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November 19, 2025
Public Comments on Model Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Individual Enrollment Request Form (CMS-10718)
Dylan de Kervor Comments
The National Health Law Program submits comments in opposition to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services decision to remove voluntary racial, ethnic, and sexual orientation and gender identity data questions from the Model Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Individual Enrollment Request Form, as well as the…
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March 3, 2025
Despite new Executive Order, Language Access Is Still the Law!
Mara Youdelman Uncategorized
A new executive order (EO) sets English as the official language of the U.S. and revokes Executive Order 13166, signed by President Clinton in 2000. EO 13166 reiterated longstanding law and policies related to language access for individuals with limited English proficiency and ensured that federal agencies worked to…
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August 28, 2024
Medicaid Advisory Committees: Best Practices for Effective Stakeholder Engagement
Daniel Young and Wayne Turner Issue Brief
Although Medical Care Advisory Committees (MCACs) have been federally required for nearly forty years, some states have seriously underutilized this opportunity to monitor and improve their Medicaid programs. In May 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated regulations implementing MCACs. New requirements for the renamed Medicaid…
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June 3, 2024
Addressing Language Access for Reproductive Telehealth Care
RHITES, COLOR Latina, Frontera Fund, and National Health Law Program (NHeLP) Fact Sheet
RHITES latest factsheet created in partnership with COLOR Latina, Frontera Fund and the National Health Law Program dives deeper into how folks with limited English proficiency (LEP) face systemic inequities when trying to access health care, including unique challenges to benefiting from telehealth services. Highlights include: ➡️ About one…
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May 20, 2024
NHeLP Comments: OMH RFI on Development of a Universal Symbol for Language Assistance Services in Health Settings
Mara Youdelman Comments
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May 9, 2024
[Webinar] The Biden Administration’s Final Rule on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act: What You Need to Know
Mara Youdelman, Jennifer Lav, Madeline Morcelle, and Wayne Turner Webinar
The final Section 1557 regulation was recently released by the Office for Civil Rights. Implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, the rule prohibits discrimination in healthcare based on race, ethnicity, language, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity. NHeLP staff will provide an overview of what's…
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Public Comments on Model Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Individual Enrollment Request Form (CMS-10718)

Despite new Executive Order, Language Access Is Still the Law!

Medicaid Advisory Committees: Best Practices for Effective Stakeholder Engagement

Addressing Language Access for Reproductive Telehealth Care

NHeLP Comments: OMH RFI on Development of a Universal Symbol for Language Assistance Services in Health Settings

[Webinar] The Biden Administration’s Final Rule on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act: What You Need to Know