Defending & advancing health rights in court

Litigation is a vital tool for enforcing the rights of low-income people to access health care. Numerous laws create health rights: 

• States may not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, sex, or other factors in their health care programs.
• The Constitution mandates due process, such as understandable notices and the right to appeal, before health benefits are denied or reduced.
• Federal laws dictate how state Medicaid programs operate, for example identifying who is eligible, what benefits must be provided, and how much states can charge beneficiaries.
• Federal agencies that regulate Medicaid and other health care programs must abide by the Administrative Procedure Act.

When states or the federal government illegally try to cut health care benefits or deny coverage, we turn to courts to defend the rights of all low-income people to affordable, quality health care. (author introduction) #P4HEwebinarNovember2023