In partnership with state health advocates, the National Health Law Program litigates on behalf of low-income people, people with disabilities, and organizations serving these groups. Many of our cases have changed institutional practices and set lasting health care precedents. While each state is different, cases in one state can create important precedents and models for advocates across the country.
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- May 26, 2020
A.M.C. v. Smith, Middle District of Tennessee
Read moreThirty-five children and adults from across Tennessee brought a class action challenging the State for wrongfully terminating people’s health…
- May 21, 2020
A.A. v. Gee, Middle District of Louisiana
Litigation Team CasesRead moreMedicaid eligible children who require intensive home and community-based mental health services challenged Louisiana’s failure to arrange for or…
- May 13, 2020
Amicus: California v. Texas, U.S. Supreme Court
Read moreThe National Health Law Program and ten other organizations filed an amicus brief opposing a group of states’ effort…
- February 19, 2020
A.J. vs Gee, Middle District of Louisiana
Read moreMedicaid eligible children who require in-home nursing services challenged Louisiana’s failure to arrange for or provide those medically necessary…
- February 10, 2020
Karen Vaughn v. Jennifer Walthall, et al., 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Read moreKaren Vaughn has lived in the community for decades with the nursing and other services she needs. In 2016…
- February 7, 2020
Amicus: Doe v. Trump, Ninth Circuit
Read moreThe National Health Law Program, the American Public Health Association, and 48 other groups filed an amicus brief opposing…
- November 22, 2019
Young v. Azar, D.D.C.
Read moreFour low-income individuals from Michigan enrolled in Medicaid filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging its…
- September 23, 2019
Rose v. Azar, D.D.C.
Litigation Team Cases, Court DocumentRead moreIndiana residents enrolled in Medicaid filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging its extension of a Section 1115…
- September 1, 2019
Declaration of Leighton Ku in La Clínica de la Raza v. Trump
Litigation Team Cases, Court DocumentRead moreThis declaration examines the potential effects of the final public charge regulation issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland…
- August 16, 2019
La Clinica De La Raza et al v. Trump, Northern District of California
Litigation Team CasesRead moreNonprofits serving immigrant communities filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s “public charge” regulation. Under the Immigration and Nationality…
- June 18, 2019
Final Motions in Philbrick v. Azar (New Hampshire Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver Project)
Read more"In short, coverage remains the fundamental objective of the Medicaid Act. Nothing about the statute's text, structure, or interpretation…
- May 20, 2019
Philbrick v. Becerra, D.D.C., D.C. Circuit, and Supreme Court
Litigation Team CasesRead moreFour low-income individuals from New Hampshire enrolled in Medicaid filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging…
- April 8, 2019
I.N. v. Kent (Preliminary Approval of Class Settlement)
Read moreOrder in I.N., minor, v. Jennifer Kent, Director of the Department of Health Care Services, and State of California…
- March 20, 2019
Philbrick v. Azar
Read moreRepresenting low-income individuals from New Hampshire, the National Health Law Program, New Hampshire Legal Assistance and National Center for…
- March 1, 2019
Hawkins v. Cohen, Eastern District of North Carolina
Read moreHawkins Summary Hawkins v. Cohen (5:17-CV-581 E.D.N.C.) is a federal lawsuit filed in 2017 by Charlotte Center for Legal…
- January 22, 2019
Amicus: Planned Parenthood of South Atlantic v. Baker
Read moreThe National Health Law Program filed an amicus brief in support of Planned Parenthood urging the Court to reject…
- January 15, 2019
Amended Complaint in Stewart v. Azar
Read moreThe National Health Law Program, Kentucky Equal Justice Center and the Southern Poverty Law Center filed an amended complaint…
- January 9, 2019
Schmitt v. Kaiser Found. Health Plan Wash.: Amicus Brief
Read moreIn Schmitt v. Kaiser Found. Health Plan Wash., several Washington residents experiencing hearing loss challenge the exclusion of hearing aids…
- December 18, 2018
Amicus Brief in Support of Maryland’s Anti-Price Gouging Law for Prescription Drugs
Read moreThe National Health Law Program filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court asking it to review…
- November 14, 2018
National Health Law Program 9th Circuit Amicus Brief Supporting Calif.’s Laws Protecting Immigrants’ Health & Safety
Read moreIn a bold effort to counter the Trump administration's aggressive and cruel agenda to deport immigrants and their families…