On July 25, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a long-awaited proposed rule on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the nondiscrimination protections...more
7/29/2022
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Biden Administration ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Medicare Part B ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
OCR ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Telehealth ,
Trump Administration
On November 6, 2021, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked enforcement of the OSHA vaccination-or-testing rule. Citing “grave statutory and constitutional issues” with the rule, a three-judge panel issued the...more
11/8/2021
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Appeals ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Enforcement ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Order to Stay ,
OSHA ,
Religious Exemption ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing