Because we believe
Health Care is a Right.
Advocates for Health Care Rights & Equity
We represent those fighting for the right to health care, and for health equity – the principle that one’s income, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability should not be a barrier to obtaining needed health care.
Much of our work focuses on increasing access to mental health treatment. We also challenge denials by insurance companies of medical coverage, and advocate for individuals whose employers seek to reduce their health care benefits.
We bring our expertise to help our clients navigate the all too complex world of health care. We represent individuals, classes, and organizational plaintiffs in cases against insurance companies, employers, and all those who obstruct access to care.
Practice Areas
Mental Health Care
We work to increase access to mental health treatment, with a focus on children and dismantling barriers to care.
Health Insurance Companies
Insurance companies regularly improperly deny claims for needed medical care. We challenge these coverage determinations.
Employer Health Care Benefits
We represent employees and retired employees in challenging illegal changes to their health care benefits by their employers.
Representative Cases
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Represent City of New York employees and other EmblemHealth plan members, alongside the American Psychiatric Association and New York State Psychiatric Association, in a lawsuit against EmblemHealth insurance company and its “ghost network” of mental health providers.
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Represented the State of New York in the litigation brought by twelve state Attorneys General against the U.S. Department of Labor challenging the Association Health Plan Rule, which sought to exempt associations of small employers and sole proprietors from the ACA's protections.
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Represented the State of New York in the litigation brought by five state Attorneys General against the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services challenging rules significantly expanding religious and moral exemptions to the ACA's requirement that insurance cover contraceptive care.
