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August 6, 2020
Trump Administration’s Regulatory Rollback of Health Care Nondiscrimination Protections Incites Reproductive Health Injustice
Madeline Morcelle 1557, Coronavirus
Sex discrimination is deeply entrenched in our health care system. In recent years, it has manifested as obstetric violence, sexual harassment by health care providers, and sterilization without lawful consent. When sex discrimination intersects with other systems of oppression, such as White supremacy and transphobia, it compounds and shows…
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July 24, 2020
Win for Abortion Access during COVID19 (And hopefully beyond?)
Fabiola De Liban and Madeline Morcelle Abortion, Coronavirus
Access to abortion care will improve thanks to a nationwide injunction lifting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirement that medications for abortion may only be dispensed in person. On July 13th, a federal judge ruled that this requirement imposes a heavy burden on patients, their families, and…
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July 16, 2020
June Medical Services v. Russo and the Work that Remains for Underserved Populations
Fabiola De Liban and Abigail Coursolle Issue Brief
On June 29th, the Supreme Court ruled in June Medical Services vs. Russo that Louisiana’s admitting privileges law is unconstitutional and blocked it from taking effect. This win for reproductive health advocates means that abortion clinics can remain open to serve patients who need abortion care in Louisiana and…
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July 13, 2020
Recap: The Latest Supreme Court Decision on the ACA Contraceptive Coverage Requirement
Catherine McKee Amicus Blogs, california
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court issued its third major opinion concerning the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirement that health plans cover all FDA-approved contraceptive methods for women without cost sharing. In Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania (Little Sisters), the Court upheld…
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July 7, 2020
NHeLP Again Opposes Implementation of Double Billing Rule, Particularly During Pandemic
Fabiola De Liban Comments
As conveyed in our comments to the proposed rule, the National Health Law Program strongly opposes the implementation of the “Double Billing” rule promulgated on December 27, 2019 because it threatens to undermine access to quality health care, including essential reproductive health services. We implore the administration, states, and…
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June 19, 2020
HHS Eliminates or Weakens Regulatory Protections Against Discrimination in Health Care
Wayne Turner, Mara Youdelman, and Madeline Morcelle Issue Brief, Fact Sheet
As part of its ongoing attacks on health care and civil rights, the Trump administration recently finalized drastic changes to regulations implementing Section 1557, the Affordable Care Act’s nondiscrimination provision. Section 1557 provides important protections against discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin (including language access), sex,…
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Win for Abortion Access during COVID19 (And hopefully beyond?)

June Medical Services v. Russo and the Work that Remains for Underserved Populations

NHeLP Again Opposes Implementation of Double Billing Rule, Particularly During Pandemic

HHS Eliminates or Weakens Regulatory Protections Against Discrimination in Health Care

Sexual and Reproductive Health Archive

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Trump Administration’s Regulatory Rollback of Health Care Nondiscrimination Protections Incites Reproductive Health Injustice

Win for Abortion Access during COVID19 (And hopefully beyond?)

June Medical Services v. Russo and the Work that Remains for Underserved Populations

Recap: The Latest Supreme Court Decision on the ACA Contraceptive Coverage Requirement

NHeLP Again Opposes Implementation of Double Billing Rule, Particularly During Pandemic

HHS Eliminates or Weakens Regulatory Protections Against Discrimination in Health Care