AXIOS June 21, 2024
Maya Goldman

Health insurers nationwide must continue to provide coverage of certain preventive services like cancer screenings and behavioral counseling at no cost, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

Why it matters: The decision in the closely watched case largely preserves the Affordable Care Act’s free preventive services requirement.

  • However, the appellate panel said the requirement won’t apply to the companies who challenged it, and it asked a lower court to review the legality of other no-cost preventive services.

Catch up quick: Two Christian-owned companies sued the federal government in 2020 over the requirement that their employer-sponsored insurance plans cover preventive medicines for HIV at no cost.

  • They argued the coverage requirement, issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task...

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