HHS issues new rule to strengthen nondiscrimination protections and advance Civil Rights in health care
05/01/24 at 03:00 AM
HHS issues new rule to strengthen nondiscrimination protections and advance Civil Rights in health care
HHS Press Office; 4/26/24
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 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) advancing protections against discrimination in health care. By taking bold action to strengthen protections against discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, and disability, this rule reduces language access barriers, expands physical and digital accessibility, tackles bias in health technology, and much more.