March 04, 2024
The Fifth Circuit appeared open Monday to striking down Affordable Care Act requirements forcing insurers to cover a range of preventive treatments such as mammograms and HIV prevention medication, homing in on constitutional problems with how members of a task force setting coverage mandates were appointed.
March 01, 2024
The Biden administration will urge the Fifth Circuit to preserve preventive services requirements in the Affordable Care Act, the Eighth Circuit will dive into an insurer's payment practices, and the Eleventh Circuit will hear Home Depot workers' bid to revive their 401(k) suit.
June 14, 2023
A Texas federal court ruled against Affordable Care Act preventive care coverage mandates, the Seventh Circuit revived a retirement plan mismanagement case brought by Northwestern University workers and the Tenth Circuit refused to force arbitration of an employee stock ownership plan lawsuit. Here are five rulings from the first six months of 2023 that benefits lawyers should have on their radar.
June 13, 2023
Americans can still expect insurance coverage for preventive care such as cancer screenings and HIV medication after the Fifth Circuit paused an injunction Tuesday based on an agreement between the federal government and religious employers battling over the scope of the Affordable Care Act.
June 12, 2023
The federal government and a coalition of businesses and individuals that won an injunction blocking many coverage requirements for preventive services under the Affordable Care Act told the Fifth Circuit on Monday that they have struck an agreement on a partial stay of the lower court's ruling pending appeal.
June 09, 2023
The federal government and a coalition of businesses and individuals that won a lower court injunction blocking many coverage requirements for preventive services under the Affordable Care Act told the Fifth Circuit on Friday that they hope to strike agreement on a partial stay pending appeal by early next week.
June 07, 2023
The Fifth Circuit on Wednesday asked the U.S. government and a coalition of businesses and individuals that won a lower court injunction blocking many preventive services coverage requirements under the Affordable Care Act to report back by Friday on whether they can agree to a partial stay pending appeal.
June 06, 2023
The Fifth Circuit on Tuesday indicated openness to a partial stay of a Texas federal court's wide-ranging injunction blocking an Affordable Care Act provision requiring insurers to cover a broad range of preventive treatments, at least while the court debates the merits of the U.S. government's appeal.
June 05, 2023
The Fifth Circuit on Tuesday will hear arguments on the U.S. government's push to block a lower court ruling allowing health insurers to refuse to cover a host of preventative treatments, but experts say the battle over the Affordable Care Act's scope may be destined for the nation's highest court.
May 15, 2023
The Fifth Circuit on Monday stayed a Texas judge's controversial ruling that blocked the government from enforcing an Affordable Care Act provision requiring insurance coverage for many preventive treatments — including cancer and diabetes screenings and pregnancy and postpartum care — pending the outcome of its appeal.