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HHS Issues New Rule to Strengthen Nondiscrimination Protections …

(Just Now) WEB“Section 1557 is critical to making sure that people in all communities have a right to access health care free from discrimination. Today’s rule exemplifies the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing commitment to health equity and patient rights,” said …

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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Strengthening Nondiscrimination Protections and Advancing Civil …

(8 days ago) WEBThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a final rule to advance health equity and reduce disparities in health care. Section 1557 of the …

https://www.hhs.gov/civil-rights/for-individuals/section-1557/1557-fact-sheet/index.html

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OCR Health Equity Factsheet HHS.gov

(5 days ago) WEBThe guidance provides clarity on “Long COVID” and disability rights under the ADA, section 504, and Section 1557. The guidance also provides resources for …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/01/ocr-health-equity-fact-sheet.html

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ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND DISPARITIES IN ACCESS - 2021 …

(5 days ago) WEBAccess to healthcare means having “the timely use of personal health services to achieve the best health outcomes.”1 Access to comprehensive, quality healthcare services is …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK578537/

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Division of Public Rights - Office of the Attorney General

(2 days ago) WEBEnvironment Section enforces state and federal environmental laws affecting California’s natural resources, its communities and public health. Healthcare Rights and Access …

https://oag.ca.gov/careers/descriptions/publicrights

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Health Care - State of California - Department of Justice

(4 days ago) WEBFighting for Affordable Health Care Protecting Coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) House v. Price filing. Background on case: The cost-sharing subsidies help …

https://www.oag.ca.gov/health-care

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Access to Health Care for People with - Disability Rights Ca

(8 days ago) WEBThe ADA, Section 504, and Section 1557 ensure full and equal access to health care services and facilities. This includes the reasonable modifications necessary …

https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/publications/access-to-health-care-for-people-with-disabilities-under-the-ada-and-other-civil

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Health Care and the Americans With Disabilities Act

(7 days ago) WEBThe ADA requires that health care entities provide full and equal access for people with disabilities. This can be done through: Reasonable Modifications of Policies, Practices, and Procedures. Adjusting policies, …

https://adata.org/factsheet/health-care-and-ada

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Rights & Protections HealthCare.gov

(8 days ago) WEBThe health care law offers rights and protections that make coverage more fair and easy to understand. Some rights and protections apply to plans in the Health Insurance …

https://www.healthcare.gov/health-care-law-protections/rights-and-protections/

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Law Student Opportunities - State of California - Department …

(5 days ago) WEBCurrently, the Healthcare Rights and Access Section is monitoring and defending against federal efforts that undermine the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, Women’s and LGBTQ …

https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/careers/students/sac-hras.pdf

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Health care is a human right—and that means …

(8 days ago) WEBHealthcare, the United Nations says, is an essential part of that duty. In 2018, the U.N. Committee on Civil and Political Rights said the right to life cannot exist without equal access to affordable healthcare …

https://harvardpublichealth.org/equity/health-care-is-a-human-right/

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How to Apply the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution and …

(2 days ago) WEBTitle VI of the Civil Rights Act “prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin by both public and private entities that receive federal financial …

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/how-apply-fourteenth-amendment-constitution-and-civil-rights-act-promote-health-equity-us/2021-03

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Health Care: Constitutional Rights and Legislative Powers

(9 days ago) WEBSummary. The health care reform debate raises many complex issues including those of coverage, accessibility, cost, accountability, and quality of health care. Underlying these …

https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/R40846.pdf

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Executive Order on Protecting Access to Reproductive Healthcare

(6 days ago) WEBBy the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. Nearly …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/07/08/executive-order-on-protecting-access-to-reproductive-healthcare-services/

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Five enforcement actions hold healthcare providers accountable …

(Just Now) WEBThe Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the resolution of five investigations in its HIPAA …

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/compliance-enforcement/agreements/2021-right-of-access-initiative/index.html

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OHCHR and the right to health OHCHR - UN Human Rights Office

(1 days ago) WEBThe Right to Health, Fact Sheet No. 31, OHCHR/WHO (2008). Latest reports. E/2023/74: Economic, social and cultural rights (2023) In the present report, submitted pursuant to …

https://www.ohchr.org/en/health

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Section 1557: Language Access Gets an Update

(2 days ago) WEBAfter years of advocacy and legal battles, language access in the U.S. healthcare system is getting a long-awaited overhaul. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services …

https://boostlingo.com/blog/section-1557-language-access-gets-an-update/

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The Right to Health - UN Human Rights Office

(Just Now) WEBthe right to health with access to health care and the building of hospitals. This is correct, but the right to health extends further. It includes a wide range of factors that can help …

https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/Factsheet31.pdf

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HHS Proposal Codifies Antidiscrimination, Protects Patient Access …

(2 days ago) WEBTo be sure, Section 504 already lays out a framework to protect people with disabilities from discrimination in healthcare, HHS clarified in a press release about the …

https://www.techtarget.com/patientengagement/news/366584450/HHS-Proposal-Codifies-Antidiscrimination-Protects-Patient-Access-to-Care

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Law Student Opportunities - Department of Justice

(9 days ago) WEBCurrently, the Healthcare Rights and Access Section is monitoring and defending against federal efforts that undermine the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, Women's and LGBTQ …

https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/careers/students/lasd-hra-law.pdf

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Stephanie Yu - Deputy Attorney General - Healthcare Rights

(5 days ago) WEBDeputy Attorney General - Healthcare Rights & Access Section at California Department of Justice Los Angeles, California, United States 342 followers 341 connections

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sty2013

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Emilio Varanini - Supervising Deputy Attorney General

(2 days ago) WEBSupervising Deputy Attorney General at Healthcare Rights and Access Section, Public Rights Division, California Office of the Attorney General · Specialties: Antitrust (Health …

https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilio-varanini-85474a11

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Individuals’ Right under HIPAA to Access their Health Information

(8 days ago) WEBProviding individuals with easy access to their health information empowers them to be more in control of decisions regarding their health and well-being. For …

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/guidance/access/index.html

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Medicaid Program; Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services

(7 days ago) WEBWe view the continuum of health care access across three dimensions of a person-centered framework: (1) enrollment in coverage; (2) maintenance of coverage; …

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/10/2024-08363/medicaid-program-ensuring-access-to-medicaid-services

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AHA Statement to House Ways and Means on Proposed Rural …

(4 days ago) WEBStatement of the American Hospital Association for the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives May 8, 2024. On behalf of our nearly …

https://www.aha.org/testimony/2024-05-08-aha-statement-house-ways-and-means-proposed-rural-access-care-legislation

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Abuse by Proxy - American Bar Association

(1 days ago) WEBThe behavioral health industry in the United States is massive and preys on parents and state systems that are suffering severe shortages of community-based …

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/litigation/resources/newsletters/childrens-rights/spring2024-abuse-by-proxy/

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Law Student Opportunities - Department of Justice

(8 days ago) WEBPublic Rights Division Competition Unit, Healthcare Rights & Access Section Offices: Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco & San Diego The Competition Unit of the Health …

https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/hra-la-oak-sf-sd.pdf

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ACA Section 1557 Press Release - HHS.gov

(4 days ago) WEBOnce again, we are reminding Americans we have your back.”. “Section 1557 is critical to making sure that people in all communities have a right to access health care free from …

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/aca-section-1557-press-release.pdf

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