Medical Economics September 9, 2022
Texas case involves ACA provision that physicians say is crucial for millions of Americans.
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) panned a court ruling that could stifle access to free preventive screenings and medical services for patients.
The Sept. 7 ruling in the case known as Kelley v. Becerra, in the U.S. District Court-Northern District of Texas struck down part of the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) that requires insurers and employers to cover HIV prevention drugs, according to The Hill. Plaintiffs challenged the ACA mandate that health insurance cover pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, drugs at no cost, arguing they did not need or want the coverage and that policies violated the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, according to the...
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