Federal Judge Enjoins Separate Billing Rule As Contrary To ACA

Mealey's (July 14, 2020, 9:34 AM EDT) -- BALTIMORE — A Health and Human Services rule requiring insurers to bill premiums for abortion services separately violates the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibition on erecting barriers to care and is arbitrary and capricious, a federal judge in Maryland held July 9 in enjoining the rule (Planned Parenthood of Maryland Inc., et al. v. Alex M. Azar II, et al., No. 20-361, D. Md., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 121163)....