Health Affairs September 23, 2022
The current Affordable Care Act (ACA) challenge in the Braidwood v. Becerra (formerly Kelly v. Becerra) case in the Northern District of Texas poses a threat to one of the law’s most popular features: its preventive services coverage requirement, Section 2713 of the Public Health Service Act (2713 or Section 2713). Section 2713, one of the law’s most substantive coverage guarantees, has strengthened the content of health insurance coverage to ensure that 167 million Americans have access to vaccines and cancer screenings, and other recommended preventive services, without out-of-pocket costs. According to the Urban Institute, Section 2713 provides 35.3 million children with well-child visits and recommended immunizations, 67.7 million adult women with well-woman visits and pre-natal screenings, PrEP and birth...
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