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Preventative Care
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Medicaid & Medicare: A Legal Blog
Texas Judge Poo Poos the ACA Preventable Services Mandate!
In March, the U.S District Court in the Northern District of Texas vacated the requirement that ACA-compliant health plans cover certain U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended preventive services…
Compensation & Benefits Blog
Preventive Care in a Post-Braidwood World: Agencies Release Guidance on Preventive Services Coverage Requirements
By Jennifer Rigterink, Robert Projansky, Tanusha Yarlagadda
The Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services (the “Departments”) recently released guidance for group health plans on required preventive services coverage. The guidance was issued in response…
Health Care Reform Dashboard
FAQs Provide Guidance on Preventive Care
By D. Finn Pressly, Edward I. Leeds, Uchenna J. Osagiede
Summary The Departments of Labor, the Treasury, and Health and Human Services have jointly issued FAQs that address the requirement to cover the full cost of certain preventive care services…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Federal District Court’s Ruling on Affordable Care Act Preventive Care Eases Employer Burden—at Least for Now
Employers, at least for now, may have some relief from some of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements to cover preventive care services without cost sharing under a nationwide injunction…
HR Law Watch
Court Invalidates Certain Preventive Care Requirements
By D. Finn Pressly, Edward I. Leeds
A federal district court in Texas has invalidated and enjoined actions by federal agencies on and after March 23, 2010—when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted—to implement the ACA…
Health Care Reform Dashboard
Court Invalidates Certain Preventive Care Requirements
By Edward I. Leeds, D. Finn Pressly
Summary Health plans and insurance policies may no longer be required to cover the full cost of preventive care that carries an A or B rating by the U.S. Preventive…
Beneficially Yours
Texas District Court Nullifies Portions of Preventive Care Mandate
By Diane Dygert
Update: On June 13, 2023, the 5th Circuit issued a stay order which freezes the ruling issued by a Texas federal district court that voided the ACA requirement for health plans…
SW Benefits Blog
Proposed Rules Expand Access to Contraceptive Care as a Preventive Service
By Alapointe
On January 30, 2023, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury, and Labor (collectively “the Departments”) issued proposed rules entitled “Coverage of Certain Preventive Services under the Affordable Care…
Beneficially Yours
Are Birth Control and Plan B Next? Texas Judge Targets Preventive Care Mandate in the Name of Religious Liberty
Seyfarth Synopsis: To promote healthier lifestyles in an effort to ultimately reduce the cost of health care in the United States, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires private health plans…
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,…