National Health Law Program
@nhelp.bsky.social
The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) protects and improves access to health care for low-income and underserved people and works to advance health equity. We believe that everyone should have access to high quality, equitable health care.
Check out our latest "Timely Tip to Safeguard Medicaid" - how OBBBA eliminates premium tax credits for lawfully present immigrants. Learn more at https://healthlaw.org/timely-tips-to-safeguard-medicaid/
January 15, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Check out our latest "Timely Tip to Safeguard Medicaid" - how OBBBA eliminates premium tax credits for lawfully present immigrants. Learn more at https://healthlaw.org/timely-tips-to-safeguard-medicaid/
New resource from NHeLP outlines key data metrics California should include in its Medi-Cal OBBBA/H.R. 1 dashboard to track coverage losses and impacts statewide. By Kim Lewis & Skyler Rosellini 🔗 https://healthlaw.org/resource/ca-key-metrics-for-h-r-1-medicaid-dashboard/
January 15, 2026 at 8:06 PM
New resource from NHeLP outlines key data metrics California should include in its Medi-Cal OBBBA/H.R. 1 dashboard to track coverage losses and impacts statewide. By Kim Lewis & Skyler Rosellini 🔗 https://healthlaw.org/resource/ca-key-metrics-for-h-r-1-medicaid-dashboard/
Today, we’re launching our Timely Tips to Safeguard Medicaid series. This weekly series will help advocates navigate Medicaid work requirements and other implementation issues stemming from OBBBA. Keep up with the series on social media and on our website: healthlaw.org/timely-tips-...
Timely Tips to Safeguard Medicaid - National Health Law Program
NHeLP has launched a new weekly Timely Tips to Safeguard Medicaid series to help advocates navigate Medicaid work requirements and other implementation issues stemming from the One Big Beautiful Bill ...
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January 15, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Today, we’re launching our Timely Tips to Safeguard Medicaid series. This weekly series will help advocates navigate Medicaid work requirements and other implementation issues stemming from OBBBA. Keep up with the series on social media and on our website: healthlaw.org/timely-tips-...
OBBBA tightens provider taxes that fund Medicaid, and new CMS guidance goes even further. A new fact sheet. By G. Doetzer, NHeLP & Community Catalyst https://healthlaw.org/resource/cms-preliminary-provider-tax-guidance-is-more-restrictive-than-h-r-1-what-advocates-should-know-and-what-they-can-do/
January 14, 2026 at 9:03 PM
OBBBA tightens provider taxes that fund Medicaid, and new CMS guidance goes even further. A new fact sheet. By G. Doetzer, NHeLP & Community Catalyst https://healthlaw.org/resource/cms-preliminary-provider-tax-guidance-is-more-restrictive-than-h-r-1-what-advocates-should-know-and-what-they-can-do/
NHeLP’s Geraldine Doetzer warns Congress’s delay on ACA subsidies hurts families now: “People can’t wait or float the cost while lawmakers debate.” Millions already locked into 2026 plans. https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/01/congress-weighs-future-of-expired-health-care-subsidies/
January 14, 2026 at 8:22 PM
NHeLP’s Geraldine Doetzer warns Congress’s delay on ACA subsidies hurts families now: “People can’t wait or float the cost while lawmakers debate.” Millions already locked into 2026 plans. https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/01/congress-weighs-future-of-expired-health-care-subsidies/
ENTREVISTA EN RADIO BILINGÜE: Héctor Hernández-Delgado (NHeLP) explica cómo el fin de subsidios disparará primas y dejará a al menos 1 millón de latinos sin seguro. Escucha: https://radiobilingue.org/es/blog/la-ultraderecha-avanza-en-el-continente
January 13, 2026 at 8:07 PM
ENTREVISTA EN RADIO BILINGÜE: Héctor Hernández-Delgado (NHeLP) explica cómo el fin de subsidios disparará primas y dejará a al menos 1 millón de latinos sin seguro. Escucha: https://radiobilingue.org/es/blog/la-ultraderecha-avanza-en-el-continente
🚨 HHS seeks to roll back parts of its 2024 Section 504 rule by excluding gender dysphoria. NHeLP joins disability & civil rights groups warning this threatens access to care. https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2026/01/13/states-decline-to-drop-lawsuit-threatening-disability-rights-protections/31805/
States Decline To Drop Lawsuit Threatening Disability Rights Protections
