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HHS Issues New Rule to Strengthen Nondiscrimination Protections …

(Just Now) WEBDownload the News Release Download the News Release - Word. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/26/hhs-issues-new-rule-strengthen-nondiscrimination-protections-advance-civil-rights-health-care.html

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Why Racial Inequities Still Persist in Health Care - The …

(7 days ago) WEB“The topics of racial and ethnic disparities and inequities in medicine and health care are of critical importance,” Dr. Phil B. Fontanarosa, interim editor in chief of JAMA, said in a statement.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/health/racial-disparities-health-care.html

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HHS final rule strengthens protections against disability …

(7 days ago) WEBThe Department of Health and Human Services May 1 released a final rule bolstering discrimination protections for people with disabilities under Section 504 of …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-05-02-hhs-final-rule-strengthens-protections-against-disability-discrimination

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HHS Issues Final Rule to Prevent Discrimination in Health and …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Health and Human Services Grants Regulation (HHS Grants Rule) Final Rule protects LGBTQI+ people by clarifying and reaffirming the prohibition on …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/30/hhs-issues-final-rule-prevent-discrimination-health-and-human-services-grant.html

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Biden Administration Restores Health Protections for Gay and

(5 days ago) WEBApril 26, 2024. The Biden administration announced expansive new protections on Friday for gay and transgender medical patients, prohibiting federally …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/us/politics/biden-gay-transgender-health-care.html

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HHS Issues New Nondiscrimination Final Rule to Protect …

(6 days ago) WEBFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 9, 2024. Contact: HHS Press Office 202-690-6343 [email protected]. HHS Issues New Nondiscrimination Final Rule to …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/01/09/hhs-issues-new-nondiscrimination-final-rule-protect-conscience-rights.html

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Biden administration restores protections for gay and transgender …

(5 days ago) WEBThe Biden administration in 2021 announced its intention to protect transgender Americans from health care discrimination through Section 1557 and Title …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/27/politics/lgbtq-health-care-biden-administration-rules-affordable-care-act/index.html

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Doctors fighting racial health disparities face threats, harassment

(9 days ago) WEBMarch 20, 2022, 2:30 AM PDT. By Tyler Kingkade. Dr. Aletha Maybank joined the American Medical Association as its first chief health equity officer in 2019, determined to fight …

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/doctors-racism-medicine-harassment-threats-rcna20660

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Health Inequity and Racism Affects Patients and Health …

(4 days ago) WEBAdvisor Analysis. Covid-19 is taking a toll on health care organizations’ ability to provide equitable access to care, revealing that much work needs to be done to overcome disparities in care, according …

https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.21.0033

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Black patients adjust behavior to reduce chance of …

(8 days ago) WEBThis story was produced by KHN, which publishes California Healthline, an editorially independent service of the California Health Care Foundation. KHN (Kaiser Health News) is a national newsroom

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/black-patients-adjust-behavior-to-reduce-chance-of-discrimination-in-health-care-settings-survey-finds

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Ending discrimination in health care settings

(5 days ago) WEBJoint United Nations statement on ending discrimination in health care settings. The statement lays out three priorities: Discrimination does not occur in a …

https://www.who.int/news-room/commentaries/detail/ending-discrimination-in-health-care-settings

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Black Americans expect to face racism in the doctor's office - NPR

(8 days ago) WEBBlack Americans expect to face racism in the doctor's office, survey finds : Shots - Health News For many people of color in this country, a visit to the doctor …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/12/05/1217148407/black-americans-racism-health-care

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U.S. Will Protect Gay, Transgender People From Health Care

(1 days ago) WEBCarolyn Kaster/AP. Gay and transgender people will be protected from discrimination in health care, the Biden administration announced Monday, effectively …

https://www.npr.org/2021/05/10/995418963/u-s-will-protect-gay-and-transgender-people-against-discrimination-in-health-car

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Research reveals depths of racial and ethnic bias in health care

(8 days ago) WEBWilliam Brangham: In this study from The Commonwealth Fund, nearly half of health care workers in the U.S. say racism against patients is a major problem, and …

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/research-reveals-depths-of-racial-and-ethnic-bias-in-health-care

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People of color expect to experience discrimination during health …

(Just Now) WEBA trip to the doctor’s office can be stressful, but many people of color in the US say they also expect to experience discrimination while seeking health care, …

https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/05/us/health-care-discrimination-poc-reaj/index.html

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Making Disability Rights History: HHS Announces Powerful Anti

(1 days ago) WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic shone a spotlight on the catastrophic consequences of the discrimination, inaccessibility, bias, and stereotypes in our health care and …

https://acl.gov/news-and-events/acl-blog/making-disability-rights-history-hhs-announces-powerful-anti

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LGBTQ Health Care Bias Protections Get HHS Green Light (1)

(8 days ago) WEBLGBTQ Health Care Bias Protections Get HHS Green Light (1) The Biden administration is bolstering civil rights protections for transgender and other LGBTQ …

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/lgbtq-health-care-bias-protections-gets-hhs-greenlight

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Trying To Avoid Racist Health Care, Black Women Seek Out Black …

(8 days ago) WEBResearch has shown that racism, discrimination and unconscious bias continue to plague the U.S. health care system and can cause unequal treatment for …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/05/28/996603360/trying-to-avoid-racist-health-care-black-women-seek-out-black-obstetricians

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Widespread bias, discrimination directed toward people with

