HealthLeaders Media March 8, 2024
Oral arguments for the case were heard on Monday, and payers need to pay attention.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– The Braidwood case poses a threat to ACA preventive services coverage for millions of Americans
– The case argued that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (PSTF) involved in the ruling was unlawfully appointed
– This case will most likely get appealed up to the Supreme Court
Hundreds of millions of Americans depend on the no-cost sharing coverage of preventative services by the ACA. Now that coverage is being threatened as the Braidwood case moves forward in the court.
As we know, in September 2022 a lower district court ruled that Braidwood Management, a Christian-owned nonprofit, should not be required to purchase...