Are Christians Discriminated Against When Gays Visit Gay Partners in the Hospital?

There's a new rule that requires hospitals that accept Medicare and Medicaid payments to allow gay people to be visited by their partners.  It goes into effect in 60 days.  It was drafted in response to incidents of nasty hospital administrators and social workers who denied dying gay people like Lisa Pond access to their partners and children.  In Pond's case, they had the paperwork on hand clarifying her partner Janice Langbehn ability to make decisions on Pond's behalf.  It didn't matter.  Florida was/is an "anti-gay state", according to the hospital social worker, so Lisa died alone while her family weeped far from her isolated bed.

Matt Barber of Liberty Council is flipping out, and the American Family Association has got his back.  According to them, this new rule amounts to special homosexual rights and Christian-affiliated hospitals will be forced to practice grace and charity to sinners; something Jesus Christ apparently preached against during his 30 year ministry:

Barber considers the new rules political theater in trying to create the disingenuous idea that people based on their so-called "sexual orientation" are roundly discriminated against. Faith-based hospitals are not exempt from the rule.

"Certainly there are Catholic hospitals and Baptist hospitals that recognize homosexual behavior as sinful behavior," he points, "and they do not want to take part in affirming homosexual sin under the strong arm of the government."

Some religious hospitals may have to make a decision as to whether to conform to the rules or not accept Medicare patients. Barber says what the Obama administration is doing is casting liberty of conscience aside and forcing acceptance of homosexuality.

I'm not even sure how to respond to Barber.  Does this new rule violate the "liberty of conscience" of Christian doctors, nurses, and hospital administrators?  Are their religious beliefs being violated if folks like Pond and Langbehn have a chance to say goodbye to each other before one dies?