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10 Takeaways From Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Protections


10 Takeaways From Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Protections

HHS issued a final rule reinterpreting Section 1557, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, ...

Section 1557 Final Rule: Frequently Asked Questions - HHS.gov

Section 1557 is the non-discrimination provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Section 1557 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, ...

The Biden Administration's Final Rule on Section 1557 Non ... - KFF

... 1557 of the ACA, which is home to the law's major nondiscrimination provisions. While Section 1557's protections took effect when the ACA ...

HHS Office for Civil Rights final rule on Section 1557 | Madeline T ...

... Section 1557, the ACA's intersectional nondiscrimination provision. In this post, I highlight 10 major takeaways on the final rule. The ...

Fact Sheet | HHS.gov

Strengthening Nondiscrimination Protections and Advancing Civil Rights in Health Care through Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act: Fact ...

Questions and Answers on the 2024 Final Rule Addressing ...

On May 6, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a final rule that would reinstate key ...

Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities - Federal Register

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or the Department) is issuing this final rule regarding section 1557 of the Affordable Care ...

New Regulations on Discrimination Are Delayed by Courts

This lesser-known provision of the ACA is noteworthy because it is the first federal law banning discrimination based on sex in health care.

The Trump Administration's Final Rule on Section 1557 Non ... - KFF

Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, and disability in health ...

HHS Finalizes Health Care Nondiscrimination Provisions in Section ...

HHS released the agencies' Final Rule governing the implementation of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (Section 1557), the nation's ...

Affordable Care Act, Section 1557 - Fact sheet

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued a recent final rule implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable ...

The ACA's LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Regulations Prove Crucial

With the majority of discrimination complaints grounded in gender identity rather than gender transition, the desire of opponents—including ...

Section 1557 | JD Supra

Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, ...

Back to the Future: HHS Publishes ACA Section 1557 ...

The Final Rule also amends CMS exchange regulations on: nondiscrimination (45 C.F.R. § 155.120), Federally-Facilitated Exchange standards of ...

New ACA 1557 Non-Discrimination Rules: Checklist For Healthcare ...

On May 6, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published its final rule revamping the non-discrimination regulations issued ...

Section 1557, Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities ...

Rulemaking finalized in 2020 (the 2020 Rule) weakened this critical protection based on a misreading of the statutory text and federal case law.

Section 1557: Frequently Asked Questions

The Section 1557 final rule applies to recipients of financial assistance from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Health Insurance ...

Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities - Federal Register

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or the Department) is issuing this proposed rule on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act ...

[Updated] HHS Final Rule Makes Significant Changes to ... - Sequoia

Though the NBPP amends regulations separate from Affordable Care Act (ACA) Section 1557, the proposed amendments align with HHS' May 2021 notice, which ...

Comments on Section 1557 Proposed Rule from The Leadership ...

Federal law has prohibited race discrimination in health care since the passage of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. However, Title VI ...