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- June 8, 2026
Know Your Rights: Access to Health Care for TGI Californians
Read moreRecent Federal Executive Orders have purported to limit coverage of gender-affirming care, especially for Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Intersex (TGI) people, especially youth. Several of these Executive Orders have been challenged in the courts, and parts of them have been enjoined. There is no change to the law in…
- May 5, 2026
Medi-Cal 2030: Person-Centered, Accountable, Sustainable Principles
National Health Law Program (NHeLP) Fact SheetRead moreMedi-Cal 2030: Person-Centered, Accountable, Sustainable Principles outlines an equity-centered framework to guide the future of Medi-Cal. The principles call for a person-centered program that eliminates exclusions, removes discriminatory barriers, and guarantees comprehensive, culturally competent care across the lifespan. They emphasize designing policies, systems, and technology with and for members…
- February 18, 2026
NHeLP Comments on Proposed Rules on Gender-Affirming Care
Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Abigail Coursolle, Catherine McKee, Alexis Robles-Fradet, Emma Parker-Newton, Skyler Rosellini, and Wayne Turner CommentsRead moreNHeLP submitted comments opposing two proposed rules from HHS that would prohibit the use of federal Medicaid funding for coverage of gender-affirming care for minors and prohibit, as a condition of participation, Medicare and Medicaid hospitals from providing gender-affirming care to minors. In these comments, NHeLP urges HHS to…
- December 22, 2025
Prohibited Discrimination under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act
Read moreSection 1557 generally prohibits different treatment (also referred to as “intentional discrimination”) and discriminatory effects (also referred to as “disparate impact”). These theories recognize that discrimination shows up in many forms — sometimes there may be an explicit reference to categorization on the basis of a protected identity, but…
