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Skadden Fellow Joins our Veterans Legal Services Unit
Nevah Jones joined the Advocacy Center as a Skadden Fellow in our Veterans Legal Services Unit in September. In addition to serving as an attorney for low-income veterans in need […]
Settlement Reached in NC Medicaid Terminations Case
A settlement was reached on October 14, 2022, subject to court approval, in Franklin v. Kinsley, formerly known as Hawkins v. Cohen. The federal class action lawsuit was filed in […]
Courts jostle over DACA, casting a cloudy future for Charlotte ‘Dreamers’| Charlotte Observer
By DJ Simmons Read more at: DACA rulings leave the program and Charlotte Dreamers’ in limbo | Charlotte Observer With federal courts jostling over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals […]
Hospitals said they lost money on Medicare patients. Some made millions, a state report has found | Kaiser Health News
By Fred Clasen-Kelly Read more at: Kaiser Health News Using 2019 data from the IRS, researchers found that out of 275 hospital systems across the country, 227 spent less on […]
Mecklenburg’s food stamp delays catch eye of legal advocates as immigrants still wait | The Charlotte Observer
By DJ Simmons Read more at: Legal advocates hone in on Mecklenburg’s food stamp delay | Charlotte Observer Most Mecklenburg County households receiving food stamp benefits can expect an increase […]
Protecting Dreamers: Response to Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Remand of DACA Litigation
On October 5, 2022, a federal appeals court found the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, known as DACA, in violation of U.S. immigration law. The Fifth Circuit Court of […]
Launch delayed for Medicaid tailored plans – NC Health News | NC Health News
BY Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven Read more: https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2022/09/30/rollout-of-special-medicaid-plans-for-complicated-patients-will-be-delayed-until-april/ Back in August, Lucy Plyler was mailed a 19-page letter from the state health department. The letter said that the way Victoria, her 24-year-old […]
Food and Nutrition Services Change: October 2022
UPDATED: FEBRUARY 2023 Almost all Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) households, known as SNAP nationwide, will see an increase in their FNS benefits on October 1, 2022. These changes will be made automatically; households did not […]