Becker's Healthcare December 2, 2022
The American Medical Association and seven other physician groups filed an amicus brief supporting the ACA’s preventive care requirements in a case in Texas court challenging the law.
The brief was filed Nov. 30 in the case Braidwood Management v. Becerra. Texas company Braidwood Management filed a lawsuit in 2021, saying covering preexposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, for HIV prevention violated the company’s religious freedoms.
U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor ruled in favor of the company in September, declaring the rule requiring health plans to cover PrEP unconstitutional.
Mr. O’Connor ruled that the provision to cover preventive care as a whole is unconstitutional, but he did not strike it down or issue an injunction.
In the brief,...
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