(8 days ago) WEB“Our body of work suggests that physician bias and discriminatory attitudes may contribute to the health disparities that people with disabilities experience,” said …

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2022/10/health-care-discrimination-people-with-disabilities/

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Nearly half of trans people have been mistreated by medical

(1 days ago) WEBDiscrimination, among other factors, prevents trans people from seeking necessary care, which leads to health disparities that can affect many other areas of …

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-health-and-wellness/nearly-half-trans-people-mistreated-medical-providers-report-finds-rcna1695

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U.S. Law and Discrimination in Health Care NEJM

(Just Now) WEBSupplementary Material. Disclosure Forms (nejmp2202164_disclosures.pdf) Download. 96.88 KB. Although discrimination both by clinicians and by patients and …

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2202164

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Review reveals 'vast' ethnic inequalities in NHS services - BBC News

(2 days ago) WEB14 February 2022. PA Media. Critical action is needed to address "vast and persistent" ethnic inequalities in healthcare in the UK, a major study has found. The review, …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-60375928

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LGBTQ+ health care protections reinstated by Biden …

(5 days ago) WEBThe rule focuses on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which bans health care providers from discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/04/26/biden-lgbtq-health-care-protections/

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Transgender Youth Face Multiple Barriers to Health Care, Study …

(Just Now) WEBDiscrimination, delays and systemic hurdles prevent young trans people from reaching the care they need, a new study finds. Piper, a 17-year-old transgender …

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/28/health/transgender-health-care.html

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Revealing Disparities: Health Workers Observations Discrimination

(2 days ago) WEBAbstract. Issue: Discrimination against patients in health care settings on the basis of race, ethnicity, or language can negatively impact quality of care and health …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2024/feb/revealing-disparities-health-care-workers-observations

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Algorithms Are Making Decisions About Health Care, Which May …

(6 days ago) WEBIn 2019, a bombshell study found that a clinical algorithm many hospitals were using to decide which patients need care was showing racial bias — Black patients had …

https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/algorithms-in-health-care-may-worsen-medical-racism

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HHS Finalizes Rule Strengthening Protections Against Disability

(5 days ago) WEBFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2024. Contact: HHS Press Office 202-690-6343 [email protected]. HHS Finalizes Rule Strengthening Protections Against …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/05/01/hhs-finalizes-rule-strengthening-protections-against-disability-discrimination.html

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Joint United Nations statement on ending discrimination in health …

(Just Now) WEBRecognizing that discrimination in health care settings is a major barrier to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), United Nations entities …

https://www.who.int/news/item/27-06-2017-joint-united-nations-statement-on-ending-discrimination-in-health-care-settings

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'Like She Was Not Even There': Children With Disabilities Face

(9 days ago) WEBTHURSDAY, June 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Children with disabilities are discriminated against in health care settings -- to the detriment of their health, according to their …

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2023-06-29/like-she-was-not-even-there-children-with-disabilities-face-discrimination-in-health-care

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Seniors decry ageism in health care settings CNN

(8 days ago) WEBNearly 20% of Americans ages 50 and older say they have experienced discrimination in health care settings, according to a 2015 report, and it can result in …

https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/17/health/age-discrimination-khn-partner-wellness/index.html

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Biden administration strengthens health care protections for …

(8 days ago) WEBApril 29, 2024, 8:35 a.m. PT. LGBTQ+ Americans now have greater protections against discrimination when seeking health care, whether from hospitals, doctors, Medicaid …

https://19thnews.org/2024/04/lgbtq-healthcare-aca-protections-biden/

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Federal judges: West Virginia, North Carolina's transgender care

(Just Now) WEBFILE - Connor Thonen-Fleck addresses reporters while his parents stand by his side, March 11, 2019, in Durham, N.C. West Virginia and North Carolina’s refusal to …

https://apnews.com/article/west-virginia-north-carolina-gender-affirming-care-dbe97d7b305ec6c6d07f7c1e33beef00

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Feds Bar Disability Discrimination In Health Care

(9 days ago) WEBEven though Section 504 has long barred disability discrimination, HHS has acknowledged that “significant discrimination” has persisted in both the health care …

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2024/05/02/feds-bar-disability-discrimination-in-health-care/30862/

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Biden administration mandates healthcare workers provide …

(1 days ago) WEB“Section 1557 is critical to making sure that people in all communities have a right to access health care free from discrimination,” Office for Civil Rights Director …

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/2981867/biden-administration-mandate-healthcare-workers-treatment-transgender/

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Health Care Worker Settles Race Discrimination Case vs. CalVet

(2 days ago) WEBHealth Care Worker Settles Race Discrimination Case vs. CalVet. by Contributing Editor May 6, 2024. A Muslim nurse has settled his lawsuit against the state …

https://mynewsla.com/weather/2024/05/06/health-care-worker-settles-race-discrimination-case-vs-calvet/

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Transgender patients face discrimination during health care visits

(9 days ago) WEBMarch 24 at 6:00 a.m. 2898. One trans woman recalled a doctor calling her “it.”. A nonbinary person was grilled about their use of “they/them” pronouns during an …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/interactive/2023/transgender-health-care/

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Transgender health care must be paid for by state insurance - NPR

(5 days ago) WEBThe federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., ruled in favor of transgender patients on Monday. The case was brought by Medicaid recipients in West Virginia and …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/29/1247896150/transgender-health-insurance-west-virginia-north-carolina-appeals-court

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