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[Contact](https://www.unitedlanguagegroup.com/contact) # ULG's Language Services Blog [Back To All Articles](https://www.unitedlanguagegroup.com/blog) Service All Services Localization Translation Interpreting Video Remote Interpreting Over the Phone Interpreting Global Marketing Industry All Industries Government Healthcare Life Sciences Legal Elections Financial Manufacturing Technology Insurance Consumer Goods [![Impact of Section 1557's Final Ruling on Language Access](https://www.unitedlanguagegroup.com/hubfs/Impact%20of%20Section%201557%20-%20Blog%20Header%20980x490.png)](https://www.unitedlanguagegroup.com/blog/impact-of-section-1557s-final-ruling-on-language-access) [Health Outcomes Solutions](https://www.unitedlanguagegroup.com/blog/topic/health-outcomes-solutions) ## [Impact of Section 1557’s Final Ruling on Language Access](https://www.unitedlanguagegroup.com/blog/impact-of-section-1557s-final-ruling-on-language-access) By [Leslie Iburg](https://www.unitedlanguagegroup.com/blog/author/leslie-iburg) With a focus on advancing health equity and reducing disparities in health care access, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a final rule in May 2024 to revise Section 1557 of t... 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