NHeLP in the News

2013

• The Huffington Post featured a blog post by Emily Spitzer, “For Dual-Eligibles, Health Care Reform Is Already Here,” (May 2013)
• The Washington Post quoted Leo Cuello, “Arkansas plan shows that health care law's Medicaid expansion leaves flexibility for states,” (Mar. 2013)
• The Huffington Post featured a blog post by Emily Spitzer, “Back to School: A Course on Leadership,” (Mar. 2013) 
• The New York Times quoted Byron Gross, “States Can Cut Back on Medicaid Payments, Administration Says,” (Feb. 2013) 
• The Boston Globe covered a Medicaid lawsuit in Maine where NHeLP is co-counsel, “44,000 to Lose Medicaid Coverage in Maine,” (Feb. 2013) 
• The Maine Public Broadcasting Network covered a Medicaid lawsuit in Maine where NHeLP is co-counsel, “Groups Sue Feds to Block Maine Medicaid Cuts,” (Feb. 2013) 
• Bangor Daily News covered a Medicaid lawsuit in Maine where NHeLP is co-counsel, “Advocacy Group Files Suit to Stop Medicaid Cuts Set to take Effect March 1,” (Feb. 2013) 
• Portland Press Herald covered a Medicaid lawsuit in Maine where NHeLP is co-counsel, “Maine Group Sues Federal DHHS to Stop MaineCare Cuts,” (Feb. 2013) 
• Kaiser Health News quoted Jane Perkins, “Medicaid Helps Hospitals Pay for Illegal Immigrants’ Care,” (Feb. 2013) 
• Arizona Republic covered an Arizona Medicaid co-payment lawsuit where NHeLP is co-counsel, “Federal Judge: AHCCCS Copays Need Rethinking,” (Feb. 2013) 
• National Journal quoted Mara Youdelman, “Fate of ‘Obamacare’ May Rest with Hispanics,” (Feb. 2013) 
• Fayetteville Observer quoted Corey Davis, “Advocates Say Access to Antidote for Painkiller Overdoses Would Save Lives,” (Feb. 2013)
• NHeLP’s Debbie Reid co-presented for the Black Women's Health Imperative's monthly Blog Talk Radio Show, Why Should Black Women Care about Medicaid and its Expansion?, (Jan. 2013)
• The Huffington Post featured a blog post by Emily Spitzer, “Welcome to the Regulatory Jungle,” (Feb. 2013)
• The Network for Public Health Law featured a blog post by Dipti Singh, “Women’s Access to Birth Control: Court Challenges,” (Jan. 2013)
• The New York Times quoted Leo Cuello, “Many Medicaid Patients Could Face Higher Fees Under a Proposed Federal Policy,” (Jan. 2013)
• The Clearinghouse Review published an article by Jane Perkins, “The Supreme Court’s Affordable Care Act Decision on Medicaid Eligibility and the Aftermath,” (Jan. 2013)
• The Huffington Post featured a blog post by Emily Spitzer, “Fulfilling the Promise of Roe v. Wade: Let’s Start with the President’s Budget,” (Jan. 2013)

