Affordable Care Act, Religious Exemption, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Fifth Circuit Reverses District Court’s Nationwide Injunction on ACA’s Preventive Care Coverage Mandates

King & Spalding on 7/8/2024

On June 21, 2024, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion in Braidwood Management Inc. et al. v. Xavier Becerra et al. reversing an injunction entered by the lower...more

Tri-Agencies Address Preventive Services Coverage in the Wake of Braidwood

McDermott Will & Emery on 4/18/2023

In response to Braidwood Mgmt. Inc. v. Becerra, a recent case striking down part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) preventive services mandate, the US Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury...more

United States Supreme Court recognizes employer religious freedoms in two recent decisions

Hogan Lovells on 7/29/2020

On July 8, 2020, the United States Supreme Court decided two cases addressing employers’ religious freedoms in very different contexts: one concerning whether religious school teachers could challenge adverse employment...more

Supreme Court Rules that Employers May Use Religious and Moral Exemptions for Requirement to Provide Health Plan Coverage for...

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 7/20/2020

On July 8, 2020, in the consolidated cases of Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania et al. and Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al. v. Pennsylvania et al., the U.S. Supreme...more

Supreme Court Upholds Rules Expanding Exemptions To ACA’s Contraceptive Mandate

Fisher Phillips on 7/14/2020

The Supreme Court just upheld two Trump-era rules expanding religious and moral exemptions to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) contraceptive mandate. The July 8 decision in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania is just...more

Supreme Court Upholds Exemption to ACA’s Contraceptive Mandate

Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/13/2020

In Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania, the Supreme Court this week upheld regulations issued by the U.S. Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the Departments) that...more

SCOTUS Gives Religious Exemptions Wide Berth in Two Key Employment Rulings

Franczek P.C. on 7/10/2020

On July 8, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two 7-2 decisions involving religious exemptions to federal employment and benefits laws....more

New Supreme Court Ruling Allows Religious Employers to Exempt Birth Control from Health Care Coverage

Burr & Forman on 7/10/2020

This week, the Supreme Court ruled that employers may exclude coverage for birth control from their health plans based upon moral or religious objections to contraception. ...more

Religious exemption carries in U.S. Supreme Court decision on preventive reproductive care

Bricker Graydon LLP on 7/10/2020

Until this week, federal law required most insurance plans to cover the cost of birth control without a copay. However, the history behind this issue can be traced back much further....more

Supreme Court Decides Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania and Trump v. Pennsylvania

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 7/9/2020

On July 8, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania and Trump v. Pennsylvania, holding that the Department of Health and Human Services validly created...more

Ninth Circuit Enjoins ACA Religious Exemption Rules

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 11/13/2019

The Affordable Care Act requires that employer-sponsored group medical insurance plans provide contraceptive coverage without cost sharing. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued final...more

Religious Institutions Update: January 2018 - Lex Est Sanctio Sancta

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/29/2018

Timely Topics - By Shannon B. Hartsfield - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Jan. 18, 2018, the creation of a new division within its Office for Civil Rights (OCR). OCR is described as...more

2017 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 1) Health & Welfare

Snell & Wilmer on 10/18/2017

As 2017 comes to an end, we are pleased to present our traditional End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we are presenting our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. This Part 1 will cover...more

White House Expands Exemptions to ACA Contraceptive Mandate

Robinson & Cole LLP on 10/17/2017

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued interim final rules on October 6, 2017, expanding exemptions to protect religious beliefs and moral convictions for certain entities and individuals whose health plans...more

Exemption To ACA Contraceptive Mandate Extended To For-Profit Entities And Individuals

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/13/2017

Under the ACA, employers must provide plans that cover birth control and other preventative health services with no out-of-pocket costs. Certain religious employers with religious objections to providing contraceptive...more

Health Care Reform in Transition While Congress Deliberates

Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/20/2017

Changes are imminent for the Affordable Care Act and a range of other laws and regulations affecting the health care industry. Ballard Spahr attorneys established a Health Care Reform Initiative in 2008 to monitor and analyze...more

Texas Court Enjoins Enforcement of Regulation that Would Forbid Discrimination in Healthcare on the Basis of Gender Identity and...

FordHarrison on 1/19/2017

As LGBTQ rights have taken center stage in political and social issues, FordHarrison has been following ground-breaking litigation related to LGBTQ rights and providing updates. In the latest decision, a federal judge in...more

HHS Issues Final ACA Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities Regulation

McDermott Will & Emery on 5/26/2016

In Depth - On Friday, May 13, 2016, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) finalized regulations that provide explicit protections from discrimination on the basis of gender...more

New Affordable Care Act FAQs Provide Guidance on Preventive Services, Wellness Programs and Mental Health Parity

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 11/5/2015

On October 23, 2015, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Treasury (the “Agencies”) jointly released their twenty-ninth (XXIX) set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Affordable Care Act (ACA)...more

Final Regulations Issued Concerning ACA’s Preventive Services Mandate

Balch & Bingham LLP on 7/20/2015

Last week the Agencies (DOL, HHS and IRS) issued final regulations concerning ACA’s preventive services mandate. This mandate requires non-grandfathered plans to cover specific preventive services, such as immunizations,...more

Feds Define Which “Closely Held Corporations” Are Eligible to Opt Out of Contraception Mandate Under ACA

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 7/16/2015

One year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. et al, that for-profit closely held corporations must be permitted to opt out of the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate on...more

The Contraception Coverage Controversy Continues…

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 10/31/2014

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

Post-Hobby Lobby Questions Remain About the Scope of Corporate Religious Freedom

Carlton Fields on 10/2/2014

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a challenge to regulations mandating that employers provide contraceptive coverage for their employees. In Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., the Court found the regulations promulgated by the...more

Health Care Reform Implementation Update

Cozen O'Connor on 9/8/2014

As summer rolls to a close, the agencies continue to make announcements and roll out additional regulations. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) introduced the new CEO of Healthcare.gov, awarded grants to 147...more

Government Issues New Rules for Religious Employers, But Health Plans, TPAs, and PBMs are still on the Hook to Provide...

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 9/4/2014

The Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) requires that non-grandfathered health plans make preventive care and screenings available to their members at no cost (i.e. no deductibles, coinsurance, or co-payments). The Department of...more

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