Posted By Sanford Nowlin on Mon, May 10, 2021 at 9:32 AM Wikimedia Commons Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said the policy change aligns with language in the Affordable Care Act. Gay and transgender people will be shielded from sex discrimination in health care, a top White House health official said Monday, reversing a controversial Trump-era policy. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said language in the Affordable Care Act guarantees protections against sexual discrimination in health care. The Trump administration had defined “sex” to mean gender assigned at birth, arguing those legal protections didn t apply to transgender people. “Fear of discrimination can lead individuals to forgo care, which can have serious negative health c
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Gay and transgender people will be protected against sex discrimination in healthcare, the US health secretary said on Monday, as President Joe Biden s administration reversed a policy put in place under his predecessor Donald Trump.
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said the action restores protections under a provision of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, against sexual discrimination in healthcare. It simply says what everyone already should know: You should not discriminate against people, Becerra told CNN. That includes those based on sexual orientation or gender identity and when it comes to healthcare - we want to make sure that s the case.
California Native Americans won health care settlement. Federal government hasn t delivered
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Fresno, Calif. The court rulings brought hope. Finally, California s Native American population the nation s largest would receive its rightful share of federal health care funding.
Triumphant, leaders in the California Native community journeyed to Washington to negotiate the process of opening the funding pipeline.
That was more than four decades ago.
Today, despite a 1979 federal court-ordered settlement that would have pumped millions of dollars into California for Native American health care, the state s share remains stunningly underfunded by the Indian Health Service, Native leaders say. Their claim has been corroborated by government records and, most recently, a 2019 letter to IHS co-signed by then-Sen. Kamala Harris and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, urging the agency to repair this longstanding inequity.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Mizoram Deputy CM Tawnluia tests positive for Covid-19
12:45 PM IST: Vaccine Update 70% of the available stock of Covishield will be utilised to vaccinate 45+ who are due for 2nd dose and rest 30% will be used to vaccinate 45+ seeking 1st dose. Covaxin will be administered only to 45+ who are due for 2nd dose after 6 weeks of 1st dose. Dr Sudhakar K (@mla sudhakar) May 8, 2021
12:15 PM IST: Addressing a press conference, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that in the near future, 300 more schools will have Covid-19 vaccination centres. Delhis chools have started a vaccination drive and the youths are happy with the system, he said.
Michigan Reports Most COVID Deaths; Florida Worst In New Cases
NEW DELHI (dpa-AFX) - 47325 new coronavirus cases were reported in the United States on Thursday, taking the national total to 33,369,192. The weekly average of daily infection is 45081.
818 new deaths were reported on the same day. With this, the COVID death toll in the U.S. increased to 594,006, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University. The 7-day average of COVID deaths is 693.
122 deaths were reported from Michigan, while Florida reported the highest number of cases - 4,504.
A total of 26,105,411 people have so far recovered from coronavirus infection in the country.