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- February 25, 2022
Fact Sheet: Private Enforcement of the Medicaid Act Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Read moreThis Fact Sheet provides an overview of the history of private enforcement of the Medicaid Act pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. It then describes the current state of enforcement and explains why developments must be monitored closely in 2022.
- September 18, 2019
NHeLP Comments on Proposed Rule to Amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Read moreIn comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, NHeLP argues for stronger consumer protections during the debt collection process. Medical debt is a huge problem affecting millions of people, and aggressive collection of medical debt can cause people to restrict future health care use. And, regardless of the source…
- August 1, 2019
Do My Comments Really Matter? Demystifying the Public Comment Process
Read moreIn a new issue brief, Managing Attorney of the D.C. Office Mara Youdelman discusses the importance of public comments in shaping policy and explains the process for submitting comments and how they impact implementation of federal regulations. Each time a federal agency wants to adopt or change regulations, it…
- May 18, 2018
United States v. California: Amicus Brief
Read moreThe National Health Law Program filed a "friend of the court" brief on behalf of the organization, and 42 other legal health organizations, and human and civil rights advocates, and labor groups opposing the Trump administration's heavy-handed effort to overturn three California laws that provide vital protections for immigrants…
- April 28, 2015
Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Care Center
Read moreIn Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Care Center, 135 S. Ct. 1378 (2015), the Supreme Court held that health care providers cannot bring a case against state Medicaid officials in federal court to enjoin Medicaid payment rates that are arguably inconsistent with the Medicaid Act's payment provision. This issue brief…
- January 14, 2015
Health Advocate: Our New Year’s Resolutions
Read moreThis edition of the Health Advocate previews what is ahead in the coming months including the continuing theme of Medicaid expansion, protecting what makes Medicaid "Medicaid" as the new Congress gears up, and our work to protect and expand access to reproductive health and the courts.
