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July 19, 2019
Webinar: Final Conscience Regulation – Does the New HHS Rule Promote Injustice?
Susan Berke Fogel Webinar
On May 2, 2019, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the final version of its conscience rule. This updated rule purports to authorize individual health care workers and institutions to refuse to provide certain services by citing a religious or conscientious objection. Such leeway may have…
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June 4, 2019
Protections for LGBTQ People with Behavioral Health Needs
Abigail Coursolle Issue Brief
Despite progress in breaking down discrimination against LGBTQ people seeking access to quality health care, the current administration and conservative led states are working to rollback those protections as discrimination against LGBTQ individuals in need of behavioral health care goes unabated. National Health Law Program Senior Attorney Abigail Coursolle…
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June 4, 2019
Q&A: Proposed Rollback of Nondiscrimination Protections Under the ACA’s Section 1557
Wayne Turner and Candace Gibson Q&A
In courts and through regulatory action, the administration is vigorously working to dismantle the Affordable Care Act (ACA). On May 24, 2019, the administration released a proposed regulation that would undermine or eliminate key protections of the ACA’s nondiscrimination provision, Section 1557, from individuals who have experienced discrimination in…
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November 29, 2018
National Health Law Program Analysis of California’s Conditional Merger of Catholic Hospitals
Amy Chen Article
Senior Attorney Amy Chen provides analysis of the California Department of Justice's recent conditioned approval of Catholic health care providers in the state. Chen describes the conditions surrounding this merger, and how it will impact women, the LGBTQ community, and low-income individuals in the states who rely on these…
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September 27, 2018
Health and Civil Rights Groups’ Comments on Calif. Proposed Merger of Catholic Health Systems
dfitzgerald Comments
The National Health Law Program along with more than 20 health, civil and human rights groups, filed comments with the California Department of Justice urging it to accompany a merger of two large Catholic health care systems in the state with "robust and enforceable conditions that protect community interests.…
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July 16, 2018
National Health Law Program Comments on HHS Plan to Lower Drug Prices
Wayne Turner Comments
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a Request for Information seeking comments on its Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs. National Health Law Program's response, filed July 16 focuses on three key areas that the HHS Blueprint addresses only in part, or overlooks completely:…
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Webinar: Final Conscience Regulation – Does the New HHS Rule Promote Injustice?

Protections for LGBTQ People with Behavioral Health Needs

Q&A: Proposed Rollback of Nondiscrimination Protections Under the ACA’s Section 1557

National Health Law Program Analysis of California’s Conditional Merger of Catholic Hospitals

Health and Civil Rights Groups’ Comments on Calif. Proposed Merger of Catholic Health Systems

National Health Law Program Comments on HHS Plan to Lower Drug Prices