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February 28, 2017 @ 2:00pm ET
How Protections of Section 1557 Affect Employer Sponsored Health Plans
One important yet sometimes overlooked protection of the Affordable Care Act is its non-discrimination mandate Section 1557. This critical provision incorporates existing civil rights laws that protect against discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex, age, and disability, and applies them directly to the provision and delivery of health care.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released final regulatory guidance on Section 1557 with an effective date of July 18, 2016 for most covered entities.
Join us as we explore how the protections of Section 1557 affect employer sponsored health plans.
We also examine which programs and entities are affected and discussed language and disability access obligations, the implications of sex discrimination protections on provision of services to LGBT beneficiaries and other important aspects of the protection..
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