2025 AHIP - Nondiscrimination
Training
As a result of violations of ACA Section 1557 nondiscrimination rules, - Answer✔✔ a health plan may
revoke an agent or broker's appointment with the health plan.
Which Medicare programs are covered by ACA Section 1557 under the Biden Administration's Final Rule
(2024)? - Answer✔✔ Parts A, C, and D, and Part B.
Which of the following statements best describes Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)? -
Answer✔✔ Section 1557 incorporates earlier civil rights protections in regard to race, color, national
origin, disability, age and sex.
ACA Section 1557 rules for disability concern - Answer✔✔ policies and procedures, physical access, and
communication.
Under ACA Section 1557, a health plan premium sold through a state exchange may, based on an
individual's age and - Answer✔✔ charge higher premiums.
Which of the following statements best describes the scope of operations subject to Section 1557 under
the Final Rule (2024) of the Biden Administration? - Answer✔✔ Entities principally engaged in health
care, which includes health insurers, must comply with Section 1557 for all programs they offer.
Which entity enforces Section 1557 for programs that receive funding from on are administered by
HHS? - Answer✔✔ The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of HHS.
Which of the following would be considered permissible under Section 1557? - Answer✔✔ Broker Mary
Jones has recruited a diverse workforce. She encourages her agents to prospect through community-
based marketing and within their community of influence.
For a health plan, what are the possible consequences of violations of ACA Section 1557? - Answer✔✔
Loss of federal business and compensatory damages.
Training
As a result of violations of ACA Section 1557 nondiscrimination rules, - Answer✔✔ a health plan may
revoke an agent or broker's appointment with the health plan.
Which Medicare programs are covered by ACA Section 1557 under the Biden Administration's Final Rule
(2024)? - Answer✔✔ Parts A, C, and D, and Part B.
Which of the following statements best describes Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)? -
Answer✔✔ Section 1557 incorporates earlier civil rights protections in regard to race, color, national
origin, disability, age and sex.
ACA Section 1557 rules for disability concern - Answer✔✔ policies and procedures, physical access, and
communication.
Under ACA Section 1557, a health plan premium sold through a state exchange may, based on an
individual's age and - Answer✔✔ charge higher premiums.
Which of the following statements best describes the scope of operations subject to Section 1557 under
the Final Rule (2024) of the Biden Administration? - Answer✔✔ Entities principally engaged in health
care, which includes health insurers, must comply with Section 1557 for all programs they offer.
Which entity enforces Section 1557 for programs that receive funding from on are administered by
HHS? - Answer✔✔ The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of HHS.
Which of the following would be considered permissible under Section 1557? - Answer✔✔ Broker Mary
Jones has recruited a diverse workforce. She encourages her agents to prospect through community-
based marketing and within their community of influence.
For a health plan, what are the possible consequences of violations of ACA Section 1557? - Answer✔✔
Loss of federal business and compensatory damages.
