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Founded in 1969, the National Health Law Program protects and advances the health rights of low income and underserved individuals. NHeLP advocates, educates and litigates at the federal and state level. Our lawyers and policy analysts stand up for the rights of the millions of people who struggle to access affordable, quality health care. We are guided by the belief—a challenge—that each generation should live better than the last. Health care reform offers the opportunity to substantially reduce the number of uninsured and improve access to care, including through the law’s expansion of the Medicaid program. Political and economic challenges, however, threaten these advances for millions of low-income and uninsured people. NHeLP defends the nation’s health care safety net for those most in need and those with the fewest resources. We fight to give at-risk populations a voice in federal policy making, promote the rights of consumers in emerging managed-care systems, and advocate for creative solutions that preserve the government’s responsibility as the provider of last resort. We are a force in the courtroom, working to ensure that low-income people and underserved communities can obtain the quality care to which they are legally entitled and holding state and federal Medicaid agencies accountable for their programs. The National Health Law Program, founded in 1969, protects and advances health rights of low-income and underserved individuals and families. We advocate, educate and litigate at the federal and state levels to advance health and civil rights in the U.S. Our lawyers and policy experts fight every day for the rights of the tens of millions of people struggling to access affordable, quality health care coverage free from discrimination. The National Health Law Program defends and fights to expand health and civil rights of those most in need and those with the fewest resources. We strive to give a voice to low-income individuals and famil

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Industry Legal Services Company size 11-50 employees Headquarters Washington, DC Type Nonprofit Founded 1969

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  "When the federal gov't withholds funding/freezes parts of [Medicaid], it creates instability that hurts people. Families miss appointments. Providers question whether they can continue services. Communities lose trusted sources of care” Sarah Somers https://lnkd.in/eaDewvDc

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  Timely Tip #7: STRONG EXEMPTION POLICIES CAN REDUCE THE HARM FROM UPCOMING WORK REQUIREMENTS. Advocates should push states to proactively identify exempt individuals, apply longer-term exemptions, avoid narrow definitions, and use clear screening language so eligible people aren’t wrongly subjected to work rules. By Shandra Monterastelli Hartly https://lnkd.in/eK6R_5FA

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  The Trump Administration has taken aggressive federal action to gut the Medicaid program and Marketplace coverage across the country. There are numerous provisions from the Marketplace Final Rule and H.R.1, the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) that drastically erode over a decade of progress to expand access to health coverage and improve health care affordability through Marketplace coverage. In California, consumers who rely on Covered California for health insurance coverage are starting to feel the harm. Californians are paying the price for these harmful federal changes. This blog outlines the 2026 changes to Covered California that should be on the radar of advocates and consumers alike.  By Alicia Emanuel  https://lnkd.in/e39E9j9s

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  HHS requested information on supporting innovation and use of artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical care. NHeLP's response highlights the abundant research that discusses how AI in health care can exacerbate bias and lead to improper, harmful decisions. NHeLP's comments also discussed how our experience with AI and the research shows that the risk with AI in health care is high, and certain protections like transparency and accountability are key to public trust and patient safety with the use of AI. By Brit Vanneman, Elizabeth Edwards, and Shandra Monterastelli Hartly Hartly https://lnkd.in/e-8M-BWK

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  The Louisiana Center for Health Equity (LCHE) hosted a town hall at Dillard University examining the sweeping implications of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) for communities across Louisiana. The event brought together policy experts, health leaders, legal advocates, and community members to discuss how this far-reaching federal legislation could affect Louisiana’s families, health systems, and economic future. NHeLP Senior Policy Analyst Christina Piecora was a featured speaker, outlining the bill’s devastating health care cuts and what they could mean for access to coverage and care across Louisiana. By Christina Piecora https://lnkd.in/eF9rfxGv

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  At a time when health care costs are skyrocketing, Congress should be supporting communities by strengthening Medicaid, restoring and extending enhanced premium tax credits for Marketplace coverage, as well as ensuring access to preventive, sexual, and reproductive health care. Instead, through H.R. 1, President Trump and his allies in Congress cut Medicaid, Medicare, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Marketplace coverage by more than a trillion dollars, dramatically expanding funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) violent mass deportation, detention, family separation, and anti-democracy efforts. In a letter organized by Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the National Health Law Program, 135 health advocacy organizations and allied groups urged Congress to prioritize health care access over funding weaponized immigration agencies wreaking havoc in our communities. By Mia Villasenor and Madeline T. Morcelle, J.D., M.P.H. https://lnkd.in/eg2MBHxf

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  The template provides guidelines and suggested language advocates can use to submit public records requests to their states to obtain information relevant to implementation of “community engagement” or work requirements pursuant to Section 71119 of P.L. 119-21 of OBBBA (codified at 42 U.S.C. § 1396a(xx)). Katy DeBriere & Elizabeth Edwards https://lnkd.in/exwA_kBN

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  The sweeping Medicaid changes under OBBBA will strain state systems, increase red tape, and risk harmful coverage losses, especially for people with disabilities. With rushed timelines and $990M in cuts, failures are inevitable. States must build strong safeguards and a “landing pad” to quickly fix errors and protect enrollees. By Steven Schmidt and Elizabeth Edwards https://lnkd.in/ewU7yfe7

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  TIP #6 WORK REQUIREMENTS EXEMPTIONS FOR MEDICALLY FRAIL AND SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS PEOPLE. OBBBA exempts people who are “medically frail” or who have “special medical needs” from Medicaid work requirements, and states can still work now to maximize the utility of this exemption. Learn more about what states can do to identify and protect exempt individuals with our latest Timely Tip to Safeguard Medicaid. By Shandra Monterastelli Hartly https://lnkd.in/eK6R_5FA

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  NHeLP 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 withdraw the rules because they are inconsistent with federal law, are not based on the best available evidence and data, and will cause harm to the health of minors with gender dysphoria. By Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Abigail Coursolle, Catherine McKee, Alexis Robles-Fradet, Emma Parker-Newton, MPA, Skyler Rosellini, Wayne Turner https://lnkd.in/ejdTkhGu

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