Court: Deaf Man’s ACA Discrimination Case Lacks Intentional Discrimination

Mealey's (August 17, 2021, 10:44 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A record contains no evidence from which a jury could conclude that a hospital was on notice that its methods of communicating with a deaf man were not effective, a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel said Aug. 6 in affirming summary judgment on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) discrimination claims....