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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
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Religion Clause
Supreme Court Upholds Appointment of Task Force That Recommended Insurance Coverage for Anti-HIV Drugs
In Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc., (Sup. Ct., June 27, 2025), the U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision held that the method of appointing members of the U. S. Preventive Services…
Religion Clause
Supreme Court Hears Arguments Today on Mandated Insurance Coverage for Anti-HIV Drugs Over Religious Objections
The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments this morning in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc. Plaintiffs in the case objected on religious grounds to providing their employees the U.S. Preventive Services…
Healthcare Law Blog
Navigating the Wild West of the New ACA Preventative Care Ruling
By Emma Arroyo, Kara Du
On March 30, Judge Reed O’Connor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a decision in Braidwood Management Inc. v. Becerra (“Braidwood”), invalidating the Affordable…
DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
A major reversal on long-held view of low-dose aspirin’s heart benefits
Aspirin has gotten its crown knocked askew as a cheap, effective low-dose heart problem preventer for older Americans. That’s because the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has weighed the evidence,…
Patient Safety Blog
New Colon Cancer Screening Guidelines: 45 Is The New 50
New Screening Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer The American Cancer Society and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) in May of this year updated the guidelines for colon cancer screenings…
Personal Injury Law Journal
Federally Appointed Task Force Recommends Increase in Number of Americans Eligible for Lung Cancer Screenings
Did you know that lung cancer killed more than 135,000 people in the United States in 2020? The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force believes that increasing the number of eligible…
DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
Routine cognitive tests for seniors? Not for now, blue-ribbon panel advises
It sounds like a good idea. Have primary care doctors learn about older patients’ cognitive health by putting all of them, during routine office check-ups, through a few minutes of tests in…
DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
U.S. task force refines guidelines for women’s genetic cancer screening
Many more women would benefit if their doctors took time to put them through a relatively easy screening using readily available questionnaires to determine if they might need further specialist…
DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
Mothers get a big boost for counseling to help with childbirth depression
Roughly 1 in 7 moms, who, during or after pregnancy, suffer debilitating depression — losses of energy or concentration, changes in sleeping and eating patterns, feelings of worthlessness or suicidal…
Benefit Notes
Preventive Care Health Coverage Mandate
By Stinson LLP
This is the seventh in a series of articles about health care reform. Q.1 What do the new rules require? A.1 The new rules require nongrandfathered group health plans and…