2012

• The Huffington Post featured a blog post by Emily Spitzer, Everyone in the Pool! (Dec. 2012)
• The Huffington Post featured a blog post by Emily Spitzer, Health Care Reform: What’s Next? (Nov. 2012)
• ED Legal Letter quoted Mara Youdelman, Do You Rely on “Ad Hoc” Interpreters in Your ED? (Nov. 2012)
• News 14 Carolina quoted Corey Davis, Advocates Push for Good Samaritan 911 Law. (Oct. 2012)
• The Clearinghouse Review published an article by Gary F. Smith, Gill Deford, Jane Perkins and Mona Tawatao, providing a summary of issues affecting access to federal courts in the 2011 term.  Read the article, “Beyond the Affordable Care Act Decision: Federal Access Issues in the Supreme Court’s 2011 Term,” here. 
• The Wall Street Journal published a letter from Emily Spitzer, Medicaid Block Grants Hurt the Poor. (Oct. 2012)
• Congressional Quarterly Health Beat referenced NHeLP’s work in AHA Urges Delay in IRS Rule Prodding Nonprofit Hospitals to Deliver More Charity Care. (Sep. 2012) 
• ED Legal Letter quoted Mara Youdelman, Do You Rely on “Ad Hoc” Interpreters in Your ED? (Nov. 2012) 
• News 14 Carolina quoted Corey Davis, Advocates Push for Good Samaritan 911 Law. (Oct. 2012) 
• The Clearinghouse Review published an article by Jane Perkins, Gary F. Smith, Gill Deford and Mona Tawato, Beyond the Affordable Care Act Decision: Federal Access Issues in the Supreme Court’s 2011 Term. (Nov. 2012) 
• The Wall Street Journal published a letter from Emily Spitzer, Medicaid Block Grants Hurt the Poor. (Oct. 2012) 
• Congressional Quarterly Health Beat referenced NHeLP’s work in AHA Urges Delay in IRS Rule Prodding Nonprofit Hospitals to Deliver More Charity Care. (Sept. 2012) 
• The Huffington Post featured a blog post by Emily Spitzer, Health Care Reform: What's Next? (Nov. ’12)
• The Huffington Post featured a blog post by Emily Spitzer, Ripping Up the Social Contract In Tampa. (Aug. ’12)
• California Progress Report quoted Susan Berke Fogel, Health Care Reform in California. (Aug. ’12)
• Inside Health Policy quoted Michelle Lilienfeld, States Eye Small Group Plans to Define Essential Benefits As Selection Deadline Nears. (Aug. ’12)
• The Huffington Post featured a blog by Emily Spitzer, August 1, 2012: A Milestone for American Women. (Aug. ’12)
• Buffalo News referenced NHeLP in Scanning of Medicaid Consumers Urged. (July ’12)
• National Journal quoted Sarah Somers, Bending But Not Breaking on Medicaid. (July ’12)
• American Public Media interviewed Mara Youdelman on language access and medical interpreters. (July ’12)
• Inside CMS quoted NHeLP director of health reform, Leo Cuello, Poorest Would Not Get Help Buying Private Insurance. (July ’12)
• The Huffington Post quoted NHeLP director of health reform, Leo Cuello, Pedro Hermenegildo, Uninsured Texas Man, Claims Doctor Botched Hernia Surgery. (July ’12)
• Congressional Quarterly Weekly quoted NHeLP legal director, Jane Perkins, Medicaid Expansion: ‘Opt Out’ Dilemma. (June ’12)
• States News Service quoted NHeLP legal director, Jane Perkins, The Supreme Court Ruling and Seniors: Day Two Follow Up. (June ’12)
• Congressional Quarterly Healthbeat quoted NHeLP legal director, Jane Perkins, States With Largest Uninsured Populations May Be More Likely to Opt Out of Medicaid. (June ’12)
• Congressional Quarterly Today quoted NHeLP legal director, Jane Perkins, Poorer States May Decide Against Medicaid Expansion. (June ’12)
• The Philadelphia Inquirer quoted NHeLP attorney Corey Davis, Limiting 'Gross Charges' On Hospital Bills. (June ’12)
• American Medical News quoted NHeLP legal director, Jane Perkins, What’s Next for Physicians After Affordable Care Act Ruling. (June ’12)
