The recent updates to Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act bring significant benefits, promoting equal access to healthcare regardless of language or cultural background. At Phoenix Language Services, Inc., we're committed to breaking down language barriers and ensuring everyone receives the care they deserve. These updates reaffirm our mission to empower individuals with language access, fostering a healthier, more inclusive experience for all. Let's continue championing equality in healthcare together! Check out the Fact Sheet for more details! #Section1557 #LanguageAccess #HealthcareForAll
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📢 News Update on Health Equity! 📢 On April 26th, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights, Department of Health and Human Services enforced Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to prohibit discrimination in health programs. This includes essential requirements on language access for individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP). Ensuring language access is essential for equitable healthcare. Key highlights Include: ✅ Enhanced language assistance services ✅ Notification and communication requirements ✅ Quality standards for interpreters and translators ✅ Stronger enforcement mechanisms ✅ Training and education for healthcare staff Understanding these requirements helps us move closer to a healthcare system where everyone, regardless of language, has access to the care they need. Check out the Section 1557 Fact Sheet from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gr_rE8HR Looking for help bringing your agency up to compliance? We are here to assist! #HealthEquity #LanguageAccess #InclusiveHealthcare #TitleVI #Section1557
Strengthening Nondiscrimination Protections and Advancing Civil Rights in Health Care through Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act: Fact Sheet
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The new regulations issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provide guidance on how healthcare providers and insurers should comply with Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. This section prohibits discrimination in healthcare based on certain characteristics such as race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. The regulations aim to ensure that all individuals have equal access to healthcare services and are not treated unfairly because of these protected characteristics. They seek to promote fairness in healthcare and eliminate barriers to care for vulnerable populations. 🌏 Humanity #EqualityinHealthcare #FairnessinHealthcare #nodiscrimination https://lnkd.in/eahci397
HHS Issues New Affordable Care Act Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Regulations
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Health providers, health insurers, and others that receive federal financial assistance from the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") are subject to a new nondiscrimination HHS Final Rule on section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. While there is broad applicability to this rule, read our summary focusing on the impact to carriers: https://bit.ly/4dRN3lU #HHS #healthnondiscrimination #BidenAdministration Authors: Xavier Baker, Lisa Campbell, Tammy Killion, Elizabeth LaPaugh
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As of July 5, 2024, the CMS and HHS Final Rule enhances civil rights protections under Section 1557 of the Affordable CAre Act, ensuring non-discrimination in health programs receiving federal funds. Key highlights include expanded coverage, protections for gender identity (subject to injunctions), requirements for designated coordinators and comprehensive policies. For experienced guidance on compliance and policy preparation, read our latest article: https://lnkd.in/g53E6Xxb...
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What do you do as a healthcare provider when your patient’s health is affected by overwhelming social issues like eviction or discrimination at work? MLPB will help. Honored to be part of the Board of Directors of MLPB for a decade now. Transformative work - health is more than what happens in the exam room!
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It is possible that some individuals do not gain access to the SSDI program until their medical conditions have progressed further and become more severe than for individuals in other groups. The researchers only have data on the health outcomes of SSDI recipients; they do not have information on those who are not admitted. This highlights significant racial and ethnic disparities in SSDI entry and health outcomes. Learn more in the full study: https://zurl.co/oZkM #SSDI #HealthcareEquity #DisabilityRights
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“This April, the government finalized a lot of federal rules that matter to our community. Federal rules are made by the executive branch to make sure people and groups follow laws. Some of the rules finalized this month make it easier to get and keep Medicaid, SSI, and other benefits. Others make sure that the services and supports that we get are useful and will help us. These are both important ways to make sure that disabled people are able to use the programs that let us live in our communities. Some of these rules also say what the government, hospitals, or other people need to do to respect our rights and not discriminate against us. This helps make sure that people with disabilities’ rights are protected wherever we go. Here is a look at some of the important rules that have been finalized this month.” https://lnkd.in/gCZADZU7
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