Updated Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act Codifies Critical Protections for Marginalized Communities

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Updated Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act Codifies Critical Protections for Marginalized Communities

By Cait Smith | Center for American Progress On April 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a landmark rule updating Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which prohibits federally funded health programs and services from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. The new rule codifies […]

AFT President Randi Weingarten on the U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Grant Cert on the Affordable Care Act

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AFT President Randi Weingarten on the U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Grant Cert on the Affordable Care Act

WASHINGTON—Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, whose 1.7 million members include nurses and healthcare professionals, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court’s decision today to accept review of another challenge to the Affordable Care Act: “The fact that yet another challenge to the ACA has been brought by President Trump and […]