This webinar took place on Wednesday, July 24, 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET The Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS OCR) recently finalized a new rule implementing the Health Care Rights Law (HCRL), also known as Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Older adults, […]
This webinar took place on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET. Last month, the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS OCR) announced a new proposed rule implementing the Health Care Rights Law (HCRL), also known as Section 1557 of the Affordable Care […]
This webinar took place on Tuesday, September 22, 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. In June, the Trump Administration finalized significant rollbacks to regulations implementing the Health Care Rights Law, otherwise known as Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Many of those changes went into effect in August and harm older adults, particularly […]
Our new Q&A on Changes to the Rules Implementing the Health Care Rights Law provides background on the Health Care Rights Law (Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act) and how it protects older adults from discrimination, the recently finalized changes to the HHS regulations implementing the law, and what advocates need to know to […]
Everyone should have the right to be treated with respect by their health care providers, receive treatment that fits their needs, and get information in a language they can understand. Older adults, particularly people of color, immigrants, people with limited English proficiency (LEP), people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ older adults, often face discrimination in health […]
This webinar took place on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 11 am-12 pm PT/2-3 pm ET. The Trump Administration has published a proposed rule to eliminate key nondiscrimination protections under the Health Care Rights Law (Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act) for LGBTQ seniors, people with limited English proficiency and others in health care settings. […]
The Trump Administration has published a proposed rule to eliminate key nondiscrimination protections under the Health Care Rights Law (Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act) for LGBTQ seniors, people with limited English proficiency and others in health care settings. If finalized, this rule change would increase the likelihood that older adults would experience discrimination […]
Today as part of an ongoing attack on the most marginalized, the Trump Administration is proposing dangerous and far reaching changes to regulations implementing the Health Care Rights Law, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which prohibits discrimination in healthcare. The proposal attempts to eliminate the rights of LGBTQ people. It also rolls back […]
