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Preventive Services Hub
Preventive Services Hub
The Affordable Care Act’s preventive services mandate requires most private health plans to provide people with access to preventive services – including cancer screenings, immunizations, contraception, and behavioral health assessments – at no cost.
The Braidwood v. Becerra case seeks to challenge the mandate by threatening to eliminate free access to critical preventative care services for more than 150 million people, including approximately 37 million children.
Mapping ACA Protections
All preventive services bills introduced since the initial Braidwood v. Becerra District Court decision.
Click here for the States Safeguarding Preventive Services map.
The map below is created by an automated system that pulls bills based on a keyword search. Some relevant bills may be inadvertently included/excluded on the map and will be manually corrected periodically.
Click here for the States with Laws Protecting Cost-Free Access to Preventive Services map.
BRAIDWOOD SUPREME COURT UPDATE
In response to a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion in the Braidwood Management Inc. v. Becerra court case described by many as a “mixed bag,” the federal government appealed the lower court’s decision to the US Supreme Court on September 19, 2024. While the circuit court decision kept in place the Affordable Care Act’s no-cost preventive services mandate for nearly all of the 150 million people with private insurance coverage, it opened the door to further legal action that could remove these protections people have come to rely on. Should the Supreme Court take up the case, it would likely issue a decision on Braidwood no later than July 2025.
USofCare joined 34 other organizations in voicing their support for cost-free preventive care in an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to take up the case. For more information about the status of the case and its impact on people who rely on cost-free preventive care, check out the following article:
- Health Affairs: “The US Supreme Court and the Uncertain Future of Preventive Care”
View our briefing on the Braidwood v. Becerra decision and its potential impacts on access to critical preventive care.
Resources
Below, you can find a frequently updated list of USofCare and partner resources about the Braidwood case, how it impacts consumers, and what partners and policymakers can do to ensure that people have free access to preventive services.
Click here for FAQs, Talking Points, Fact sheets, Testimonies, and more!
Submitted Testimony
2024
2023
2023
Additional Resources
Legal
The O’Neill Institute’s Health Care Litigation Tracker includes detailed information on the Braidwood case, including a list of major filings, amicus briefs, and more. Select filings can also be found below:
Policy
Center for American Progress (CAP)
Research
Briefings and Webinars
Braidwood v. Becerra: The Private Sector’s Role in Protecting Preventive Services
(June 26, 2024)
Braidwood v. Becerra: An Update and Overview to Support State Advocacy
(June 6, 2023):
- View the English-language transcript
- View the Slide Deck
Partner Resources
Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation:
- Braidwood Management v. Becerra: Frequently Asked Questions for Healthcare Advocates and Providers
- Fifth Circuit’s Decision in Braidwood v. Becerra: A ‘Mixed Bag’
National Health Law Program (NHeLP) Blog:
Georgetown Center on Health Insurance Reform (CHIR) Blog:
- A World Without The ACA’s Preventive Services Protections: The Impact Of The Braidwood Decision
- Coverage of Preventive Services Without Cost Sharing in Jeopardy as Texas Court Strikes Down ACA Protection
Community Catalyst:
Health Affairs Forefront:
Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID):
- Chart on the Use of Pre-ACA USPSTF Recommendations
- Braidwood Resources
- Clinical and Equity Implications Brief and Infographic
Massachusetts Health Care for All:
Previous Braidwood Posts
September 20:
This is a fact sheet outlining the Braidwood decision would affect people’s access to care.
September 14:
CHART: 2023 USPSTF Recommendations Impacted by Braidwood Decision
This chart breaks down the various services recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force and how they’d be affected by the Braidwood decision.
March 30:
United States of Care Issues Statement in Response to Ruling in Braidwood Management v. Becerra Case
This is USofCare’s CEO & Co-Founder’s official statement on Braidwood v. Becerra
March 21:
FACT SHEET: No-Cost Preventive Services Affected by Braidwood Decision
This is a 2-page PDF that shows which preventive services might be affected by Braidwood