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  1. NHeLP Comments on Senate Finance Committee's Proposals on Health Care Coverage (May '09)
  2. Language Access: Understanding the Barriers and Challenges in Primary Care Settings. Perspectives from the Field. (June '08)
  3. Serving Patients with Limited English Proficiency: Results of a Community Health Center Survey (June '08)
  4. Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care (March '08)
  5. Language Access in Health Care Statement of Principles: Explanatory Guide (Oct. '06, rev'd March '10)
  6. The Legal Framework for Language Access in Healthcare Settings: Title VI and Beyond (Journal of General Internal Medicine, Nov. '07)
  7. Medicaid and SCHIP Reimbursement Models for Language Services: 2007 Update (May '07)
  8. Providing Language Services in State and Local Health-Related Benefits Offices: Examples From the Field (Jan. '07)
  9. Language Services Resource Guide for Health Care Providers (Oct. '06)
  10. A Guide to Incorporating Cultural Competency into Health Professionals' Education and Training (Mar. '06)
  11. Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Reproductive Health Care Services (March '06)
  12. Providing Language Services in Small Health Care Provider Settings: Examples from the Field (April '05)
  13. HIPAA and Language Services in Health Care (March '05)
  14. Survey for Advocates: Language Services in State/County/Local Health-Related Benefit Offices (Feb. '05)
  15. Survey for Agency Staff: Language Services in State/County/Local Health-Related Benefit Offices (Feb. '05)
  16. Language Services Action Kit: Interpreter Services in Health Care Settings for People with Limited English Proficiency (rev'd Feb. 04)
  17. Health Care Interpreters: Are They Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse? (Dec. '03)
  18. Ensuring Linguistic Access in Health Care Settings: Legal Rights and Responsibilties (Aug '03)
  19. Q & A: Interpreters for Home Health Care (July '03)
  20. Revised Resource Manual on Immigrant Access to Health Benefits (Aug '02)
  21. Providing Language Interpretation Services in Health Care Settings: Examples from the Field (May '02)
  22. Racial, Ethnic, and Primary Language Data Collection in the Health Care System: An Assessment of Federal Policies and Practices (Oct. '01)
  23. Q & A on Interpreter Services (May '00)
  24. Language Access Questionnaire for Managed Care Contractors that Receive Federal Funding (Aug. '99)

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