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By Elizabeth Sepper Every law student learns the ancient adage that there is no right without a remedy. Section 1557 makes clear that individuals have rights against discrimination in healthcare and a private right of action…
By Elizabeth Sepper Should healthcare providers, researchers, and insurers be able to engage in sex discrimination for religious reasons? HHS asked the public to weigh in on this question with regard to the ACA’s nondiscrimination…
By Elizabeth Sepper Like other healthcare civil rights statutes, the Affordable Care Act’s Section 1557 links nondiscrimination requirements to federal funding. Programs that receive “federal financial assistance” can’t discriminate against individuals based on their race,…
By Elizabeth Sepper More than five years ago, Section 1557—a little known provision in the Affordable Care Act—promised to protect individuals from race, sex, age, and disability discrimination in health programs and activities that receive…
By Elizabeth Sepper It comes as no surprise that tonight the Catholic bishops rejected the White House’s attempts to bend over backward to accommodate religious objections to contraceptive coverage in health insurance plans. The administration’s…
By Elizabeth Sepper Dr. Willie Parker is one of the few doctors in the United States who perform later-term abortions, up to 24 weeks. He is one of three who provide abortions at Mississippi’s sole…
By Elizabeth Sepper 2013 is rife with reports of the terrible human costs of the flu. Emergency rooms nationwide have been overwhelmed. Art Caplan’s great blog post urges doctors to educate patients that the flu…
By Elizabeth Sepper In the market for discount genetic testing? Want to share your genetic markers with friends? No? You might soon be alone. Last week, I got an email from the mega-discounter Groupon advertising…
By Elizabeth Sepper Happy new year to all and thanks to the Bill of Health for the opportunity to blog this month! The first day of 2013 saw yet another ruling in the contraception coverage…
We’re pleased to introduce and welcome Elizabeth Sepper as a guest blogger for the month of January. Elizabeth is an associate professor at Washington University School of Law. She is a health law scholar whose…
