Trump’s LGBT Protection Rollback Could Harm Disabled People (Corrected)

Employer-sponsored health insurance plans would no longer have to comply with a federal health nondiscrimination law following the Trump administration’s move to curtail Obamacare protections for LGBT people and those who have had or are seeking abortions.

The rule—which lets health-care workers, hospitals, and insurance companies that receive federal funding refuse to provide or cover any services to those people—has wider implications, impacting those with disabilities, living with HIV/AIDS, and others with extensive health needs or chronic conditions.

Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability ...