The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) advancing protections against discrimination in health care. This long-awaited regulation restores the full scope of ACA’s section 1557 non-discrimination protections on the basis of sex, gender identity, or pregnancy status, after the scope of the protections had been limited by the previous administration.
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May 7, 2024
May 7, 2024
On May 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized a rule expanding access to health care coverage for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. Beginning November 1, 2024, DACA recipients will be eligible to enroll in a Qualified Health Plan through the Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Marketplace, or for coverage through a Basic Health Program.
March 28, 2024
Today the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Labor and the Treasury Department finalized a rule regulating the availability of short-term limited duration insurance (STLDI) plans. The rule would restrict the availability of these plans to no more than four months.
February 27, 2024
This month, Members of Congress sent letters to Senate leadership urging the Senate to use upcoming government funding legislation to address the Medicare physician payment cuts that took effect on January 1. With the March government funding deadlines coming up, the letter requests that the House and Senate work together to include provisions that provide stability to physician payments. The Association for Clinical Oncology urged House and Senate members to sign the letters and continues to monitor efforts to address Medicare physician cuts.