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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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June 16, 2020
Rural North Carolina Remains Vulnerable to COVID-19 Pandemic
Zamir M. Brown Coronavirus
In North Carolina, a dreadful headline met our eyes and dealt yet another devastating blow to our already battered hearts, “Child dies of coronavirus, becoming the first pediatric death in North Carolina.” Aurea Soto Morales died June 1, 2020, due to COVID-19 associated complications – she was 8-years-old. She…
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June 15, 2020
Essential Health Benefits
About Essential Health BenefitsThe Essential Health Benefits (EHBs) are ten broad categories of health care services that Marketplace health plans and certain other private market plans must cover to help ensure people have access to basic health care services (see list below). The EHB requirement has closed health care…
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May 19, 2020
The COVID-19 Pandemic Will Cause Deep Cuts to Rural America
Alicia Emanuel Coronavirus
Most major media outlets to date have focused their attention on the spread of COVID-19 in metropolitan areas like New York City, where the devastating impact of this pandemic is undeniably overwhelming. Nearly a quarter of all recorded U.S. COVID-19 deaths have been in New York City yet, a…
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May 18, 2020
Fighting for Abortion Coverage for Low-Income Pennsylvanians
Catherine McKee and Sarah Somers Abortion, Amicus Blogs, Uncategorized
Since 1976, Congress has restricted the use of federal Medicaid funding for abortion care. Under the current version of the restriction, commonly known as the Hyde Amendment, federal funding is only available for abortions when a pregnancy is the result of rape or incest or threatens the life of…
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May 18, 2020
Medicaid is the Hero in The HEROES Act
Mara Youdelman Coronavirus
Despite weeks of sheltering in place, coronavirus continues to ravage the country. Deaths continue to rise, testing is still in short supply, and the numbers of individuals filing for unemployment continue to riseMedicaid has always served as the safety net for low-income and underserved individuals, providing comprehensive, affordable health…
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HHS Eliminates or Weakens Regulatory Protections Against Discrimination in Health Care

Rural North Carolina Remains Vulnerable to COVID-19 Pandemic

Essential Health Benefits

The COVID-19 Pandemic Will Cause Deep Cuts to Rural America

Fighting for Abortion Coverage for Low-Income Pennsylvanians

Medicaid is the Hero in The HEROES Act