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- June 21, 2024
Reflections on the 25th Anniversary of the Olmstead Decision
Read moreThis year marks twenty-five years since the pivotal Supreme Court decision in Olmstead v. Lois Curtis and Elaine Wilson. On June 22, 1999, the Supreme Court held that segregation of individuals with disabilities is a form of discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and clearly established the right…
- June 3, 2024
Section 1557 Final Rule Explicitly Addresses Intersectional Discrimination for the First Time
Read moreWhat is Intersectionality?Intersectionality, a theory created by scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw, describes how an individual's multitude of identities intersect to create unique ways they experience oppression or discrimination. Crenshaw’s original framing of intersectionality centered the experiences of Black women, who were often erased by feminist theory and antiracist policy because…
- May 2, 2024
HHS Addresses Post-Dobbs Barriers to Care for Chronic Health Conditions Through Section 1557 of the ACA
Read moreOn May 2, 1927, the Supreme Court decided that the state-sanctioned forced sterilization of people with disabilities in public institutions is constitutional. Ninety-seven years later, the horrific precedent set in Buck v. Bell remains the law of the land. Due to ableism, sexism, racism, and other mutually reinforcing systems…
- May 1, 2024
1557 Final Rule Protects Against Bias in Health Care Algorithms
Cassandra LaRose and Elizabeth Edwards 1557, Automated Decision-Making, Eligibility & Enrollment, UncategorizedRead moreThe 2024 Final Rule implementing § 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act includes an important protection against the use of some algorithms in health care, or as the rule terms it “discriminatory patient care decision support tools.” HHS defined this term to be broad and inclusive,…
- May 23, 2023
Where Are We With LGBTQI+ Inclusive Health Data? One Year After President Biden’s LGBTQI+ Equity EO
Naomi G. Goldberg 1557, Health EquityRead more - September 27, 2022
How Proposed Changes to Section 1557 Strengthen Protections Related to Pregnancy or Related Conditions, Including Abortion
Read moreSexism is deeply entrenched in every facet of our society, including the U.S. health care system. One of its many harmful manifestations is discrimination related to pregnancy or related conditions. Rooted in part in historical and present-day policies that aim to achieve reproductive control and subordination, particularly for Black,…