Tag Archives: Section 1557

Federal Court Enjoins Part of ACA Final Non-Discrimination Rule

Photo of Amy FoutsPhoto of Kyle GregoryBy Amy Fouts and Kyle Gregory on Posted in Uncategorized
On December 31, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a nationwide injunction in Franciscan Alliance, Inc. v. Burwell, N.D. Tex., No. 16-cv-108, holding that portions of the final rule issued by the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which sought to operationalize Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), … Continue Reading

The Deeper Dive: Section 1557 Attempts to Return the “Care” to “Healthcare”

Photo of Amy FoutsPhoto of Kyle GregoryBy Amy Fouts, Greg Fosheim and Kyle Gregory on Posted in Uncategorized
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) moved to the forefront of anti-discrimination measures when it released a final rule, titled “Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities” (Final Rule), implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability in … Continue Reading
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