearings…
- September 3, 2014
Nashville Post: Federal judge approves class-action status in TennCare suit
Campbell orders agency to provide timely determinations, hearingsBy Emily KubisThe federal lawsuit filed against TennCare by three legal advocacy…
- September 2, 2014
The Huffington Post: The Manufactured Crisis of Halbig
By Elizabeth TaylorOn July 22, 2014, a divided three-judge panel of the DC Circuit ruled that people living in…
- 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…
