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April 14, 2021
It’s Black Maternal Health Week. We Need Bold Federal Legislative Solutions to Save Black Lives
Madeline Morcelle and Helen Mun* california, Health Equity, Homepage, SRH Health Equity
The people closest to the problems are closest to the solutionsIt’s Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW)—a time for awareness, activism, and community building to deepen the national conversation about the Black maternal mortality and morbidity epidemic and commit to community-driven solutions. NHeLP joined Black Mamas Matter Alliance, the National…
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March 12, 2021
American Rescue Plan Act Takes Landmark Step Toward Ending Our Black and Indigenous Maternal Mortality Epidemic
Madeline Morcelle Coronavirus, Health Equity, SRH Health Equity
With the stroke of a pen on March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) giving states the option to provide continuous Medicaid and CHIP coverage through twelve months postpartum. Inside the U.S.’ Maternal Mortality EpidemicPeople in the U.S. are dying from pregnancy-related complications…
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February 16, 2021
Comments on Utah 1115 Primary Care Network Demonstration Waiver Amendment Request: In Vitro Fertilization and Genetic Testing for Qualified Conditions
Jennifer Lav and Catherine McKee Comments
In comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Law Program asks HHS to reject Utah's proposal to restrict coverage of in vitro fertilization (IVF) services and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for Medicaid-enrolled individuals who: (1) have been diagnosed by a physician as having a…
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January 11, 2021
Im/migrant Detention is Reproductive Injustice
Madeline Morcelle Coronavirus, Health Equity, Immigrant Health, SRH Health Equity
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December 8, 2020
Testimony on the Hyde Amendment before the House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Madeline Morcelle Testimony
The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) submitted this testimony to the House Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies' hearing on "The Impact on Women Seeking an Abortion but are Denied Because of an Inability to Pay." We advocate for Medicaid policies…
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December 3, 2020
NHeLP Comments on HHS Regulations Rule (aka SUNSET Rule)
Wayne Turner and Dania Douglas Comments
In the Regulations Rule, HHS seeks to retroactively impose a mandatory expiration date on an estimated 18,000 duly promulgated regulations. Even long-standing rules would be automatically rescinded unless they survive a complex process of assessment and review. Programs like Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) could be…
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It’s Black Maternal Health Week. We Need Bold Federal Legislative Solutions to Save Black Lives

American Rescue Plan Act Takes Landmark Step Toward Ending Our Black and Indigenous Maternal Mortality Epidemic

Comments on Utah 1115 Primary Care Network Demonstration Waiver Amendment Request: In Vitro Fertilization and Genetic Testing for Qualified Conditions

Im/migrant Detention is Reproductive Injustice

Testimony on the Hyde Amendment before the House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies

NHeLP Comments on HHS Regulations Rule (aka SUNSET Rule)