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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). Ineffective communication can lead not only to medical discrimination by doctors, but also lower rates of testing, vaccination, and treatment efforts by patients. .

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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. The authors call for improved regulation from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the U.S.

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