State Implications of the Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Rule

Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

... 1557 regulations. The previous version of this rule limited its scope to cover less programs and services limiting nondiscrimination protections. This ...

The rule makes clear that a covered entity “may not absolve itself of its obligations” under nondiscrimination rules by contracting federally ...

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

We also highlight two areas of growing interest impacted by the rule – nondiscrimination protections for pregnancy related decisions, past, ...

State Implications of the Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Rule

The rule—which drew more than 85,000 comments—reinstates many Obama-era nondiscrimination regulations that were modified or eliminated by the ...

The impact of the new final Section 1557 non-discrimination rules on ...

The impact of the new final Section 1557 non-discrimination rules on the health insurance industry: FAQs

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

The final rule eliminates nondiscrimination protections based on gender identity, as well as specific health insurance coverage protections for transgender ...

Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities - Federal Register

Section 1557(c) of the ACA authorizes the Secretary of the Department to promulgate regulations to implement the nondiscrimination requirements ...

New Regulations on Discrimination Are Delayed by Courts

These regulations represent a major advance toward the ACA's goal of nondiscrimination in health coverage and care, but progress is delayed by ...

10 Takeaways From Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Protections

Reiterates that nondiscrimination in health programs and activities applies to the use of artificial intelligence (AI), clinical algorithms, ...

Eight Healthcare Provider Requirements From Updated Section ...

Eight Healthcare Provider Requirements From Updated Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Rule. May 17, 2024. On May 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and ...

Updated Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act Codifies Critical ...

The new rule codifies nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQI+ people accessing health programs or activities that receive federal funds.

Legal Challenges Against ACA's Section 1557 Anti-Discrimination ...

The rule clarifies that the anti-discrimination protections extend to any health program or activity that is federally funded or administered by ...

"Final" Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Regulations - Round 3

Background Section 1557 is the non-discrimination provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Section 1557, which has been in effect since ...

Section 1557 - National Health Law Program

These revisions, aimed at fortifying and reinstating nondiscrimination regulations, champion protections from health care discrimination for underserved ...

HHS Issues Final Regulations on Section 1557 - Morgan Lewis

Covered entities must provide a notice of nondiscrimination annually in a conspicuous location on the entity's website, if it has one, and in ...

Courts Invoke Loper Bright to Block Expansion of ACA Section 1557 ...

... ACA Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Rules to Gender Identity. July 11 ... Before the regulations' scheduled effective date of July 5, 2024, several ...

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

... rule proposed in 2022 ("Proposed Rule"). Section 1557 is the first federal civil rights law to focus on nondiscrimination in healthcare ...

Compliance Deadlines for New Section 1557 Nondiscrimination ...

Explicitly provides for nondiscrimination protections based on sex characteristics (including intersex traits), pregnancy or related conditions ...

The Scope of ACA Section 1557: “Health Program or Activity”

... rule and its potential to impact ... Section 1557, explicitly or implicitly, suggests that TPAs are exempt from the statute's nondiscrimination.