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Brazen pandemic-era discrimination spurred new protections for patients with disabilities
Pervasive bias in the health system against patients with disabilities became glaringly apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic. News organizations alerted the public about state triage plans that deprioritized people with disabilities for life-saving treatments and hospital visitor bans that barred patients with cognitive and communication disabilities from being accompanied by family members. Stories also covered…
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