Federal Judge Narrows Discovery In ACA Lactation Coverage Suit

Mealey's (March 7, 2018, 12:45 PM EST) -- DES MOINES, Iowa — Plaintiffs’ medical records are irrelevant to the legal question of whether an insurer’s provision of lactation consulting benefits satisfied the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), a federal judge in Iowa held Feb. 26 while saying the current plan requires the insurer to respond only to discovery for named plaintiffs at this time (Jillian York, et al. v. Wellmark Inc., et al., No. 16-627, S.D. Iowa)....