Becker's Healthcare June 12, 2023
Jakob Emerson

The Biden administration has reached a tentative deal that would preserve a provision of the ACA requiring insurers to cover preventive services while a Texas judge’s ruling against the mandate is appealed in court.

In a June 9 filing with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, attorneys for the involved parties said they hoped to submit a final agreement by June 13.

Under the deal, the challenged ACA provision would remain in place while the case is appealed, but the Texas company that filed the lawsuit would be exempt. The company, Braidwood Management, would remain exempt if the appeals court restores the mandate.

In March, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor struck down the ACA provision requiring payers and...

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