As we have been discussing, the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) requires all health plans to cover preventive health services for women, including all Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”)-approved contraceptives, at no cost (i.e....more
10/31/2014
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Monday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in the much anticipated Burwell v. Hobby Lobby case, holding that closely-held corporations are protected by the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993...more
As has been widely covered in the news, regulations and guidance developed under the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) require that non-grandfathered health plans make preventive care and screenings available to their members at no...more