• Radio Bilingue interviewed NHeLP director of health reform, Leo Cuello, on the recent Supreme Court decision on health reform. (Spanish only) (June ’12)
• Inside Health Policy quoted NHeLP director of health reform, Leo Cuello, Poorest Would Not Get Help Buying Insurance In States That Do Not Expand Medicaid. (June ’12)
• The Network for Public Health Law published NHeLP’s blog post, The Affordable Care Act and the Supreme Court Decision. (June ’12)
• The Huffington Post featured two articles from Emily Spitzer on the ACA. Pay No Attention to That Patient Behind the Curtain. (June ’12). What Will America Look Like if Health Reform is Struck Down. (Apr. ’12)
• MedPage Today quoted NHeLP director of health reform, Leo Cuello, Supreme Court: Decision Nears on 'Obamacare.’ (June ’12)
• The Salt Lake Tribune quoted NHeLP attorney Corey Davis, Utah's Largest Hospital Chain Sticking With Embattled Debt Collector. (May ’12)
• The Washington Post quoted NHeLP DC managing attorney Mara Youdelman, Hospitals Struggle to Provide Interpreters for Patients Who Don't Speak English. (May ’12)
• The Omaha World Herald quoted NHeLP legal director, Jane Perkins, Lawsuit: Coverage Is Illegally Denied. (May ’12)
• The New York Law Journal wrote a story on the recent victory obtained by NHeLP and co-counsel in the Davis v. Shah case, U.S. Judge Questions Denial of Medicaid for Footwear, Hosiery. (May ’12)
• The Shriver Brief referenced a recent piece by NHeLP attorney Corey Davis and Community Catalyst in a posting entitled, The Debt Collector Will See You Now. (Apr. ’12)
• California Healthline quoted NHeLP legal director, Jane Perkins, Advocates Hope ACA Will Knit Children's Patchwork. (Apr. ’12)
• Inside Health Policy covered NHeLP legal director, Jane Perkins’ factsheet rebutting Paul Clement’s claims about the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion during Supreme Court oral arguments. (Apr.’ 12)
• Inside Health Policy quoted NHeLP executive director, Emily Spitzer, ACA Supporters Say Kennedy, Roberts Statements Buoy Confidence. (Apr. ’12)
• Inside Health Forum quoted NHeLP executive director, Emily Spitzer, Supporters Say Kennedy, Roberts Statements Buoy. (Apr. ’12)
• Inside Washington Publishers quoted NHeLP legal director, Jane Perkins, Families USA Says House Budget Would ‘Decimate’ States’ Health Funding. (Apr. ’12)
• Emily Spitzer and Jane Perkins were interviewed by national radio shows, including Mark Walsh on Left Jab Radio and Talk Radio News, at the Families USA radio row event during Supreme Court oral arguments on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Emily and Jane spoke about NHeLP's amicus brief defending the ACA's Medicaid expansion and the importance of the program and the ACA for expanding health care access to millions of individuals.
• California Healthline quoted NHeLP executive director, Emily Spitzer, Experts: Medicaid Expansion Will Stand; Mandate's Fate Unclear. (Mar. ’12)
• Illinois Health Matters referenced NHeLP’s amicus brief before the Supreme Court defending Medicaid. Medicaid and the Supreme Court. (Mar. ’12)
• AARP quoted NHeLP legal director, Jane Perkins, Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Affordable Care Act Constitutionality. (Mar. ’12)
• New American Media ran commentary on the ACA that referenced NHeLP’s amicus brief before the Supreme Court defending Medicaid, Could Supreme Court Weaken Civil Rights, Via Health-Law Decision on Medicaid. (Mar. ’12)
• The Palm Beach Post quoted NHeLP legal director, Jane Perkins, Do Plaintiff's Debts Bolster Other Side in Health Care Debate? (Mar. ’12)
