Transgender and gay people will now be protected against discrimination in healthcare thanks to the Biden administration reversing a Trump-era rule that rolled back protections.
The Department of Health and Human Services issued a final rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which extended the prohibition of sex discrimination to include also sexual orientation and gender identity. Under the Trump administration, the ACA prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, and disability, but the definition of sex was meant to only mean “biological sex.”
“Today’s rule is a giant step forward for this country toward a more equitable and inclusive health care system, and means that Americans across the country now have a clear way to act on their
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