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                        Civil Rights Information for Individuals and AdvocatesWe enforce laws against discrimination based on race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, and religion by certain health care and human services providers and health insurance plans.




Filing a Civil Rights ComplaintYou may file a civil rights complaint with OCR if you feel a health care provider or government agency discriminated against you (or someone else) unlawfully.




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