• Med Page Today quoted NHeLP legal director, Jane Perkins, ACA On Trial: Expansion of Medicaid. (Mar. ’12)
• McClatchy (Sac-Bee) quoted NHeLP legal director, Jane Perkins, Supreme Court Health Law Rulings Could Have Big Impact. (Mar. ’12)
• South Carolina Nursing Home Blog quoted NHeLP legal director, Jane Perkins, Irony is Lost on Them. (Mar. 12)
• Buzz Feed quoted NHeLP executive director, Emily Spitzer, 4 Ways the Health Care Decision Will Change Women's Lives. (Mar. ’12)
• Congressional Quarterly quoted NHeLP legal director, Jane Perkins, Mandate Is Main Event in Health Care Hearings. (Mar. ’12)
• Lateline interviewed NHeLP executive director, Emily Spitzer, Obama's Health System on Trial. Listen to the interview here. (Mar. ’12)
• The Seattle Times quoted NHeLP legal director, Jane Perkins, Health-Care-Law Decision Will Have Far-Reaching Impact. (Mar. ’12)
• The Pioneer Press quoted NHeLP legal director, Jane Perkins, In Supreme Court, Health Care Showdown Looms. (Mar. ’12)
• Congressional Quarterly Health Beat quoted NHeLP legal director, Jane Perkins, Beyond the Health Care Arguments: The Waiting Games. (Mar. ’12)
• San Fernando Valley Business Journal quoted NHeLP director of reproductive health and justice programs, Susan Berke Fogel, Parent of Area Hospitals Loosens Ties With Church. (Feb. ’12)
• The Huffington Post featured an article by NHeLP executive director, Emily Spitzer, The Supreme Court: Why You Should Care Even If You Hate the ACA. (Mar. '12)
• The Huffington Post featured an article by NHeLP executive director, Emily Spitzer, A Birthday We Can All Celebrate. (Mar. '12)
• The Los Angeles Times quoted NHeLP legal director, Jane Perkins, Plaintiff challenging healthcare law went bankrupt – with unpaid medical bills. (Mar. ’12)
• The Children’s Partnership covered NHeLP’s ACA defense work. The Children’s Partnership Joins Amicus Brief Filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in Support of New Health Law’s Medicaid Provisions. (Mar. ’12)
• Pennsylvania Health Law Project referenced NHeLP’s amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court defending Medicaid, Preview of U.S. Supreme Court Arguments on Health Reform. (Mar. ’12)
• National Council on Aging referenced NHeLP’s amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court defending Medicaid. (Mar. ’12)
• Washington State Department of Social and Health Services published a joint press release with NHeLP and co-counsel, State and Children’s Advocacy Organizations Reach Interim Agreement in Lawsuit Over Children’s Mental Health. (Mar. ’12)
• Reuters quoted NHeLP director of reproductive justice, Susan Berke Fogel, Debate over Conscience in the Workplace Intensifies. (Feb. ’12)
• The Huffington Post featured an op-ed from NHeLP executive director, Emily Spitzer, States Shocked, Shocked at Medicaid Expansion. (Feb. ’12)
• The Huffington Post featured an op-ed from NHeLP executive director, Emily Spitzer, Keep Your Leeches for Yourself. (Feb. ’12)
• Ohio Legal Rights Service covered NHeLP’s ACA defense work, NHeLP Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief Supporting Health Care Reform’s Medicaid Expansion. (Feb. ’12)
• A number of national radio shows, including Ring of Fire, Progressive Blend, and Talk Radio News Service interviewed Emily Spitzer and Mara Youdelman at the Families USA Health Action 2012 conference in January. Emily and Mara spoke about NHeLP's work defending Medicaid against budget cuts, the importance of the program for low-income individuals, implementation of the Affordable Care Act and NHeLP's amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court defending the ACA's Medicaid expansion. (Jan. ’12)

