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HHS Summary of Proposed Regs: Advancing Health Equity Through the ACA
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] [Guidance Overview] Sept. 3, 2015
"Today's proposed rule applies to Health Insurance Marketplaces, any health program that HHS itself administers, and any health program or activity, any part of which receives funding from HHS, such as hospitals that accept Medicare patients or doctors who treat Medicaid patients. Finally, the proposed rule extends these nondiscrimination protections to individuals enrolled in plans offered by issuers participating in the Health Insurance Marketplaces and explicitly bars any marketing practices or benefit designs that discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. All the plans of insurers participating in the Marketplace are covered by the proposed rule....
The proposed rule includes a number of new protections. Among them: [1] Women must be treated equally with men in the health care they receive.... [2] Individuals may not be subject to discrimination based on gender identity.... [3] The rule bolsters language assistance for people with limited English proficiency ... [4] For individuals with disabilities, the rule contains requirements for the provision of auxiliary aids and services, including alternative formats and sign language interpreters, and the accessibility of programs offered through electronic and information technology." |
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