Obama’s April 15 directive to Health And Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sibelius, requires hospitals receiving public funds in the form of Medicaid or Medicare health insurance payments not to deny patient visits “on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.” Nearly all U.S. hospitals receive Medicaid or Medicare health insurance payments for the treatment of patients.
This is a move that will be “affirmed by most Americans”, said the Rev. Peg Chemberlin, the president of the National Council of Churches.
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