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May 10, 2023
How Funding and Eligibility Cuts to Medicaid Harm Response Efforts to Public Health Crises (Updated May 2023)
Michelle Yiu Issue Brief, Fact Sheet
Congressional Republican leadership is considering funding and eligibility cuts to Medicaid, such as work requirements, block grants, and per capita caps. Such proposals would impose new budgetary pressures on states and make it more difficult for individuals to access necessary health care programs and services. Because Medicaid is uniquely…
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April 25, 2022
Comments In Response to Proposed Rulemaking: Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility
Eskedar Girmash, Elizabeth Edwards, and Catherine McKee Comments
We support the comments submitted by the Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) campaign and submit additional comments in response to the questions posed in the NPRM. We share PIF’s view that the nation is stronger when we welcome people who are willing to contribute to the country. We believe U.S.…
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January 19, 2022
National Health Law Program Comment on DOS Public Charge Rule
Cathren Cohen Comments
NHeLP submitted comments urging the Department of State (DOS) to rescind the Trump Administration's overly broad rule, which went beyond the historical understanding and use of the term "public charge." In addition, our comment highlights how the continued existence of the DOS Rule causes a chilling effect on public…
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December 16, 2021
NHeLP Comments on HHS SUNSET Repeal Rule
Dania Douglas and Wayne Turner Comments
In the HHS SUNSET final rule, HHS sought to retroactively impose a mandatory expiration date on an estimated 18,000 duly promulgated regulations. Even long-standing rules would be automatically rescinded unless they survive a complex process of assessment and review. If implemented, programs like Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance…
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December 6, 2021
Q&A: State Contraceptive Equity Laws
Liz McCaman Taylor Issue Brief
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires most health insurance plans to provide coverage for a broad range of women’s preventive health services without cost-sharing, including all Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved methods of contraception. While this requirement is a welcome and significant step forward, gaps in comprehensive coverage remain,…
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May 10, 2021
Webinar: Public Charge and Reproductive Justice Administrative Advocacy
Priscilla Huang, Lucie Avallo, and Phoebe Suva Webinar
This webinar from the Medicaid and Reproductive Justice Collaborative addressed administrative advocacy and how reproductive justice advocates can engage with the rulemaking process. The previous Administration’s crusade to expand the public charge rule was designed to sow fear, reap reproductive injustice, and damage the health and economic stability of…
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How Funding and Eligibility Cuts to Medicaid Harm Response Efforts to Public Health Crises (Updated May 2023)

Comments In Response to Proposed Rulemaking: Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

National Health Law Program Comment on DOS Public Charge Rule

NHeLP Comments on HHS SUNSET Repeal Rule

Webinar: Public Charge and Reproductive Justice Administrative Advocacy

Public Charge Archive

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How Funding and Eligibility Cuts to Medicaid Harm Response Efforts to Public Health Crises (Updated May 2023)

Comments In Response to Proposed Rulemaking: Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

National Health Law Program Comment on DOS Public Charge Rule

NHeLP Comments on HHS SUNSET Repeal Rule

Q&A: State Contraceptive Equity Laws

Webinar: Public Charge and Reproductive Justice Administrative Advocacy