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September 15, 2021
Comments on NIST Proposal for Identifying & Managing Bias in AI
Elizabeth Edwards Comments
As awareness grows of the biases baked into artificial intelligence and other automated decision making, and the real world impacts of these systems on people, federal agencies like the National Institute of Standards and Technology are developing risk management frameworks for these systems. NHeLP submitted comments on NIST's recent…
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September 8, 2021
NHeLP Letter to Congressional Leadership on HCBS and Coverage Gap
Elizabeth G. Taylor, Jennifer Lav, Madeline Morcelle, David Machledt, Mara Youdelman, and Dania Douglas Letter
As the Senate and House move forward on landmark Medicaid legislation, the National Health Law Program urges Congressional leaders to invest the resources necessary to meaningfully increase home and community-based services (HCBS) and to equitably close the Medicaid coverage gap. While we understand that at some points in the…
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August 26, 2021
Testimony of NHeLP’s Madeline Morcelle at Congressional Briefing on the Lift the Bar Act of 2021
Madeline Morcelle Testimony
Madeline Morcelle, a staff attorney in the National Health Law Program’s Washington, DC office, presented at a congressional briefing to announce the introduction of the Lift the Bar Act of 2021. The briefing, sponsored by the Protecting Immigrant Families Campaign, was held on August 26, 2021. At the briefing,…
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August 19, 2021
NHeLP Comments on Office of Minority Health “Request for Information” on Best Practices for Advancing Cultural Competency, Language Access and Sensitivity Toward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Mara Youdelman Comments
NHeLP comments on a request for information from the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH). OMH solicited input on how to best serve Asian American, Native American and Pacific Islanders during COVID. NHeLP provided information related to language access, data collection, and other issues.
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July 26, 2021
Ten Ways the “Better Care Better Jobs Act” Helps Older Adults & People with Disabilities
Jennifer Lav Issue Brief, Fact Sheet, Article
July 26, 2021 marks the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ACA). As we celebrate more than 30 years since one of the most important civil rights achievements for people with disabilities, Congress now has the opportunity to take another huge step forward towards improving the lives…
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June 11, 2021
Demanding Ascertainable Standards: Medicaid as a Case Study
Jane Perkins Article
State Medicaid agencies and their contractors are increasingly relying on preset guidelines or assessment tools or both to make coverage decisions. Problems arise when the use of these tools results in program enrollees and advocates being refused access to the standards and procedures that govern the operation of the…
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Comments on NIST Proposal for Identifying & Managing Bias in AI

NHeLP Letter to Congressional Leadership on HCBS and Coverage Gap

Testimony of NHeLP’s Madeline Morcelle at Congressional Briefing on the Lift the Bar Act of 2021

NHeLP Comments on Office of Minority Health “Request for Information” on Best Practices for Advancing Cultural Competency, Language Access and Sensitivity Toward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Ten Ways the “Better Care Better Jobs Act” Helps Older Adults & People with Disabilities

Demanding Ascertainable Standards: Medicaid as a Case Study