Last week, a federal court in Texas issued a stay on a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule that would have increased oversight of agents and brokers contracting by Medicare Advantage plans. The stay will remain in effect for the duration of the lawsuit unless lifted by an appellate court.
The stay follows the...
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas that businesses may not be compelled to cover preventative medications under the Affordable Care Act but blocked that district court judge from implementing a nationwide injunction against federal agencies for enforcing...
On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans decided that it would hold a decision from March that overturned the Affordable Care Act's provision for preventative health services coverage.
Earlier in the year, Judge Reed O'Connor for the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled that...
After striking down the ACA in 2018, Federal District Judge Reed O'Connor is no friend of the Affordable Care Act and last week heard arguments in the case Kelley v Beccera with Texas Solicitor General Jonathan Mitchell arguing against the guaranteed preventive services. A ruling in favor of the plaintiffs puts millions of Americans at...