2011

• The Huffington Post featured an op-ed from NHeLP executive director, Emily Spitzer on HHS Secretary overruling the FDA's decision on Plan B. (Dec '11)
• The Associated Press quoted Kim Lewis, managing attorney from NHeLP’s Los Angeles office, in response to Federal District Court Judge A. Howard Matz’s approval in the class-action suit Katie A. v. Bonta. The agreement between advocates and the state of California will ensure California provides intensive home- and community-based mental health services for children in foster care or at risk of removal from their families. (Dec ’11)
• Santa Fe New Mexican quoted Jane Perkins, legal director, testimony before the New Mexico State Legislature on Section 1115 of the Social Secuirity Act projects.
• The Hill featured an op-ed from NHeLP executive director, Emily Spitzer, on their Congress Blog in response to the proposed refusal clause in the HHS Interim Final Rule covering women’s preventive attacks on the women’s preventive health services requirement in the Affordable Care Act. (Nov ’11)
• The Washington Post quoted NHeLP’s director of reproductive health and justice programs, Susan Berke Fogel, in response to a New Jersey lawsuit by nurses alleging discrimination over their hospital’s policy around abortion care. (Nov ’11)
• The BBC Newshour program interviewed NHeLP’s director of reproductive health and justice programs, Susan Berke Fogel, in response to a New Jersey lawsuit by nurses alleging discrimination over their hospital’s policy around abortion care. Interview starts at 0:14 and Susan starts at 0:16:33. (Nov ’11)
• On August 15, 2011, NHeLP Attorney Michelle Lilienfeld spoke (in Spanish) about English-only health plans on Radio Bilingue. (Aug '11)
• Legal Director Jane Perkins speaks with AARP bulletin about recent lawsuits testing the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act: “Legal Wins and Losses for the Health Care Reform Law: When will the U.S. Supreme Court step in? (Aug '11)
• NHeLP attorney Sarah Somers talked about Medicare on the Pacifica Radio program “Building Bridges” on August 15, 2011. The segment, “Medicare is the answer, not the problem,” starts at minute 45. (Aug '11)
• Ms. Magazine quoted NHeLP's Director of Reproductive Justice, Susan Berke Fogel, in an article about doctors denying treatment at Catholic hospitals ("Treatment Denied", Spring 2011).
• The Reproductive Health Reality Check printed a blog written by NHeLP's Davida Silverman, What the Attack on Medicaid Means for Reproductive Health Care (April 28, 2011).
• The New York Times printed a Letter to the Editor from NHeLP's Executive Director, Emily Spitzer, in response to an article on the budget, Medicaid and Medicare ("A National Debate Over the Budget: Letters to the Editor," April 8, 2011).
• The Washington Post quoted NHeLP's Director of Reproductive Justice, Susan Berke Fogel, in this article about the Administration's recession of most of the "conscience clause" regulation ("Obama Administration Replaces Controversial 'Conscience' Regulation for Health-Care Workers," February 19, 2011).
• Sarah Somers, an NHeLP Senior Attorney, discusses health reform litigation and highlights an amicus brief that NHeLP and others filed, arguing in favor of the Medicaid expansion ("Lawsuits Creating Challenges to Historic Health Reform Law: Multiple Cases Pending Across Nation," The Nation's Health, February 2011).
• Jane Perkins, NHeLP's Legal Director, writes this piece for Georgetown University's Center for Children and Families ("Florida Ruling on ACA Generates Some Surprise and a Lot of Confusion," February 2, 2011).
• A U.S. District judge granted class-action status to a lawsuit that seeks for the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to provide opportunities for Maine residents with various disabilities to live independently outside of nursing homes. NHeLP is co-counsel in this case and argues that DHHS violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Nursing Home Reform Act ("Federal Judge Says Lawsuit Against DHHS Now Class Action," Bangor Daily News, February 2, 2011).
• Mara Youdelman, Managing Attorney of NHeLP's Washington DC office, is a guest blogger for Georgetown University's Center for Children and Families ("CHIPRA Provides More Funds to Help States Pay for Language Services," January 28, 2011).
• NHeLP Staff Attorney Leonardo Cuello discusses implementation of health reform and changes to Medicaid in the states ("Budget Woes, Reform Implementation Top Medicaid, Safety-Net Agenda," The Bureau of National Affairs, January 24, 2011).

2010

• Mara Youdelman, Managing Attorney of NHeLP's Washington DC office, speaks about the need for language interpretation services, and how far we've come ("Medical Interpreters are a Patient's Right," Los Angeles Times, December 27, 2010).
• NHeLP Senior Attorney Doreena Wong discusses the language access obligations set forth in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Lost Translation - In Alaska, Neglecting to Provide Interpreters for Non-English Speaking Medicaid Patients Means Some Doctors are Breaking the Law," Anchorage Press, September 9, 2010).
• This article highlights comments filed by NHeLP and two LGBT organizations to proposed guidelines to eliminate discrimination in visitation against the families of LGBT patients ("LGBT Groups Propose Hospital Guidelines," The Windy City Times, September 1, 2010).
• NHeLP attorney Mara Youdelman emphasizes the need for competent interpreters and translators in health care settings ("Translating Health Care for Immigrants," National Public Radio, June 11, 2010).
• NHeLP's recent report, "Health Care Refusals: Undermining Quality Care for Women," was highlighted prominently in this piece on the Los Angeles Times blog ("More Women Are Refused Healthcare Due to Hospital Ideology, Report Says," Los Angeles Times Blog, May 27, 2010).
• NHeLP attorney Susan Fogel discusses Medicaid and family planning under health reform ("Health Reform Seeks Status Quo on Abortion," American Medical News, April 19, 2010).
• Leonardo Cuello, a staff attorney in NHeLP's Washington DC office, spoke on this Spanish-language radio show about President Obama's health reform proposal, key features, and some limits for immigrants (February 25, 2010).

