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  • February 10, 2020

    Karen Vaughn v. Jennifer Walthall, et al., 7th Circuit Court of Appeals

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    Karen Vaughn has lived in the community for decades with the nursing and other services she needs. In 2016 she went to the hospital for what was expected to be a short stay but then could not find the Medicaid-funded nursing services she needed to return home. Ms. Vaughn…

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  • February 7, 2020

    Amicus: Doe v. Trump, Ninth Circuit

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    The National Health Law Program, the American Public Health Association, and 48 other groups filed an amicus brief opposing the President’s October 4, 2019 immigration proclamation. The Proclamation bars the entry of intending immigrants to the United States unless they have “approved health insurance” or “the financial resources to…

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  • November 22, 2019

    Young v. Azar, D.D.C.

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    Four low-income individuals from Michigan enrolled in Medicaid filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging its approval of Michigan’s Medicaid waiver project, which includes an illegal work requirement and allows Michigan to charge enrollees premiums and terminate coverage for failure to complete certain “healthy behaviors.” Partners: Center…

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  • September 23, 2019

    Rose v. Azar, D.D.C.

    Litigation Team ,

    Indiana residents enrolled in Medicaid filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging its extension of a Section 1115 project (HIP 2.0) allowing the State to condition Medicaid eligibility on compliance with work requirements. The approval also permits Indiana to charge enrollees premiums; terminate coverage and prohibit re-enrollment in…

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  • September 1, 2019

    Declaration of Leighton Ku in La Clínica de la Raza v. Trump

    Litigation Team ,

    This declaration examines the potential effects of the final public charge regulation issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Specifically, Dr. Ku produces independent, evidence-based analyses and estimates that between 1.0 million and 3.1 million members of immigrant families would drop or forego Medicaid coverage or disenroll due…

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  • August 16, 2019

    La Clinica De La Raza et al v. Trump, Northern District of California

    Litigation Team

    Nonprofits serving immigrant communities filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s “public charge” regulation. Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, individuals seeking admission to the U.S. or seeking to adjust their status to lawful permanent residence may be denied if they are "likely at any time to become a…

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