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- September 18, 2024
Immigrants Deserve Access to Inclusive and Culturally Congruent Doula Care
Read moreBirthing people of color in the United States experience racism in the health care system. Racism in medicine is so pervasive that it contributes to high rates of maternal mortality among women of color, regardless of their socioeconomic class. Birthing people of color who are also immigrants are vulnerable…
- September 17, 2024
Maternity Wing Closures in the U.S. South: Impetus and Impact
Read moreIn recent years, maternity wings in the U.S. have been closing at alarming rates. Since 2018, approximately 300 maternity wings have closed their doors, leaving communities with fewer options for prenatal care, delivery, and postpartum care. People living in areas with no access to maternity care are said to…
- December 20, 2022
NHeLP Recognizes that Health Care Refusals Harm Transgender and Gender Diverse People
Read moreTwo Courts of Appeal recently held that, in spite of Section 1557’s important protections against discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, certain employers, health plans, hospitals, and providers may refuse to provide gender-affirming care to Transgender and Gender Diverse people. These Courts held…
- June 13, 2022
Health Care Refusals & How They Undermine Standards of Care Part II: The Impact of Health Care Refusals, Discrimination, and Mistreatment on LGBTQ Patients and Families
Read more*Co-authored with Hayley Penan*This is Part II of the National Health Law Program’s two part blog series on the topic of health care refusals and how they undermine standards of care. Part I of the blog series was a very topline review of the topics covered in the original…
- June 13, 2022
Health Care Refusals & How They Undermine Standards of Care Part I: An Overview
Read moreCo-authored with Hayley Penan*In July 2013, Susan Berke Fogel, then Director of the National Health Law Program’s Reproductive and Sexual Health Team, published Health Care Refusals: Undermining Quality Care for Women. This report detailed how health care refusals and denials of care rooted in political ideology, or institutional or…
- May 20, 2022
Medi-Cal Coverage for Doula Care Requires Sustainable and Equitable Reimbursement to be Successful
Amy Chen and Allison Berquist* california, UncategorizedRead moreIn 2021, California included in the state budget funding to add full spectrum doula care as a new covered benefit for all pregnant and postpartum people in Medi-Cal. The same year, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 65, the California Momnibus, which included additional support for implementation of the doula…