2009

• Leonardo Cuello, a staff attorney at NHeLP, comments on litigation in Pennsylvania related to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act ("Complaint Filed Over Hospital's Closing," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 4, 2009).
• Mara Youdelman, attorney in NHeLP's Washington DC office, is interviewed in this piece on medical interpreters ("Patient Translators Save Money, But Who Pays?" National Public Radio, July 27, 2009).
• NHeLP Attorney Amber Hartgens speaks against shackling against incarcerated pregnant women ("Anti-Shackling Legislation Moving in New York Legislature," Ms. Magazine, May 27, 2009).
• Mara Youdelman, NHeLP attorney and director of NHeLP's National Language Access Advocacy Project, wrote this blog entry ("Good Interpreters Can Save Lives & Limbs," Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, April 30, 2009).
• Marc Fleischaker, Chairman of Arent Fox, is highlighted as the most recent addition to NHeLP's board of directors ("National Health Law Program Adds Board Member," Rehab Management, April 23, 2009).
• Mara Youdelman, director of NHeLP's Language Access Advocacy Project, discusses legal issues around communication barriers ("Making sure your patients know what you're saying," American Medical News, April 20, 2009).
• NHeLP releases a statement on the passage of CHIP; Executive Director Emily Spitzer is quoted ("The National Health Law Program Reacts to Children's Health," Baltimore ABC 2, February 6, 2009).
• Randy Boyle, an attorney in NHeLP's Los Angeles office, is quoted in this article on medical billing ("Negotiate a payment plan with the doctor," Los Angeles Times, February 2, 2009).
• The Women's Foundation of California highlights Manju Kulkarni's, NHeLP Staff Attorney, work at NHeLP and the Women's Policy Institute (News from the Women's Policy Institute, January 2009).
• A recent report from the California Medicare Part D Coalition, of which NHeLP is a part, focuses on language access barriers for Medicare Part D recipients across the state ("'Please Hold' -- Language access and structural barriers in Medicare," The Race Equity Project, January 5, 2009).

