Language Access

Language Access Archive

Clear Filters

… results in Language Access.

May 20, 2024
NHeLP Comments: OMH RFI on Development of a Universal Symbol for Language Assistance Services in Health Settings
Mara Youdelman Comments
Read more
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…
Read more
May 9, 2024
Questions and Answers on the 2024 Final Rule Addressing Nondiscrimination Protections under the ACA’s Section 1557
Mara Youdelman, Madeline Morcelle, Wayne Turner, and Jennifer Lav Issue Brief
The Biden Administration finalized updates to the regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Section 1557 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or any combination thereof. This issue brief provides background on Section 1557 and analyzes the 2024 final regulations issued…
Read more
March 19, 2024
Medicaid and CHIP Reimbursement Models for Language Services: 2024 Update
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief, Fact Sheet, Guide
Access to language services, such as oral interpreting or written translation services, is critical to enhancing patients’ understanding of and adherence to medical treatments, improving health outcomes, improving quality of care, reducing health care costs, and promoting health equity. Federal law—Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,…
Read more
August 11, 2023
Medicaid Eligibility Call Centers: Questions for LEP & Disability Access
Elizabeth Edwards and Mara Youdelman Issue Brief, Fact Sheet
Call centers are often the primary way that Medicaid enrollees interact with the Medicaid agency. During the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous coverage period, people are often relying on the Medicaid call centers for answers to questions, to submit requested information, file appeals, and otherwise receive assistance. But call…
Read more
June 14, 2023
The Constitutionality of Demographic Data Collection
Geron Gadd and Mara Youdelman Issue Brief
Collecting demographic data is legal and constitutional. Questions have arisen about the constitutionality of the collection and use of demographic data. This concern has been attributed to the Supreme Court’s 1995 decision in Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena. Yet Adarand and the cases following it preclude neither the collection…
Read more

Language Access Archive

Never miss a thing.

Subscribe today.

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

Questions and Answers on the 2024 Final Rule Addressing Nondiscrimination Protections under the ACA’s Section 1557

Medicaid and CHIP Reimbursement Models for Language Services: 2024 Update

Medicaid Eligibility Call Centers: Questions for LEP & Disability Access

The Constitutionality of Demographic Data Collection