Intentional Discrimination Governs ACA Fentanyl Coverage Case, Federal Judge Says

Mealey's (July 28, 2020, 10:47 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — The statute underpinning Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Section 1557 sex discrimination claims involving coverage for fentanyl pain treatments permits only intentional discrimination and not disparate impact claims, a federal judge in New York said in denying a motion for reconsideration on July 27 (Rebecca Weinreb, et al. v. Xerox Business Services, et al., No. 16-6823, S.D. N.Y., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 132134)....