HHS OCR Issues New Rule to Strengthen Nondiscrimination Protections and Advance Civil Rights in Health Care
Published: 04/30/2024
Sources:
- Department of Health and Human Services
Relevant To:
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) advancing protections against discrimination in health care.
The rule is intended to help increase meaningful access to health care for communities across the country. The 1557 final rule draws on extensive stakeholder engagement, review of over 85,000 comments from the public, th…
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