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Health Care Reform

LWVUS joins call to restore Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (Legal Document)

LWVUS joined other organizations urging committee members to support the restoration of the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (BLDTF).

LWV Responds to SCOTUS Decision on Texas Abortion Law (Press Release)

The US Supreme Court ruled in Whole Women's Health v. Jackson that abortion providers have the right to challenge a Texas law banning abortion after six weeks and deputizing private citizens to carry out the law.  

Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act (Press Release)

We must continue to work for health justice and ensure the ACA remains the law of the land.

LWV Joins Opposition to TN Medicaid waiver (Legal Document)

The League signed onto a letter opposing the approval of the TN Medicaid block grant.

LWVUS asks Biden to expand COVID-19 vaccine access  (Legal Document)

LWVUS joined a Public Citizen letter to President Biden asking him to allow low/middle-income countries’ access to COVID-19 vaccines by waiving WTO rules.

LWVUS Joins Amicus Opposing Medicaid Work Requirements (Press Release)

LWV of the United States joined partners in filing an amicus brief in support of plaintiffs in a trio of U.S. Supreme Court cases challenging the imposition of work requirements on Medicaid recipients.  

LWV asks HHS to extend postpartum Medicaid (Legal Document)

The League joined a coalition letter to the Department of Health and Human Services urging an extension of postpartum Medicaid from 60 days after birth to one year after birth.

LWV Statement on Health Care Executive Orders (Press Release)

 It is essential that all persons in America have access to affordable health care and that no one be denied coverage after contracting COVID-19.   

In the Know: Hecox v Little (Blog)

The League of Women Voters is dedicated to ensuring equal rights and equal opportunity for all. This commitment led to LWVUS joining the legal challenge to Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act which prohibits transgender women and girls, intersex persons, and any non-binary person from participating in sports.

COVID-19 Stimulus Package Underwhelms (Press Release)

The League applauds bipartisan support and urges Congress to consider more relief