2008

• NHeLP Executive Director Emily Spitzer discusses options to obtaining healthcare for the unemployed ("Cut costs, not care," Los Angeles Times, December 29, 2008).
• Susan Berke Fogel, NHeLP Consultant on Reproductive Health and Rights, outlines potential limitations on access to care in proposed abortion regulations ("Revised language in proposed HHS rule still bolsters abortion conscience laws," American Medical News, September 22-29, 2008).
• Jane Perkins, NHeLP's Litigation Director, comments on the recent federal district court ruling in Salazar v. District of Columbia, a case NHeLP co-counsels, that the District had missed deadlines for providing Medicaid health screening, diagnostic, and treatment services for D.C. children. ("Court fines District over missed health care deadlines: 'Institutional failure' to cost city $931,050," Washington Times, August 23, 2008) (See also the Blog of LegalTimes).
• "Obama and McCain's Health Care Plans Fail to Meet Human Rights Standards" concludes Anja Rudiger, the Human Right to Health Program Director for a joint program run by NESRI and NHeLP (August 21, 2008).
• "Calif top court: Docs can't withhold care to gays, " sites NHeLP's amicus brief on guaranteeing access to care to patients who are gay or lesbian (USAToday, August 19, 2008).
• Doreena Wong, NHeLP Staff Attorney emphasizes hospitals' treatment and discharge obligations in "Undocumented immigrant in coma set to be returned to Mexico. " (Chicago Tribune, August 20, 2008).
• The North Carolina Justice Center recognized Jane Perkins for fighting to expand access to health care. (News & Record, Greensboro, North Carolina, August 13, 2008).
• Steve Hitov, NHeLP Managing Attorney, outlines findings from NHeLP's report "Language Access: Understanding the Barriers and Challenges in Primary Care Settings" in American Medical News (July 7, 2008, "Centers offer ways to bridge language, cultural differences").
• Steve Hitov offers advice on "How to deal with the pre-Medicare gap years" for RetirementRevised.com (June 26, 2008).
• NHeLP's amicus brief in North Coast Women's Care Medical Group v. Benitez is mentioned in "Court takes lesbian insemination case" (The Mercury News (San Jose), May 26, 2008).
• NHeLP and Legal Services of Southern Piedmont's suit against the secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services for the improper reduction of mental health services is highlighted in "State faces lawsuit over mental health" (The News & Observer, April 16, 2008).
• Doreena Wong, NHeLP Staff Attorney, emphasizes the inportance of language access in health care in "Study highlights language barriers faced in healthcare" (Los Angeles Times, March 21, 2008).
• The Los Angeles Times highlights a $500,000 award from the California Department of Managed Health Care to the Health Consumer Alliance for education on grievance and appeals rights ("Healthcare advocates to get some state help," March 19, 2008). (Also covered in the San Francisco Chronicle).
• The Independent Record (Helena, Montana) interviews Anja Rudiger in "Health care as commodity not the future, expert says" (February 21, 2008).
• Anja Rudiger lays out how the Presidential Candidates Are Not Serious About Protecting Our Health, on the DMI Blog. (January 23, 2008) (See also the Berkeley Forum and Women's Space).

2007

• Breaking hospital language barriers quotes Mara Youdelman, NHeLP Staff Attorney, on the need for languages services at suburban hospitals (Chicago Tribune, October 23, 2007).
• Mara Youdelman, NHeLP Staff Attorney, is quoted on immigrants access to health care in Some Dems flip, now support SCHIP (Bradenton (FL) Herald, October 18, 2007).
• Manju Kulkarni, NHeLP Staff Attorney, is quoted on lead poisoning in Lunchbox warning: Health officials say toss them (San Jose Mercury News, September 21, 2007).
• Susan Berke Fogel, NHeLP Consultant on Reproductive Health and Rights, asks "Are we leaving low income women behind? The reality of EC access under Medicaid," at Bush v. Choice (August 21, 2007).
• Jane Perkins, NHeLP's Legal Director, testified at the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform's hearing on the Oversight Adequacy of Pediatric Dental Care in Medicaid Eligible Children (May 2, 2007).
• Majority of Internal Medicine Practices Provide Language Services for Patients with Limited English Proficiency (Medical News Today, April 22, 2007).
• Group asks county for right (The Daily Tar Heel, April 11, 2007) describes the joint project between the University of North Caroline Immigration-Human Rights Policy Clinic and NHeLP to recognize health care as a human right.
• Study: Lack of interpreters leads to poor health care (Baltimore Examiner, April 3, 2007).
• Mara Youdelman quoted in Undocumented Immigrants' Childbirth Is Top Emergency Medicaid Expense (HealthDay, March 15, 2007).