As federal officials look to clarify recent rules designed to bar disability discrimination in health care, a long-simmering lawsuit threatens to invalidate them altogether.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:56 PM
🚨 HHS seeks to roll back parts of its 2024 Section 504 rule by excluding gender dysphoria. NHeLP joins disability & civil rights groups warning this threatens access to care. https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2026/01/13/states-decline-to-drop-lawsuit-threatening-disability-rights-protections/31805/
📣 We’re hiring! NHeLP is seeking a motivated Paralegal to support our Enforcement & Litigation team. Join a fast-paced, mission-driven environment advancing health justice. Deadline: Jan. 16, 2026 (or 200 apps. Apply: https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/rJbuLL0C0Y/Paralegal
January 12, 2026 at 9:00 PM
📣 We’re hiring! NHeLP is seeking a motivated Paralegal to support our Enforcement & Litigation team. Join a fast-paced, mission-driven environment advancing health justice. Deadline: Jan. 16, 2026 (or 200 apps. Apply: https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/rJbuLL0C0Y/Paralegal
Using automation to facilitate OBBBA implementation will be imperative in mitigating the immense burden of the law’s new Medicaid-related policies. By S. Hartly https://healthlaw.org/resource/a-technical-guide-for-states-to-reduce-procedural-terminations-from-medicaids-work-reporting-requirements/
January 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Using automation to facilitate OBBBA implementation will be imperative in mitigating the immense burden of the law’s new Medicaid-related policies. By S. Hartly https://healthlaw.org/resource/a-technical-guide-for-states-to-reduce-procedural-terminations-from-medicaids-work-reporting-requirements/
The NHeLP Board announces Jennifer Cannistra as our next Executive Director, starting Feb 2026. “I am honored to be joining NHeLP, at a time when so many people face barriers to health care.https://healthlaw.org/news/nhelp-board-of-directors-announces-jennifer-cannistra-as-new-executive-director/
January 12, 2026 at 5:14 PM
The NHeLP Board announces Jennifer Cannistra as our next Executive Director, starting Feb 2026. “I am honored to be joining NHeLP, at a time when so many people face barriers to health care.https://healthlaw.org/news/nhelp-board-of-directors-announces-jennifer-cannistra-as-new-executive-director/
NHeLP joined 400+ civil rights groups urging Congress to rein in ICE and Border Patrol through FY2026 budget negotiations. https://www.aclu.org/documents/coalition-letter-urging-congress-to-refuse-to-fund-ice-without-reforms
January 12, 2026 at 4:20 PM
NHeLP joined 400+ civil rights groups urging Congress to rein in ICE and Border Patrol through FY2026 budget negotiations. https://www.aclu.org/documents/coalition-letter-urging-congress-to-refuse-to-fund-ice-without-reforms
🚨 New resource! Free the Pill + NHeLP launched a toolkit to help states advance full OTC contraceptive coverage—no prescription, no cost-sharing. Learn why it matters & how to get involved: https://healthlaw.org/resource/coverage-of-over-the-counter-contraception-model-legislation-and-toolkit/
January 12, 2026 at 3:43 PM
🚨 New resource! Free the Pill + NHeLP launched a toolkit to help states advance full OTC contraceptive coverage—no prescription, no cost-sharing. Learn why it matters & how to get involved: https://healthlaw.org/resource/coverage-of-over-the-counter-contraception-model-legislation-and-toolkit/
📘 New case explainer: big Medicaid win in Florida
A federal court ruled Florida’s Medicaid termination notices unconstitutional and stopped coverage terminations until they are fixed. This protects kids and families! @flhealthjustice.bsky.social
👉Case explainer:
healthlaw.org/resource/cas...
A federal court ruled Florida’s Medicaid termination notices unconstitutional and stopped coverage terminations until they are fixed. This protects kids and families! @flhealthjustice.bsky.social
👉Case explainer:
healthlaw.org/resource/cas...
Case Explainer: Chianne D. v. Harris - National Health Law Program
On January 6, 2026, a federal court handed down a major victory for Medicaid enrollees in Florida in the…
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January 9, 2026 at 7:04 PM
📘 New case explainer: big Medicaid win in Florida
A federal court ruled Florida’s Medicaid termination notices unconstitutional and stopped coverage terminations until they are fixed. This protects kids and families! @flhealthjustice.bsky.social
👉Case explainer:
healthlaw.org/resource/cas...
