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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 18, 2020
NHeLP, Justice in Aging, and DREDF File “Friend of the Court” Brief to Protect the ACA’s Anti-Discrimination Provision
Andy DiAntonio
Washington, DC - On September 17, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP), Justice in Aging, and the Disability Rights…
September 17, 2020
NHeLP Statement on the Forced Sterilization of Im/migrant Women in Immigration Detention
Andy DiAntonio
The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) is outraged to read reports that immigrant and migrant (im/migrant) women at the…
August 27, 2020
NHeLP Condemns Ongoing White Supremacist Violence
Andy DiAntonio
The National Health Law Program condemns yet another episode of police brutality on Black people. A White police officer…
August 13, 2020
NHeLP Files “Friend of the Court” Brief to Protect the ACA’s Anti-discrimination Provision
Andy DiAntonio
On August 11, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) submitted an amicus brief on behalf of itself and ten…
August 6, 2020
Transgender Teens Bring Class Action Lawsuit Challenging Arizona Medicaid’s Categorical Exclusion of Surgery for Transgender People
Andy DiAntonio
TUCSON, AZ – Today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and the National Health Law Program (NHeLP), along…
July 8, 2020
Supreme Court Contraceptive Ruling Will Exacerbate Racial Inequities in Health Care
Andy DiAntonio
Washington, DC - Against the backdrop of a global pandemic and nation-wide calls for racial justice, the United States…
July 7, 2020
National Health Law Program Condemns U.S. House Spending Bill with Medicaid Abortion Ban
Andy DiAntonio
Washington, D.C. - The National Health Law Program condemns the House of Representatives’ inclusion of the Hyde amendment in…
June 29, 2020
Supreme Court Abortion Ruling is a Win, But Work Remains
Andy DiAntonio
Washington, DC - Amidst a resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States and nationwide calls for racial…
June 26, 2020
National Health Law Program Condemns White Supremacist Violence, Unequivocally Says Black Lives Matter
Andy DiAntonio
The history of racial violence in the United States is deplorable, extensive, and sadly, not a relic of our…