Judge Denies Appeal In Dispute Over ACA Lactation Coverage

Mealey's (November 10, 2017, 11:01 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California denied an insurer’s request for an immediate appeal involving a disagreement over the scope and mandate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s rules governing insurance coverage for lactation services, saying on Nov. 7 that it was unlikely to result in termination of the litigation (Rachel Condry, et al. v. UnitedHealth Group Inc., et al., No. 17-183, N.D. Calif.)....