Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O.THE NATIONAL HEALTH LAW PROGRAM PROTECTS AND ADVANCES THE HEALTH CARE RIGHTS AND RELATED CIVIL RIGHTS OF LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. OUR ADVOCACY STRIVES TO GIVE VOICE TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE AND FAMILIES IN FEDERAL AND STATE POLICY MAKING. THE NATIONAL HEALTH LAW PROGRAM LITIGATES TO ENSURE THAT LOW-INCOME PEOPLE AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES CAN OBTAIN QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO WHICH THEY ARE ENTITLED BECAUSE OF VARIOUS FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS, SUCH AS MEDICAID, THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM, THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 AND MANY OTHER LAWS AND POLICIES.