With 2025 underway, the AFS Health Care team highlights some of the most pressing legal issues facing the health care industry this year....more
Last week, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a decision holding that state health care plans in North Carolina and West Virginia must cover gender-affirming surgeries.
A copy of the decision, Kadel v....more
On December 5, 2022, the US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina held that the North Carolina State Health Plan (NCSHP) constitutes a “Health Program or Activity” under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In so...more
12/14/2022
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Health Insurance ,
North Carolina ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SCOTUS ,
Summary Judgment ,
Transgender
Earlier this month, the US District Court for the Western District of Washington certified a class of individuals who were denied gender-affirming care by a third-party administrator, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois...more
11/22/2022
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Blue Cross ,
Blue Shield ,
Declaratory Relief ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) ,
Transgender