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Court Denies Attempt to Prevent Closure of Lone Maternity Ward Under Section 1557 of ACA and Disparate-Impact Theory of...

Introduction to Disparate-Impact Discrimination Claims in Healthcare: Sandoval (2001) and Section 1557 of the ACA - Disparate-impact claims of discrimination in healthcare are powerful and can be incredibly varied. These...more

In a Class Action, a Federal Court Rejects HHS OCR Interpretation of ACA Section 1557 and Limits the Reach of Unintentional...

In a class-action lawsuit, the Northern District of Illinois has deepened a pre-existing district-court split on a key legal question under Section 1557 of the ACA and, in doing so, explicitly rejected a pivotal HHS OCR...more

New Risks for Healthcare Providers under Section 1557 of the ACA: Meaningful Access for Limited-English Proficiency Patients and...

This article is the first in a series addressing the new risks facing healthcare providers under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. By now, healthcare providers undoubtedly know about Section 1557 of the Affordable...more

Section 1557 of the ACA: The Legal Side of Health Equity

This week marks the end of National Minority Health Month and its 2016 theme of “Accelerating Health Equity for the Nation.” This month, the HHS Office of Minority Health’s goal was to “raise awareness of the health...more

Update: HHS Proposed Regulations on Section 1557 of the ACA

On September 8, 2015, HHS published its proposed regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. In a previous article on Section 1557, entitled “The Future of Healthcare Discrimination Litigation,” we...more

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