Section 1557 is the primary nondiscrimination provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). It prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, and disability by applying existing civil rights laws
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Jan 06 2016, 11:00 AM
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Filed under: Physicians, Quality, Payment Policy, Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, Costs and Spending, Equity and Disparities, Health Professionals, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part B, Section 1557 waiver, nondiscrimination, civil rights