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July 7, 2020
NHeLP Again Opposes Implementation of Double Billing Rule, Particularly During Pandemic
Fabiola De Liban Comments
As conveyed in our comments to the proposed rule, the National Health Law Program strongly opposes the implementation of the “Double Billing” rule promulgated on December 27, 2019 because it threatens to undermine access to quality health care, including essential reproductive health services. We implore the administration, states, and…
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June 19, 2020
HHS Eliminates or Weakens Regulatory Protections Against Discrimination in Health Care
Wayne Turner, Mara Youdelman, and Madeline Morcelle Issue Brief, Fact Sheet
As part of its ongoing attacks on health care and civil rights, the Trump administration recently finalized drastic changes to regulations implementing Section 1557, the Affordable Care Act’s nondiscrimination provision. Section 1557 provides important protections against discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin (including language access), sex,…
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May 11, 2020
Recommendations to improve abortion coverage and transparency in marketplace plans
Fabiola De Liban Issue Brief
Following the release of Beyond the Law: The Challenge of Abortion Coverage in the Marketplaces, various state advocates and commercial plans asked the National Health Law Program for more detailed recommendations on how plans can improve abortion coverage and how they communicate such coverage to potential and current enrollees.…
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May 6, 2020
Use of Emergency Medicaid State Plan Amendments During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Héctor Hernández-Delgado Issue Brief
States have several paths to address Medicaid coverage for COVID-19, including State Plan Amendments (SPA), section 1135 authority, and other waivers. CMS recently released a SPA template for options related to the pandemic. This issue brief discusses the emerging issues of SPA authority in six states and provides recommendations…
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February 18, 2020
Comments on USCIS Proposal to use SAVE to Collect Immigrant Sponsorship Info
Priscilla Huang and Sarah Grusin Comments
U.S. Citizenship and Immigraiton Services (USCIS) seeks to add optional questions for public benefit granting agencies to use the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to also provide USCIS with sponsorship data for deeming and reimbursement compliance. SAVE is used to verify immigration status for benefits eligibility purposes in programs such…
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February 7, 2020
Amicus: Doe v. Trump, Ninth Circuit
Jane Perkins and Sarah Grusin Cases
The National Health Law Program, the American Public Health Association, and 48 other groups filed an amicus brief opposing the President’s October 4, 2019 immigration proclamation. The Proclamation bars the entry of intending immigrants to the United States unless they have “approved health insurance” or “the financial resources to…
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NHeLP Again Opposes Implementation of Double Billing Rule, Particularly During Pandemic

HHS Eliminates or Weakens Regulatory Protections Against Discrimination in Health Care

Recommendations to improve abortion coverage and transparency in marketplace plans

Use of Emergency Medicaid State Plan Amendments During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Comments on USCIS Proposal to use SAVE to Collect Immigrant Sponsorship Info

Amicus: Doe v. Trump, Ninth Circuit