It’s a Roller Coaster … Employer Considerations After Court Invalidates ACA Preventive Care Mandate
by Alex Smith
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 invalidate the ACA over the past dozen years, a Federal district court judge in Texas recently invalidated the ACA’s requirement that non-grandfathered group health plans provide preventive care services with an “A” or “B” rating in the current recommendations from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (e.g., certain cancer screenings, depression screening, statins to prevent heart disease, etc.) with no cost sharing. In addition, the court ruled that the requirement that plans cover PrEP HIV medications cannot be enforced against plan sponsors with religious objections. The ACA’s other preventive care mandates remain in effect. Read more