Sexual Orientation news from FierceHealthcare
NewsMore hospitals protect gay patients--but not staff--from discrimination
On the heels of New York's recent legalization of same-sex marriage comes a report that a growing number of U.S. hospitals are protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) patients Read more...
CA court says MDs can't discriminate against gays on religious grounds
The California Supreme Court has ruled that physicians may not discriminate against gays and lesbians in medical treatment, even if the procedures such patients seek conflict with the doctor's Read more...
| Press ReleasesAffordable Care Act to improve data collection, reduce health disparitiesHHS announces new draft standards to improve the monitoring of health data by race, ethnicity, sex, primary language, and disability status, and begins planning for the collection of LGBT health data Read more >> Medicare Finalizes New Rules to Require Equal Visitation Rights for All Hospital PatientsNew requirements empower patients to designate their own visitors, including a same-sex domestic partner WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today Read more >> |
