Josemiguel Rodriguez

Jun 12, 2024 | healthaffairs.org | Sara Rosenbaum |MaryBeth Musumeci |Kian Azimpoor |Josemiguel Rodriguez

Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (codified as 42 U.S.C. §18116) is a civil rights landmark. At fewer than 300 words, Section 1557 (“1557”) is short in text. In this respect, it is similar to other health care civil rights laws on which it builds, such as Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination by federally assisted entities based on race, national origin, sex, religion, or color.

Jul 20, 2023 | commonwealthfund.org | Laurie Zephyrin |Sara Rosenbaum |Josemiguel Rodriguez

While the case for race-conscious affirmative action in undergraduate admissions policies may have failed, the story is far different when it comes to medical education and health professions training. As a mountain of evidence makes clear, the argument for diversity in health care remains powerful. According to the decision handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v.