Labor Department, Department of Health and Human Services and the Treasury related to the coverage of preventive services under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Topics discussed include the background of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act Section 2713 and clarifications on ...
The Supreme Court will hear a case determining the fate of free preventive services under the Affordable Care Act. In a brief order issued Friday, the justices said they will consider whether members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force were constitutionally appointed. The Affordable Care A...
The COVID-19 pandemic caused some individuals to delay caredue to fear of exposure to the virus or financial concerns. The coverage expansions from HRSA that offer preventive healthcare services with no cost-sharing under the ACA may help ensure women, children, and adolescents ...
Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), all health insurance must cover preventive health care services with no out-of-pocket costs for the patient. So, for most people, that annual checkup, routine labs, and certain screenings recommended by your physician are covered by insurance at no cost ...
So this is a case where the plaintiffs are challenging the requirement under the Affordable Care Act [ACA] to cover certain recommended preventive services. Initially they brought a set of constitutional claims, and they brought claims under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. What the case befo...
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to review a Fifth Circuit decision that found the task force responsible for setting preventive care coverage requirements under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) unconstitutional. This sets the stage for a pivotal legal battle that could impact insurance coverag...
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One of the key questions left to be answered was whether the U.S. Preventive Task Force (USPTF) that decides which services must be covered under the ACA is constitutionally sound. O’Connor ruled the task force’s system was unconstitutional. ...
The ACA's elimination of cost-sharing for preventive care is under scrutiny, potentially affecting PrEP and other services. The Supreme Court's review focuses on the constitutionality of USPSTF appointments and the severability of the ACA provision. SHOW MORE A looming Supreme Court ruling will an...
The earlier ruling in March, by JudgeReed O'Connorof the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas, would have immediately eliminated access to a long list of free preventive services mandated under the ACA since 2010. This was one of the most popular provisions of "Obamacare...