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].
- August 29, 2013
Washington Post: States find new ways to resist health law
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
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
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
A painkiller overdose death is not quick: The drugs depress the body's central nervous system, taking hours to slow…
- July 15, 2013
District Court to Hear Concerns Regarding Chartered’s Pull Out of DC’s Medicaid Program
July 15, 2013WASHINGTON—U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler will hold a public status conference on Thursday, July 25, 2013 at…
- July 5, 2013
Kaiser Health News: Expanded state Medicaid plans need oversight
When the federal government recently gave Florida the green light to vastly expand its experiment in privatizing Medicaid, patient…
- June 27, 2013
Fed. Appeals Ct. Ruling on Hobby Lobby’s Challenge to Women’s Health Requirements Disappointing
June 27, 2013WASHINGTON—National Health Law Program (NHeLP) executive director Emily Spitzer issued the following statement expressing disappointment in the…
- June 11, 2013
NHeLP Praises Administration’s Decision Backing Over-the-Counter Emergency Contraception Without Age
June 11, 2013WASHINGTON—National Health Law Program executive director Emily Spitzer issued the following statement praising the administration's announcement that…
- May 10, 2013
Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Appeal of Preliminary Injunction in NC Medicaid Class Action
May 10, 2013RICHMOND, Va.—A federal Appeals Court on Friday dismissed a challenge to a lower court ruling in a…
