The Affordable Care Act requires new private health insurance plans to fully cover the costs of 45 recommended preventive services as of September 23, 2010. This means patients pay no deductibles or ...

When a federal judge in Texas declared unconstitutional a popular part of the Affordable Care Act that ensures no-cost preventive care for certain services, such as screening exams for conditions such ...

American adults who have health insurance or a higher income were more likely to receive nine recommended clinical preventive services in 2011 and 2012, according to a CDC report released Friday.

Editor’s Note: Earlier posts by Timothy Jost provide analyses of regulations implementing provisions of the new health reform legislation governing a patient bill of rights, grandfathered plans, tax ...

While a federal judge has struck down some of the preventive care mandates in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), insurers said they plan to stay the course on coverage. Judge Reed O’Connor blocked the ...

A federal judge in Texas has ruled that parts of the Affordable Care Act mandating health insurance companies cover many preventive services and drugs for free are unconstitutional. Judge Reed ...

The Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare,” goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2014. Beginning Oct. 1, you will be able to purchase health insurance through the California’s health exchange called ...

**Editor’s Note: Although Medicare regularly provides coverage for preventive services given high grades by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, it is not required to do so.** Under the ACA, some ...

With few Americans receiving all the preventive services recommended for them, efforts across the full delivery system are needed to increase the use of preventive services, according to a paper ...

Martine G. Brousse helps people wade through confusing medical bills. She says many ask why they were billed by their doctors for what they thought was a free preventive service. “It happens more ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, speaks to attendees during a summer soiree on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. In less ...

Find out what the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) might have to say about your next visit to the doctor. Editor’s Note: Although Medicare regularly provides coverage for preventive ...