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HHS Issues New Rule to Strengthen Nondiscrimination Protections …

(Just Now) WEBToday’s rule exemplifies the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing commitment to health equity and patient rights,” said OCR Director Melanie Fontes Rainer. “Traveling across the country, I have heard too many stories of people facing …

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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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” …

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

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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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Eliminating Racism In Health Care Before And After The - Health …

(Just Now) WEB"Eliminating Racism In Health Care Before And After The Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision", Health Affairs Forefront, July 7, 2023. DOI: …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/eliminating-racism-health-care-before-and-after-supreme-court-s-affirmative-action

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HHS Proposes Revised ACA Anti-Discrimination Rule

(7 days ago) WEBHHS Proposes Revised ACA Anti-Discrimination Rule. On July 25, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a new proposed rule to significantly revise the agency’s prior

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

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HHS final rule strengthens protections against disability …

(7 days ago) WEBThe Department of Health and Human Services May 1 released a final rule bolstering discrimination protections for people with disabilities under Section 504 of …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-05-02-hhs-final-rule-strengthens-protections-against-disability-discrimination

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Structural Racism In Historical And Modern US Health Care Policy

(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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Racism and discrimination in health care: Providers and patients

(2 days ago) WEBTo that end, the call to action to address racism and discrimination in medicine is for all of us, providers and patients. *Details omitted or changed to protect …

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

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Ending discrimination in health care settings

(5 days ago) WEBJoint United Nations statement on ending discrimination in health care settings. The statement lays out three priorities: Discrimination does not occur in a …

https://www.who.int/news-room/commentaries/detail/ending-discrimination-in-health-care-settings

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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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HHS Updates Rule Banning Disability Bias in Health Care (1)

(6 days ago) WEBIn the initial proposal of the rule last year, the HHS said the Covid-19 public health emergency was illustrative of the potential harms of discrimination. It cited …

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/hhs-updates-protections-against-disability-bias-in-health-care

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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, …

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

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Biden Administration Restores Health Protections for Gay and

(5 days ago) WEBThe Health and Human Services Department finalized a rule prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, reversing a Trump-era …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/us/politics/biden-gay-transgender-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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Employee and Patient Discrimination in Healthcare - National Law …

(1 days ago) WEBProviders should be equally mindful of patient antidiscrimination obligations as employee anti-discrimination obligations. Periodic compliance review and up-to-date trainings for …

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

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Health Care Workers and the Americans with Disabilities Act

(5 days ago) WEBIntroduction. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. Title I of the ADA covers …

https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/health-care-workers-and-americans-disabilities-act

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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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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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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 …

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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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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Laws Enforced by EEOC U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity …

(8 days ago) WEBLaws Enforced by EEOC. This law makes it illegal to discriminate against someone on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex. The law also makes it illegal to …

https://www.eeoc.gov/statutes/laws-enforced-eeoc

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What to know about new federal rule that blocks transgender …

(4 days ago) WEBHere’s a look at the new regulation, the states’ laws and what could happen next. WHAT’S THE HEART OF THE REGULATION? The 1,577-page regulation …

https://apnews.com/article/title-ix-transgender-bathroom-bans-645b5564ce227a9efe2c05f883609ae8

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