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- Guidance on SOGI Data Collection Questions
- Reaching and Assisting LGBTQ Marketplace Consumers
- Trans Health Insurance Guides
CMS
National Health Law Program
Beyond the Basics
In this Beyond the Basics webinar presented on June 11, 2024, Caroline Medina, Director of Policy, and Kellan Baker, Executive Director from Whitman-Walker Institute and Out2Enroll, describe the new ACA 1557 nondiscrimination regulation and the new sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) marketplace application questions. Caroline also provides information about how enrollment assisters can leverage these new protections and data collection opportunities to continue to build trusting, effective relationships with LGBTQI+ consumers and help them access the coverage and care they need.
On July 3, 2024, multiple federal courts issued orders postponing implementation of the nondiscrimination protections related to gender identity and sexual orientation in the final Affordable Care Act (ACA) Section 1557 federal regulation (see slides 15-23 of the deck below for more information on these protections). These rulings mean HHS cannot enforce these protections at this time. Despite these court rulings about the specific enforcement role of HHS, the statutory text of ACA Section 1557 protects LGBTQI+ people from discrimination in health insurance coverage and health care.
About Whitman-Walker Institute and Out2Enroll
Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act
LGBTQ-Inclusive Data Collection on HealthCare.gov and State-Specific Enrollment Applications
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Out2Enroll
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National Health Law Program
Beyond the Basics
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