HHS Announces Enforcement and Policy Actions to Safeguard Federal Health Care Provider Conscience Rights
Published: 01/22/2026
Sources:
- Department of Health and Human Services
Relevant To:
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced major enforcement and policy actions to safeguard federal health care provider conscience rights and protect the dignity of human life. Federal health care conscience protection statutes protect covered individuals, health care entities, and providers from discrimination in health care by certain government or government-funded entities based on the exercise of religious beliefs or moral convictions.
The new actions include …
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