The Biden administration is strengthening health care protections for gay and transgender individuals, reversing the Trump administration rule which gutted these protections. In a broad-ranging final rule published Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services strengthened the Affordable Care Act (ACA) rules prohibiting discrimination based on sex.
In contrast to the Trump administration’s decision that eliminated the protections, the Biden administration is strengthening the protections for gay and transgender people in terms of health care. The Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS) expanded the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA ) rules that prohibit discrimination based on sex, including in a broad-ranging final rule that was released on Friday. In contrast to the Trump administration’s decision that eliminated the protections, the Biden administration is strengthening the protections for gay and transgender people in terms of health care. The Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS) expanded the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA ) rules that prohibit discrimination based on sex, including in a broad-based final rule released on Friday.
The Biden administration is strengthening health care protections for gay and transgender individuals, reversing the Trump administration rule which gutted these protections. In a broad-ranging final rule published Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services strengthened the Affordable Care Act (ACA) rules prohibiting discrimination based on sex.