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Implementing the Mandates Imposed on Covered Entities By Section 1557 of the ACA

Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act breaks new ground in that it is the first federal civil rights law to ban sex discrimination in health care programs and activities.It imposes requirements on Covered Entities in order to achieve the objectives of the statute. This article discusses those obligations and the consequences of a Covered Entity's failure to fulfill those mandates.

8 minute read February 01, 2017 at 12:06 AM
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Andrew Zwerling and Marianne Monroy
Implementing the Mandates Imposed on Covered Entities By Section 1557 of the ACA

Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the anti-discrimination component of the ACA that prohibits discrimination in specified federally funded health care programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.

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