A federal court ruled Florida’s Medicaid termination notices unconstitutional and stopped coverage terminations until they are fixed. This protects kids and families! @flhealthjustice.bsky.social
👉Case explainer:
healthlaw.org/resource/cas...
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Thx to @flhealthjustice.bsky.social and @nhelp.bsky.social for filing suit to protect families in Florida!
During Medicaid unwind many kids in Florida lost coverage inappropriately. Some parents sent me notices bcuz they were so confusing and they needed help. I couldn’t understand them either.
During Medicaid unwind many kids in Florida lost coverage inappropriately. Some parents sent me notices bcuz they were so confusing and they needed help. I couldn’t understand them either.
🚨BREAKING NEWS - MAJOR MEDICAID VICTORY IN FLORIDA: Federal Court Orders Florida Medicaid to Halt Terminations and Reform “Incomprehensible” Notices After Finding Constitutional Violations. Learn more about the case and our advocacy with @flhealthjustice.bsky.social!
MAJOR MEDICAID VICTORY IN FLORIDA
Jacksonville, Florida — A federal judge found that Florida’s Medicaid notices “border on the incomprehensible,” and has ordered Florida’s Medicaid agency to immediately pause the termination of Medica...
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January 8, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Thx to @flhealthjustice.bsky.social and @nhelp.bsky.social for filing suit to protect families in Florida!
During Medicaid unwind many kids in Florida lost coverage inappropriately. Some parents sent me notices bcuz they were so confusing and they needed help. I couldn’t understand them either.
During Medicaid unwind many kids in Florida lost coverage inappropriately. Some parents sent me notices bcuz they were so confusing and they needed help. I couldn’t understand them either.
🚨BREAKING NEWS - MAJOR MEDICAID VICTORY IN FLORIDA: Federal Court Orders Florida Medicaid to Halt Terminations and Reform “Incomprehensible” Notices After Finding Constitutional Violations. Learn more about the case and our advocacy with @flhealthjustice.bsky.social!
MAJOR MEDICAID VICTORY IN FLORIDA
Jacksonville, Florida — A federal judge found that Florida’s Medicaid notices “border on the incomprehensible,” and has ordered Florida’s Medicaid agency to immediately pause the termination of Medica...
healthlaw.org
January 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
🚨BREAKING NEWS - MAJOR MEDICAID VICTORY IN FLORIDA: Federal Court Orders Florida Medicaid to Halt Terminations and Reform “Incomprehensible” Notices After Finding Constitutional Violations. Learn more about the case and our advocacy with @flhealthjustice.bsky.social!
📣NHeLP seeks a Community Manager (2-year term) to help run our Medicaid Access Strategy Hub and support advocates responding to OBBBA. Apply here: nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/3hvRL8...
Special Project On-line Community Manager – Medicaid Access Strategy Hub - National Health Law Program - Career Page
Apply to Special Project On-line Community Manager – Medicaid Access Strategy Hub at National Health Law Program in Washington, DC.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:51 PM
📣NHeLP seeks a Community Manager (2-year term) to help run our Medicaid Access Strategy Hub and support advocates responding to OBBBA. Apply here: nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/3hvRL8...
📣 We’re hiring! NHeLP seeks a Special Project Attorney (2-year term) to help lead our Medicaid Access Strategy Hub and mitigate harmful OBBBA impacts. Deadline: Jan. 15
🔗 Apply: nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/OPwLJm...
🔗 Apply: nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/OPwLJm...
Special Project Attorney - Medicaid Access Strategy Hub - National Health Law Program - Career Page
Apply to Special Project Attorney - Medicaid Access Strategy Hub at National Health Law Program in Washington, DC.
nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:49 PM
📣 We’re hiring! NHeLP seeks a Special Project Attorney (2-year term) to help lead our Medicaid Access Strategy Hub and mitigate harmful OBBBA impacts. Deadline: Jan. 15
🔗 Apply: nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/OPwLJm...
🔗 Apply: nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/OPwLJm...
