Affordable Care Act, Preventive Health Care

SCOTUS Allows Enforcement of ACA’s Preventive-Care Mandates But Opens Door for Political Influence: Key Points for Group Health...

Fisher Phillips on 7/22/2025

The federal government may continue to enforce the Affordable Care Act’s preventive-care mandates, thanks to the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management. In a 6-3 bipartisan opinion written by...more

Supreme Court Decision Leaves ACA Preventive Services Mandate Intact

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 7/10/2025

On the last day before the U.S. Supreme Court’s summer recess, the Court issued a decision that left in place the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) mandate that requires non-grandfathered group health plans and issuers to cover,...more

Supreme Court affirms constitutionality of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Hogan Lovells on 7/9/2025

On June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc. upheld the structure of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF, or “Task Force”), overturning a Fifth Circuit decision that had ruled that...more

U.S. Supreme Court Preserves Preventive Care Coverage Under the ACA

Warner Norcross + Judd on 7/8/2025

On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc., rejecting a constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) preventive services mandate. The Supreme Court...more

Supreme Court Decision Is A Win for Preventative Services Providers

King & Spalding on 7/8/2025

Last week, in a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court overturned a Fifth Circuit decision holding that HHS-appointed United States Preventative Task Force (USPTF) members are inferior officers that do not need to be approved by the...more

SCOTUS on ACA Challenge: Seriously Guys, We’re Doing This Again?

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/2/2025

In a closely watched decision, the Supreme Court has upheld the authority of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force), preserving the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) requirement that health plans cover preventive...more

The Supreme Court Update - January 13, 2025

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 1/14/2025

On January 10, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in three cases: Becerra v. Braidwood Management, Inc., No. 24-316: This case addresses the constitutionality of the U.S. Preventive Services...more

Affordable Care Act Proposed Rule Would Broaden Access to Over-the-Counter Contraception Without Cost Sharing

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/1/2024

Employer-sponsored health plans would be required to cover over-the-counter contraception, including condoms and emergency contraception, without a prescription and without cost sharing under newly proposed Affordable Care...more

Health Plan Coverage Mandate for Over-the-Counter Contraception Proposed by Biden Administration

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/23/2024

With just a couple of weeks before election day, the Biden Administration announced on October 21, 2024, that it was issuing proposed rules designed, in part, to require health plans to cover over-the-counter contraception...more

Holland & Knight Health Dose: March 12, 2024

Holland & Knight LLP on 3/14/2024

Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector....more

Year-End Compliance Checklist for Employee Benefit Plans

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 10/23/2023

As we come to the end of the year, it is a good time for employers with January 1st health plan renewals to review their plan documents and get ready for open enrollment. The following is a checklist that lists some of the...more

High Deductible Health Plan First Dollar Coverages in Flux

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/21/2023

A recent string of lawsuits, regulatory guidance, and market trends have dramatically impacted the types of services that enjoy first dollar coverage under high deductible health plan (HDHP) and health savings account (HSA)...more

Preventive Care Rules Remain in Place for Now

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/20/2023

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has stayed the broad application of a district court decision that would have invalidated a number of preventive care requirements under the Affordable Care Act. As a result, health plans,...more

Navigating the Wild West of the New ACA Preventative Care Ruling

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/12/2023

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 Care Act’s (“ACA’s”) mandate...more

Federal Court Blocks Enforcement of Some ACA Preventive Health Service Requirements: What Plan Sponsors Should Consider

Dickinson Wright on 5/8/2023

In a March 2023 ruling, a Texas federal district court vacated all actions taken by the Departments of Labor (“DOL”), Health and Human Services (“HHS”), and Treasury (collectively, the “Departments”) to implement or enforce...more

FAQs Address ACA Preventive Care Questions Post-Braidwood

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/24/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Tri-Agencies issued Frequently Asked Questions addressing the impact of the Braidwood decision on the ACA’s preventive care mandate, including guidance on certain preventive care services that must...more

Departments Issue Guidance on Preventive Services under the ACA Following the Braidwood Decision

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/21/2023

In light of the March 30 Braidwood Mgmt. Inc. v. Becerra decision, the Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of the Treasury (the “departments”) have issued FAQ guidance on how the...more

Federal District Court’s Ruling on Affordable Care Act Preventive Care Eases Employer Burden—at Least for Now

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/20/2023

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 issued March 30, 2023, by a...more

FAQs Provide Guidance on Preventive Care

Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/19/2023

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 in view of the recent ruling...more

Tri-Agencies Address Preventive Services Coverage in the Wake of Braidwood

McDermott Will & Schulte on 4/18/2023

In response to Braidwood Mgmt. Inc. v. Becerra, a recent case striking down part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) preventive services mandate, the US Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury...more

ACA Preventive Services Mandate Partially Vacated: What’s Affected, What’s Not, and What’s Next

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/11/2023

A federal judge has struck down a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandating group health plans and insurers to cover a long list of preventive services without cost-sharing from participants. The March 30 decision...more

Texas Judge Invalidates ACA Preventive Care Mandates: Impact on Employer-Sponsored Plans

Holland & Knight LLP on 4/10/2023

A Texas district court judge has overruled certain preventive care mandates of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), holding that they are unconstitutional and, in one case, violate the Religious Freedom...more

It’s a Roller Coaster … Employer Considerations After Court Invalidates ACA Preventive Care Mandate

Holland & Hart - The Benefits Dial on 4/7/2023

Since the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) became law in 2010, numerous groups have attempted to invalidate the ACA or specific parts of the ACA through litigation. Even after a number of plaintiffs unsuccessfully attempted to...more

Federal Judge Blocks Preventive Care Mandates Under the Affordable Care Act and Enjoins Further Enforcement of Special Task...

King & Spalding on 4/5/2023

On March 30, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated actions taken by HHS to implement provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that require health insurance plans to include coverage for...more

Court Invalidates Certain Preventive Care Requirements

Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/4/2023

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 Services Task Force (USPSTF), following a recent ruling...more

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