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Get Ready for Health Action 2016

Although 2016 is an election year, health care advocates cannot afford to wait for the November results before taking the next steps in health reform. From February 4-6, Health Action 2016—one of the nation’s largest… Read more.

09.16.2015 / / Insights Column

HHS Proposes New Rules to Prevent Discrimination in Health Care

Last week, the federal government, for the first time, announced far-reaching regulations banning discrimination in health care. With this historic action, the government is prohibiting discrimination in the provision of health care services based on… Read more.

09.08.2015 / Ben D’Avanzo, / Insights Column

To Tackle Health Disparities, Make Care More Affordable

Communities of color face significant health disparities and are more likely to suffer from certain chronic conditions, like diabetes, where early detection and treatment could mean the difference between life and death. One way… Read more.

08.26.2015 / Cheryl Fish-Parcham, / Insights Column

Dispatch from NCSL Summit: 1332 Waivers a Hot Topic

State lawmakers kept returning to the topic of 1332 waivers during the annual Legislative Summit of the National Conference of State Legislatures in Seattle last week. No fewer than four of the NCSL Health and Human… Read more.

08.11.2015 / / Insights Column