- May 21, 2025
How Proposed Cuts to Medicaid Are Likely to Reverse Positive Trend in Overdose Deaths
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that the number of overdose deaths across the…
- May 20, 2025
Cuts to Gender-Affirming Care for Low-Income Youth Come with Real Costs
Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee recently released their reconciliation bill, proposing to cut $715 billion from…
- May 20, 2025
Don’t Believe Them! The Proposed Reconciliation Bill Directly Harms Older Adults & People with Disabilities on Medicare
This blog was written by NHeLP's Senior Attorney Katy DeBriere, and Justice in Aging's Senior Attorney Rachel Gershon, JD…
- May 19, 2025
More Medicaid Cuts, More Delays: The Cost of Prior Authorization
Prior authorization is one of the biggest administrative burdens in the U.S. health care system. Marketed as a tool…
- May 15, 2025
Big Government Republican Bill Keeps States from Reining in Bad AI: A 10-year License for Unfettered Harm
In an era of artificial intelligence (AI) and other forms of automated decision-making systems making decisions about people’s lives,…
- May 15, 2025
How Increased Data Matching Burdens States and Enrollees for Little Benefit in Finding Fraud
Current Data Matching RequirementsThe House Energy & Commerce Committee reconciliation bill proposes a tired, ineffective idea that would increase…
- May 15, 2025
Medicaid Enrollees Aren’t Waste: Halting the Eligibility and Enrollment Rule Will Steal Health Care from Eligible People
The House Republican reconciliation bill proposal would slash at least $715 billion from Medicaid over the next decade. One…
- May 1, 2025
2025 Landmines and Pathways in the Fight for Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Equity for People with Disabilities
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) equity means that all people have access to the high-quality health care and health-related…
- April 28, 2025
A Reflection on the First 100 Days: We’re Prepared and More Determined than Ever
The first 100 days of President Trump's return to office have been as relentless and punishing as we anticipated…
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