Section 1557 applies to

Section 1557 applies to

• A. All health programs and activities administered by or receiving federal financial assistance from HHS.
• B. All health programs administered by HHS (no federal aid)
• C. Private sector health programs
• D. All Medicare programs

Answer: (A)

Section 1557 expands nondiscrimination protections to health programs and activities in two broad ways: either the program is administered by HHS, or it receives federal financial assistance from HHS. That means coverage includes health programs run by HHS and also any health program—public or private—that gets federal funds from HHS, such as grants or contracts. Medicare is included here because it is a federal program administered by HHS, and other programs funded by HHS are included as well. Private sector health programs that do not receive federal funds are not covered.

So the best description is the one that captures both ways the department’s reach extends: health programs and activities administered by HHS or receiving federal financial assistance from HHS.