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Gender-Affirming Care: What the Supreme Court’s Ruling in Skrmetti Means for Health Care Providers Nationwide

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On June 18, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a major decision in United States v. Skrmetti, allowing Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors to take effect. The ruling reflects a substantial realignment in...more

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Update to Summary of Amendments to ACA Rules: Federal Court Blocks Certain Changes

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On July 7, 2020, we published a client alert regarding the Department of Health and Human Services (the “HHS”) June 19, 2020 rule (“2020 Rule”) modifying the non-discrimination provision (“Section 1557”) of the Patient...more

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Transgender Patients Remain Protected: District Court Blocks HHS Rule From Taking Effect

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Seyfarth Synopsis: A Federal Court has temporarily enjoined the Trump administration from putting into effect its recent rule that strips the Affordable Care Act of its gender identity protections....more

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An Industry In Transition: Gender Identity Issues Impacting Healthcare

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Employment law has always been on the cutting edge when it comes to emerging societal issues. Like little microcosms, the workplace reflects society as a whole. The healthcare industry is no exception. All people, regardless...more

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Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act: Implications for Health Care Providers and Health Insurers

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Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”) prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity), age, or disability under any health program or activity that receives...more

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HHS Final Rule Extends Anti-Discrimination Protection to Transgender Patients

This past May, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin,...more

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Health Care Discrimination Litigation Gets a New Set of Teeth under the ACA: 2015 Litigation Review and Preview of 2016

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Discrimination in health care was prohibited before the Affordable Care Act, but on a limited basis. Protected classes did not include sex; prohibitions excluded private physicians accepting Medicare Part B; and, most...more

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