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HHS Issues New Rule to Strengthen Nondiscrimination …

(Just Now) WEBDownload the News Release Download the News Release - Word. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule under Section …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/26/hhs-issues-new-rule-strengthen-nondiscrimination-protections-advance-civil-rights-health-care.html

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Health Care Discrimination - FindLaw

(2 days ago) WEBHealthcare discrimination is negative action towards, or lack of consideration of, a person or group in a protected category. Federal laws protect people …

https://www.findlaw.com/civilrights/discrimination/health-care-discrimination.html

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HHS issues final rule on ACA nondiscrimination protections

(Just Now) WEBThe Department of Health and Human Services April 26 released a final rule reinstating certain regulatory protections against discrimination in health care …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-04-29-hhs-issues-final-rule-aca-nondiscrimination-protections

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HHS Proposes Revised ACA Anti-Discrimination Rule

(7 days ago) WEBOn July 25, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a proposed rule to significantly revise the agency’s prior interpretation of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Section

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/hhs-proposes-revised-aca-anti-discrimination-rule

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U.S. Law and Discrimination in Health Care NEJM

(Just Now) WEBInterview with Kimani Paul-Emile on U.S. laws aimed at protecting against discrimination in health care contexts and why such discrimination endures. 14m …

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2202164

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Biden administration restores protections for gay and transgender …

(5 days ago) WEBThe Biden administration in 2021 announced its intention to protect transgender Americans from health care discrimination through Section 1557 and Title …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/27/politics/lgbtq-health-care-biden-administration-rules-affordable-care-act/index.html

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Structural Racism In Historical And Modern US Health …

(Just Now) WEBStructural racism operates through laws and policies that allocate resources in ways that disempower and devalue members of racial and ethnic minority groups, resulting in …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01466

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Diversity and Discrimination in Healthcare - StatPearls

(5 days ago) WEBHealthcare professionals have a responsibility to address inequity in the medical system. This activity defines the terms “diversity” and “discrimination” and highlights the interprofessional team's role in …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK568721/

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LGBTQ Health Care Bias Protections Get HHS Green Light (1)

(8 days ago) WEBLGBTQ Health Care Bias Protections Get HHS Green Light (1) The Biden administration is bolstering civil rights protections for transgender and other LGBTQ …

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/lgbtq-health-care-bias-protections-gets-hhs-greenlight

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Medical Patients: Understand Your Civil Rights in Health Care

(2 days ago) WEBImpact of Civil Rights Laws on Health Care. Civil rights laws have had a profound impact on health care in the United States by: Protecting individuals from …

https://www.findlaw.com/civilrights/discrimination/medical-patients.html

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Racism and discrimination in health care: Providers and patients

(2 days ago) WEBThe Health Care Institution, Population Health and Black Lives. Journal of the National Medical Association, May 2016. Sreshta, Nina, et al. The Social Justice …

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/racism-discrimination-health-care-providers-patients-2017011611015

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U.S. Will Protect Gay, Transgender People From Health Care

(1 days ago) WEBCarolyn Kaster/AP. Gay and transgender people will be protected from discrimination in health care, the Biden administration announced Monday, effectively …

https://www.npr.org/2021/05/10/995418963/u-s-will-protect-gay-and-transgender-people-against-discrimination-in-health-car

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Biden Administration Restores Health Protections for Gay and

(5 days ago) WEBIt prohibits discrimination against patients based on race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability in “any health program or activity” that receives federal …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/us/politics/biden-gay-transgender-health-care.html

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Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities Proposed Rule

(5 days ago) WEBSection 1557 is the first federal civil rights law to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in health care. It extends nondiscrimination protections to individuals enrolled in …

https://www.hhs.gov/civil-rights/for-individuals/section-1557/nondiscrimination-health-programs-and-activities-proposed-rule/index.html

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LGBTQ+ health care protections reinstated by Biden …

(5 days ago) WEBThe rule focuses on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which bans health care providers from discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/04/26/biden-lgbtq-health-care-protections/

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Employee and Patient Discrimination in Healthcare - National Law …

(1 days ago) WEBThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) — the federal agency that enforces laws against discrimination by certain health care providers …

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/health-care-providers-it-s-not-just-employee-discrimination-claims-patients-can-have

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Civil Rights and COVID-19: Frequently Asked Questions

(2 days ago) WEBincreasing number of questions about how the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) and the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA) apply to …

https://www.nj.gov/oag/dcr/downloads/NJ_DCRFAQs_on_COVID-19_Final_20200318_ENG.pdf

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U.S. Restores LGBTQ+ Protections from Healthcare Discrimination

(Just Now) WEBThe Trump administration's rollback of protections against discrimination in health care opened the door for a host of anti-transgender bills nationwide. According to …

https://www.verywellhealth.com/hhs-lgbtq-protection-from-healthcare-discrimination-5184768

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Age Discrimination in Healthcare HRSA

(6 days ago) WEBWhat is age discrimination? Federal law prohibits discrimination based on age in programs and activities that receive federal funding. This applies to HRSA funded …

https://www.hrsa.gov/about/organization/bureaus/ocrdi/age-discrimination-in-healthcare

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N.J.’s health system is failing underserved groups. How can the …

(4 days ago) WEBThe Commonwealth Fund analysis showed some promising gains for underserved communities in New Jersey. Black women, for instance, had the highest …

https://www.nj.com/healthfit/2021/11/njs-health-system-is-failing-underserved-groups-how-can-the-care-divide-be-bridged.html

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Section 1557: Coverage of Health Insurance HHS.gov

(2 days ago) WEBSection 1557: Coverage of Health Insurance in Marketplaces and Other Health Plans. Section 1557 is the civil rights provision of the Affordable Care Act of …

https://www.hhs.gov/civil-rights/for-individuals/section-1557/fs-health-insurance/index.html

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Health Care National Center for Transgender Equality

(4 days ago) WEBFederal protections. The Health Care Rights Law, as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibits sex discrimination, including anti-transgender discrimination, by most health …

https://transequality.org/know-your-rights/health-care

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The State health plan discriminated against transgender …

(7 days ago) WEBThe North Carolina State Employee Health Plan’s exclusion of gender-affirming care for transgender employees and their families is discriminatory, the US …

https://news.yahoo.com/state-health-plan-discriminated-against-195045513.html

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Frequently Asked Questions About the Health Care Proxy HSS

(1 days ago) WEBA health care proxy is a document that allows you to appoint another person (s) as your health care agent to make health care decisions on your behalf if you are no longer …

https://www.hss.edu/health-care-proxy.asp

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Civil Rights HHS.gov

(3 days ago) WEBWe enforce laws against discrimination based on race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, and religion by certain health care and human services providers and health …

https://www.hhs.gov/civil-rights/index.html

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NJ Office of the Attorney GeneralFACT SHEET

(4 days ago) WEBunder the Law Against Discrimination. Administrative remedy: The Department of Law & Public Safety, through its Division on Civil Rights, is responsible …

https://www.nj.gov/oag/dcr/downloads/fact-Age-Discrimination.pdf

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Laws & Regulations Enforced by OCR HHS.gov

(8 days ago) WEBSection 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 USC § 18116) which provides that an individual shall not be excluded from participation in, be …

https://www.hhs.gov/civil-rights/for-providers/laws-regulations-guidance/laws/index.html

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