📣 We’re hiring! NHeLP is seeking a motivated Paralegal to support our Enforcement & Litigation team. Join a fast-paced, mission-driven environment advancing health justice. Deadline: Jan. 16, 2026 (or 200 apps. Apply: https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/rJbuLL0C0Y/Paralegal
January 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
📣 We’re hiring! NHeLP is seeking a motivated Paralegal to support our Enforcement & Litigation team. Join a fast-paced, mission-driven environment advancing health justice. Deadline: Jan. 16, 2026 (or 200 apps. Apply: https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/rJbuLL0C0Y/Paralegal
📣 We’re hiring! NHeLP is seeking a motivated Paralegal to support our Enforcement & Litigation team. Join a fast-paced, mission-driven environment advancing health justice. Deadline: Jan. 16, 2026 (or 200 apps. Apply: https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/rJbuLL0C0Y/Paralegal
January 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
📣 We’re hiring! NHeLP is seeking a motivated Paralegal to support our Enforcement & Litigation team. Join a fast-paced, mission-driven environment advancing health justice. Deadline: Jan. 16, 2026 (or 200 apps. Apply: https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/rJbuLL0C0Y/Paralegal
Remote 2-month MAT internship for rising juniors/seniors. Help amplify our advocacy & support comms/development support to advance health equity. https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/dmIGqx5taW/Mission-Advancement-Team-Intern-Summer-2026?source=Our%20Career%20Page%20Widget
December 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Remote 2-month MAT internship for rising juniors/seniors. Help amplify our advocacy & support comms/development support to advance health equity. https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/dmIGqx5taW/Mission-Advancement-Team-Intern-Summer-2026?source=Our%20Career%20Page%20Widget
📣NHeLP seeks a Community Manager (2-year term) to help run our Medicaid Access Strategy Hub and support advocates responding to OBBBA. Deadline: Dec. 31, 2025 https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/3hvRL8j58D/Special-Project-Online-Community-Manager-Medicaid-Access-Strategy-Hub
December 31, 2025 at 5:25 AM
📣NHeLP seeks a Community Manager (2-year term) to help run our Medicaid Access Strategy Hub and support advocates responding to OBBBA. Deadline: Dec. 31, 2025 https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/3hvRL8j58D/Special-Project-Online-Community-Manager-Medicaid-Access-Strategy-Hub
📣 We’re hiring! NHeLP seeks a Special Project Attorney (2-year term) to help lead our Medicaid Access Strategy Hub and mitigate harmful OBBBA impacts. Deadline: Dec. 31
🔗 Apply: https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/OPwLJmbX9Y/Special-Project-Attorney--Medicaid-Access-Strategy-Hub
🔗 Apply: https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/OPwLJmbX9Y/Special-Project-Attorney--Medicaid-Access-Strategy-Hub
December 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
📣 We’re hiring! NHeLP seeks a Special Project Attorney (2-year term) to help lead our Medicaid Access Strategy Hub and mitigate harmful OBBBA impacts. Deadline: Dec. 31
🔗 Apply: https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/OPwLJmbX9Y/Special-Project-Attorney--Medicaid-Access-Strategy-Hub
🔗 Apply: https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/OPwLJmbX9Y/Special-Project-Attorney--Medicaid-Access-Strategy-Hub
NHeLP Executive Director Elizabeth G. Taylor shares her final year-end reflection before retiring this spring. “Claiming Our Future with Fearless Hope” reflects on her journey and gratitude for the health justice community.
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December 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
NHeLP Executive Director Elizabeth G. Taylor shares her final year-end reflection before retiring this spring. “Claiming Our Future with Fearless Hope” reflects on her journey and gratitude for the health justice community.
healthlaw.org/claiming-our...
healthlaw.org/claiming-our...
Remote 2-month MAT internship for rising juniors/seniors. Help amplify our advocacy & support comms/development support to advance health equity. https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/dmIGqx5taW/Mission-Advancement-Team-Intern-Summer-2026?source=Our%20Career%20Page%20Widget
December 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Remote 2-month MAT internship for rising juniors/seniors. Help amplify our advocacy & support comms/development support to advance health equity. https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/dmIGqx5taW/Mission-Advancement-Team-Intern-Summer-2026?source=Our%20Career%20Page%20Widget
Remote 2-month MAT internship for rising juniors/seniors. Help amplify our advocacy & support comms/development support to advance health equity. https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/dmIGqx5taW/Mission-Advancement-Team-Intern-Summer-2026?source=Our%20Career%20Page%20Widget
December 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Remote 2-month MAT internship for rising juniors/seniors. Help amplify our advocacy & support comms/development support to advance health equity. https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/dmIGqx5taW/Mission-Advancement-Team-Intern-Summer-2026?source=Our%20Career%20Page%20Widget