Richard H. Hughes, IV, Member of the Firm in the Health Care & Life Sciences practice, in the firm’s Washington, DC, office, was quoted in Modern Healthcare, in “Supreme Court to Hear ACA Preventive Care Case,” by Bridget Early. (Read the full version – subscription required.)
Following is an excerpt:
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a lawsuit that could severely undercut health insurance coverage of preventive care, justices announced Friday. …
The Justice Department under President Joe Biden has defended the preventive care mandate and the task force's authority, but President-elect Donald Trump may choose to bow out, said Richard Hughes, an attorney at Epstein Becker & Green who specializes in health law. …
If the Justice Department relinquishes Braidwood v. Becerra and no one else steps in, the lower court rulings would stand, creating uncertainty for insurers, providers and patients, Hughes said.