The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a stay on a lower court ruling striking down certain preventive care coverage mandates under the Affordable Care Act. On March 30, 2023, the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas issued its final ruling invalidating provisions of the ACA’s preventive care mandate. Specifically, the ruling generally applies to the requirement that non-grandfathered health plans cover preventive care services recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce (USPSTF) after March 23, 2010, with no cost sharing.
The Department of Justice almost immediately filed an appeal against the March 30th ruling and requested a stay on any actions resulting from the ruling while the case makes its way through the various levels of appeal. For additional information on this case, please see our blog post here.
Depending on the result of the case, plan sponsors may begin seeing changes to their plans as early as 2024. At this time, no further action is required. Innovative will continue to provide updates as they become available.
