Section 1557 Final Rule

Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Where can I find more information? On Friday April 26, 2024, OCR issued a final rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) advancing protections ...

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 ...

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

Section 1557 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in specified health programs or activities.

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

This brief provides an overview of the Biden Administration 2024 final rule implementing Section 1557 of the ACA, which is home to the law's major ...

Final regulations released for Section 1557 nondiscrimination ...

Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibits discrimination by covered entities in health programs and activities on the basis of race, color, ...

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 ...

New Regulations on Discrimination Are Delayed by Courts

New federal regulations again recognize gender identity as part of section 1557's prohibition against sex discrimination, though courts have recently held them ...

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 ...

The Final Section 1557 Rule | Health Affairs Forefront

Regulatory laws frequently entail an effort to catch up with a changing society, but at their best, civil rights laws are different: They ...

ACA Section 1557 Final Regulations: What Healthcare Providers ...

The Final Rule prohibits 1557 Covered Entities from denying program benefits to patients, excluding them from participation, or treating them differently based ...

Section 1557 - National Health Law Program

Sec. 1557 of the Affordable Care Act provides important protections against discrimination in health care programs and activities based on race, color, ...

Eight Healthcare Provider Requirements From Updated Section ...

On May 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...

State Implications of the Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Rule

Tara Straw, Manatt Health. On April 26, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a ...

Final Rule Implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act Is ...

On May 6, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the Office for Civil Rights of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) ...

Federal Register/Vol. 89, No. 88/Monday, May 6, 2024/Rules and ...

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

HHS Finalizes Long-Awaited Nondiscrimination Regulations

The Final Rule restores critical protections for LGBTQI+ and pregnant individuals and significantly expands the scope of activity that is subject to Section ...

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

The Biden Administration finalized updates to the regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Section 1557 prohibits…

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 ...

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, ...

HHS Finalizes Rule Addressing Section 1557 of the ACA's ...

As detailed below, the 2024 rule interprets Section 1557's cross-reference to Title IX to prohibit gender identity and sexual orientation ...