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DHHS Proposes Rule Banning Health Service Discrimination Against Transgender People
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- Category: Health Care & Insurance Reform
- Published on Wednesday, 09 September 2015 00:00
- Written by DHHS
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) last week introduced a regulation that would prohibit discrimination in healthcare access and insurance coverage on the basis of sex or gender identity, including denial of services related to gender transition or reassignment. The proposal also requires healthcare providers to improve communication services for people with disabilities or limited English language proficiency.
Reports Look at HIV+ and LGBT People Gaining Health Coverage Under Obamacare
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- Category: Health Care & Insurance Reform
- Published on Thursday, 23 January 2014 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Nearly 200,000 people with HIV will be eligible to obtain health coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) -- better know as Obamacare -- which also includes provisions to improve access to care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, according to 2 new Issue Briefs from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Cancer in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People
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- Category: LGBT Health
- Published on Tuesday, 14 June 2011 02:55
- Written by Matt Sharp
HHS Progress Report and HRC Health Equality Index Shed Light on LGBT Health Care
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- Category: LGBT Health
- Published on Friday, 22 June 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Coinciding with Gay Pride month, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) this week released a progress report on health issues for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people in the U.S. In addition, the Human Right Campaign (HRC) released its latest Health Equality Index, a survey of how well health care facilities serve LGBT patients.
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