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Fighting Diagnostic Discrimination and Stigma in Monkeypox

Bill of Health

Diagnostic discrimination resulting from a company policy would likely violate Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Section 1557 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in health programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance.

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Patients, Health Consumers, People, Citizens: Who Are We In America?

Health Populi

The paper that asserts “no” to the question comes from Michael Gusmano, Karen Maschke, and Mildred Solomon, all associated with the Hastings Center which does research into bioethics. Taken together, these four papers from Health Affairs lead to the following themes: By 2019, patients in the U.S.

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