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McDermott Will & Emery

HHS OCR Investigates Medical Schools and Hospitals for Race- or Sex-Based Programs

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On March 7, 2025, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it would begin investigating four medical schools and hospitals pursuant to President Donald Trump’s...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | August 2022 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant enforcement activity between July 21 and August 20, 2022. Key updates include a case in which the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit...more

BakerHostetler

HHS Proposes Rule Strengthening Section 1557 Protections Against Nondiscrimination in Health Activities

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​​​​​​​On Aug. 4, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published its proposed rule, Nondiscrimination in Health Care and Activities (Proposed Rule), to revise its regulations pertaining to Section 1557 of the...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Sixth Circuit Holds That Federal Four-Year Statute of Limitations Applies to Disability Discrimination Claims under Section 1557...

In the face of tragic allegations, the Sixth Circuit has held that a patient’s disability discrimination claim against a hospital is not timed barred by the Rehabilitation Act, which borrows a state’s applicable statute of...more

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

Hospitals, Physician Practices and Clinics are Reminded to Post New Non-Discrimination Notice

Hospitals, physician practices and other health care providers that receive federal financial assistance, which includes receiving reimbursement from Medicare Parts A, C and D and/or Medicaid, are reminded to post new...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

HHS Issues Final Non-Discrimination Rules for Healthcare Providers

Healthcare providers and others who receive federal financial assistance are now subject to new non-discrimination rules and notice requirements under the Affordable Care Act. The new regulation prohibits discrimination in...more

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