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HHS Issues New Rule to Strengthen Nondiscrimination Protections …

(Just Now) WEBDownload the News Release Download the News Release - Word. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule under Section …

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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Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities Proposed Rule

(5 days ago) WEBSection 1557 is the first federal civil rights law to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in health care. It extends nondiscrimination protections to individuals enrolled in …

https://www.hhs.gov/civil-rights/for-individuals/section-1557/nondiscrimination-health-programs-and-activities-proposed-rule/index.html

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HHS Proposes Revised ACA Anti-Discrimination Rule

(7 days ago) WEBOn July 25, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a proposed rule to significantly revise the agency’s prior interpretation of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Section

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

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LGBTQ Health Care Bias Protections Get HHS Green Light (1)

(8 days ago) WEBThe final rule (RIN 0945-AA17), announced Friday by the Department of Health and Human Services, reverses a Trump-era regulation and restores gender …

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/lgbtq-health-care-bias-protections-gets-hhs-greenlight

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Biden administration restores protections for gay and transgender …

(5 days ago) WEBThe contested rule stems from Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which bars “discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability in …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/27/politics/lgbtq-health-care-biden-administration-rules-affordable-care-act/index.html

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U.S. Will Protect Gay, Transgender People From Health …

(1 days ago) WEBCarolyn Kaster/AP. Gay and transgender people will be protected from discrimination in health care, the Biden administration announced Monday, effectively reversing a Trump-era rule that went into

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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Nondiscrimination Protection in the Affordable Care …

(8 days ago) WEBThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) contains an important non-discrimination prohibition, the Health Care Rights Law, sometimes referred to as Section 1557. The Health Care Rights Law prohibits …

https://nwlc.org/resource/nondiscrimination-protection-affordable-care-act-section-1557/

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FACT SHEET: The Equality Act Will Provide Long Overdue Civil …

(7 days ago) WEBThe Equality Act amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide explicit non-discrimination protections on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity. …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/25/fact-sheet-the-equality-act-will-provide-long-overdue-civil-rights-protections-for-millions-of-americans/

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AHRQ Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Agency for …

(2 days ago) WEBThe Notification and Federal Employee Anti-discrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), (Public Law No. 107-174) ensures that federal agencies pay more …

https://www.ahrq.gov/policy/eeo/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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Health Care Discrimination - FindLaw

(2 days ago) WEBAs with other federal anti-discrimination laws, Title VI applies to healthcare programs receiving funding from the federal government. Age Discrimination and …

https://www.findlaw.com/civilrights/discrimination/health-care-discrimination.html

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Diversity and Discrimination in Healthcare - StatPearls

(5 days ago) WEBDiversity is broadly defined as the inclusion of varied attributes or characteristics. In the medical community, diversity often refers to the inclusion of healthcare professionals, trainees, educators, …

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

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Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

(2 days ago) WEBThe Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (Section 1557), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, …

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

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What Is The Equality Act? Anti-Discrimination Law Explained - NPR

(8 days ago) WEBUpdated Feb. 25, 4:39 p.m. ET . The House of Representatives voted on Thursday to pass the Equality Act, a bill that would ban discrimination against people …

https://www.npr.org/2021/02/24/969591569/house-to-vote-on-equality-act-heres-what-the-law-would-do

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Challenges to Reducing Discrimination and Health Inequity …

(3 days ago) WEBFifty years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, minority healthcare remains separate and unequal. 1,2 The Act achieved singular success during the …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5654529/

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Employee and Patient Discrimination in Healthcare - National Law …

(1 days ago) WEBSpecifically, HHS discussed in the FAQs that patients with disabilities are protected by several federal laws, including the anti-discrimination provision (Section …

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

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EEOC Releases Information about Employment Discrimination …

(6 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a technical assistance document, “The COVID-19 Pandemic …

https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-releases-information-about-employment-discrimination-against-caregivers

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Introduction to the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA.gov

(Just Now) WEBThe Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in everyday activities. The ADA prohibits …

https://www.ada.gov/topics/intro-to-ada/

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Federal Agencies Launch Portal for Public Reporting of …

(2 days ago) WEBThat’s why we are working to tackle anticompetitive practices in the health care markets,” said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. “The Biden-Harris Administration …

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/federal-agencies-launch-portal-public-reporting-anticompetitive-practices-health-care-sector

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List of anti-discrimination laws in the United States - Wikipedia

(3 days ago) WEBThe following is a list of anti-discrimination laws and judicial decisions which have come into force in various areas of the United States since independence in 1776. Family & …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_anti-discrimination_laws_in_the_United_States

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HHS Announces Proposed Rule to Strengthen Nondiscrimination …

(1 days ago) WEBToday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a proposed rule implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/07/25/hhs-announces-proposed-rule-to-strengthen-nondiscrimination-in-health-care.html

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

(8 days ago) WEBThe Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA) This law makes it illegal to pay different wages to men and women if they perform equal work in the same workplace. The law also makes it …

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

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The anti-DEI EDUCATE Act has no place in 21st-century medicine

(9 days ago) WEBTo find racism masquerading as federal policy, I direct you to the Embracing anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula, and Advancing Truth in Education …

https://thehill.com/opinion/4623316-the-anti-dei-educate-act-has-no-place-in-21st-century-medicine/

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FACT SHEET: U.S. Department of Education’s 2024 Title IX …

(5 days ago) WEBreasonably may constitute sex discrimination, including sexual violence and other forms of sex-based harassment. These regulations also require that schools train employees …

https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/t9-final-rule-factsheet.pdf

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Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 - Queensland Legislation

(2 days ago) WEBChapter 2 Discrimination prohibited by this Act (complaint) Part 1 Act’s anti-discrimination purpose 6 Act’s anti-discrimination purpose and how it is to be …

https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/pdf/inforce/current/act-1991-085

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Laws & Regulations Enforced by OCR HHS.gov

(8 days ago) WEBSection 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 USC § 18116) which provides that an individual shall not be excluded from participation in, be …

https://www.hhs.gov/civil-rights/for-providers/laws-regulations-guidance/laws/index.html

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Supreme Court appears open to city's crackdown on …

(2 days ago) WEBLower courts ruled it's "cruel and unusual" to fine or jail people on public land if no shelter is available. An Oregon city says that's hamstrung efforts to keep public …

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/22/1245575331/supreme-court-weighs-whether-cities-can-punish-unhoused-people-for-sleeping-outs

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