The Center for Civil Justice (CCJ) has formed a Health Law Partnership with the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) to defend the Healthy Michigan Medicaid expansion program.
“The goals of the Health Law Partnership are to preserve and protect access to high quality health care,” Kelly L. Bidelman, CCJ executive director, said. “In collaboration with other advocates and organizations in Michigan, we will work to promote the core purpose of Medicaid – to provide health care coverage to those who need it most—and protect the Healthy Michigan expansion program.”
“We look forward to ensuring that Medicaid remains an avenue for Michigan’s most vulnerable populations to receive health care, and not an ill-considered jobs program,” Jane Perkins, NHeLP’s legal director, said.
The partnership will use its combined policy and legal expertise to shape policy debates at the state level by continuing to educate policymakers, newsmakers and health care providers about the importance of Healthy Michigan and what the proposed changes will mean for people in Michigan, Bidelman said.
The partnership will also pursue strategies to prevent illegal and harmful changes to Medicaid from gaining a foothold in the state and protect Michiganders who depend on this health coverage, Bidelman said.
CCJ (http://ccj-mi.org) is a Flint-based non-profit law firm that advocates for low-income people in Michigan who need help meeting their basic needs. CCJ took a leading role in opposing the introduction of harmful, illegal work requirements to the Medicaid program in Michigan.
NHeLP (www.healthlaw.org) is a Washington, D.C.-based national organization that protects and advances the health rights of low-income and underserved individuals and families.
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