Under the proposed public charge rules, one of the groups who may be prevented from receiving a green card is individuals with HIV/AIDS. This could potentially worsen the HIV/AIDS epidemic by forcing people living with the condition to forego treatment. The two largest federal funding sources for healthcare for people living with HIV/AIDS are Medicare...
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The Next Target of Discriminatory Administration Rules: Transgender People
An estimated 1.4 million transgender individuals in the U.S. could be impacted by the Trump Administration’s latest announcement that it wants to narrowly define gender based on genitalia at birth. This short-sighted idea has yet to be formally proposed; it is being considered as the Department of Health and Human Services works to establish a...
Further Stripping Down of Obamacare
Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) once provided hopeful innovation waiver opportunity to progressive states, but now serves as another tool for the Trump Administration to undermine the ACA. New guidance from the Department of Health & Human Services and the Department of Treasury encourages use of private insurance, association plans and short-term...
Thanks and Farewell – A Joint Message
From NoHLA: About that staffing transition…NoHLA is indebted to Molly Firth, a talented health policy advocate who has served as our Communications consultant for the past year. As she moves on to new opportunities, we want to express our heartfelt appreciation for all she’s done to get critical information out to you, our readers, and...
Counting Down: 60 Days to Submit Comments on Public Charge Proposal
The Trump administration is proposing rules designed to impede and reduce legal immigration while threatening immigrants who use health care, nutrition, and housing benefits that they qualify for. These “public charge” proposed rules were published in the Federal Register yesterday, starting the clock on a 60-day comment period. The rules signal a shift in legal...
A New Supreme Takes His Seat
Despite concerns about his stances on health care, presidential power, and women’s and LGBT rights, his temperament, and sexual assault allegations against him, newly-sworn in Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was seated this week. Unfortunately, sexual assault survivors have been re-traumatized by the events of recent weeks. The confirmation process raised many concerns about the...
Immigrant Families in Trump’s Sights 🎯
Last weekend, the Department of Homeland Security released a new draft of the proposed rules advocates have been expecting for many months. The latest draft proposal expands the definition of public charge from primarily depending on to merely using a government program. Immigrants seeking to adjust their status or be admitted to the US are penalized for using a wide...