Judge Preliminarily Approves ACA Out-Of-Network Lactation Coverage Settlement

(December 21, 2018, 1:28 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge in the District of Columbia on Dec. 12 granted preliminary approval to a class action settlement providing for full payment of out-of-pocket expenses allegedly incurred by a health insurer’s failure to cover comprehensive breastfeeding and lactation support counseling in violation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) (Lindsay Ferrer, et al. v. CareFirst Inc., et al., No. 16-2162, D. D.C.)....