2006

• Jane Perkins, NHeLP's Legal Director, was named by LawDragon Magazine as one of the 3,000 leading plaintiffs' lawyers inthe US in December 2006.
• The Health Consumer Alliance highlighted in Hospital charity care flatlines (San Mateo County Times, November 17, 2006). NHeLP is HCA's lead agency.
• Steve Hitov, NHeLP Managing Attorney, quoted in State slow to require citizenship papers for Medicaid benefits (Los Angeles Times, November 17, 2006).
• Larry Lavin, NHeLP Executive Director, quoted in Officials accuse hospitals of "dumping" patients (Contra Costa Times, November 17, 2006).
• Randy Boyle, NHeLP Staff Attorney, quoted in Sign-ups for Medicare drug plan this week (Bakersfield Californian, November 11, 2006).
• Mara Youdelman, NHeLP Staff Attorney, quoted in On the Table: A Cure for Medicare Language Gap (New America Media, November 6, 2006).
• NHeLP cited in US Tightens Medicaid Rules for Babies of Illegal Immigrants (New York Times, November 2, 2006).
• NHelp report highlighted in Language is big concern at hospitals (The Columbus Dispatch, October 12, 2006).
• In October 2006, Manju Kulkarni, NHeLP Staff Attorney, was named a 2006-2007 Women's Policy Institute Fellow, a project of the Women's Foundation of California.
• Jane Perkins, NHeLP's Legal Director,was named by LawDragon Magazine as one of the top 3,000 lawyers in the US in August 2006.
• Lourdes Rivera, NHeLP Managing Attorney, quoted in A Medical Crisis of Conscience: Faith Drives Some To Refuse Medication or Care (The Washinton Post, July 16, 2006).
• Steve Hitov, NHeLP Managing Attorney, quoted in Citizenship Rules Eased for Medicaid (The Washington Post, July 7, 2006).
• NHeLP highlighted in Democrats Offer Brief in DRA Suit (Roll Call, May 11, 2006).
• NHeLP received an official recognition award in April 2006 from the Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) for ongoing attention to the needs of poor people in Mississippi. Martha Bergmark, MCJ President, recognized NHeLP for work in the Vinson case which successfully challenged Mississippi's attempt to terminate the Medicaid benefits of almost 50,000 elderly and disabled Medicaid recipients and the current Denning case which challenges the states hard cap of 5 prescriptions per month, no matter how many a person needs. A MCJ newsletter highlighted the federal lawsuit challenging stringent new limit's on Mississippi's prescription benefit.
• NHeLP was named Pharmacy Access Partner of the Month for January 2006 by the Pharmacy Access Partnership along with other groups for efforts to successfully advance and pass the American Public Health Association (APHA) resolution to protect access to Emergency Contraception and other contraceptive services in pharmacies. Lourdes Rivera, NHeLP Staff Attorney, was the official policy author and received a Pharmacy Access Partner Certificate of Appreciation for her valuable contributions.

2005

• Manjusha Kulkarni, NHeLP Staff Attorney, received the Public Interest Service Award from the South Asian Bar Association of Southern California in 2005 for devoting her time and energy to helping the community, and to serving as a role model for law students and young attorneys pursuing careers in public interest law.
• Jane Perkins, NHeLP's Legal Director, was named by LawDragon Magazine as one of the top 500 lawyers in the US in October 2005.
• Lourdes Rivera, NHeLP Staff Attorney, was named as a Commissioner to the Los Angeles Commission on the Status of Women by Mayor Villaraigosa in September 2005.
• Steve Hitov, NHeLP Managing Attorney, quoted in Missouri's Medicaid Shame: Myth and Fraud (St. Louis Post Dispatch, April 17, 2005).
• In August 2005, Lourdes Rivera, NHeLP Staff Attorney, was presented the Committee Excellence Award by the American Bar Association's Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section for her work on a resolution to protect patients' right to informed consent in face of religious restrictions, adopted by the ABA's House of Delegates in February 2005.
• The Health Consumer Alliance highlighted in Health Rights Defenders, Nine Health Consumer Centers in California help people get the health care they need (Children's Advocate, May/June 2005). NHeLP is HCA's lead agency.
• In May 2005 Lourdes Rivera, NHeLP Staff Attorney, was honored by the Reproductive Rights Project of the New York Civil Liberties Union for leadership, integrity, and commitment to expanding access to reproductive rights.
• NHeLP's work highlighted in Of Service - National Health Law Program protects health care for the poor (The (Baltimore) Daily Record, April 15, 2005).
• The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services presented the Health Consumer Alliance with the Year 2001 Beneficiary Services Award of Merit, recognizing HCA as one of the country's outstanding organizations helping low-income, elderly and disabled health consumers. NHeLP is HCA's lead agency. CMS is the federal agency that runs Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program.