Judge: ACA Section 1557 Covers Sex Discrimination, Third-Party Administrators

Mealey's (December 22, 2022, 1:47 PM EST) -- TACOMA, Wash. — Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Section 1557 precludes discrimination on the basis of sex and applies to third-party administrators, including those who receive federal funding in other areas of their business, a federal judge in Washington said in denying an insurer summary judgment and granting that relief to the class....