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The “Affordable Care Act” (ACA) is the name for the comprehensive health care reform law (passed in 2010) and its amendments. The law addresses health insurance coverage, health care costs, and preventive care. The law was enacted in two parts: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23, 2010.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, referred to as the Affordable Care Act or “ACA” for short, is the comprehensive health care reform law enacted in March 2010. The law has 3 primary goals: Make affordable health insurance available to more people. The law provides consumers with subsidies (“premium tax credits”) that lower ...
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (Section 1557), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics), in covered health programs or activities. 42 U.S.C. 18116.
202-690-6343 media@hhs.gov. Fact Sheet: Celebrating the Affordable Care Act. 12 Years of Advancing Health Equity for All Americans. Since its enactment on March 23, 2010, the Affordable Care Act has led to an historic advancement of health equity in the United States. This landmark law improved the health of all Americans, including women and ...
Preventive Care. Most plans must over a set of preventive services – like shots and screenings – at no cost to you. For example, depending on your age, you may have access to no-cost preventive services such as: Blood pressure, diabetes, and cholesterol tests. Many cancer screenings, including mammograms and colonoscopies.
Section 1557 is the non-discrimination provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Section 1557 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in specified health programs or activities, including those that receive Federal financial assistance. 2. In what ways does Section 1557 protect patients?
Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in any health program or activity that receives Federal financial assistance, State-based health insurance Exchanges, and HHS health programs and activities, and is one of the government’s most powerful ...
Federal law requires health insurance issuers in the large group market (in most states, more than 50 employees) to spend at least 85% of premium dollars on medical care. The Affordable Care Act also requires issuers in the small group market (in most states, 50 or fewer employees) and individual market to spend at least 80% of premiums on ...
Pre-Existing Conditions. Health insurance companies cannot refuse coverage or charge you more just because you have a “pre-existing condition” — that is, a health problem you had before the date that new health coverage starts. Health insurers can no longer charge more or deny coverage to you or your child because of a pre-existing health ...
Fact Sheet: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities Proposed Rule Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a proposed rule to advance health equity and reduce disparities in health care.