Dear Friends,
Transgender Americans face another attack in federal civil rights.
A proposed change to Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) anti-discrimination Section 1557 was introduced by the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of Department of Health and Human Services (DHS), which administers the ACA. The group
Justice in Aging
says proposed rule “rolls back” protections and “attempts to radically limit the way that
victims of any type of discrimination can seek redress under the law
.” This is a warning to all of us.
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Kaiser Family Foundation points out that DHS wants input on other aspects of civil rights coverage:
“As a result, if finalized, any changes to the Section 1557 regulations could be a first step toward restricting nondiscrimination protections in other civil rights regulations
[Read Title VI, Title IX, and Section 504].”
Please submit comments by the end of July expressing how this proposed rule would hurt you and/or the people you care about.
To submit comments, go to:
Sincerely,
Walter Davis
Former THCC Executive Director
Health Care Advocate