A federal judge in Texas strikes down an Affordable Care Act requirement mandating employers offer insurance plans to cover some HIV-prevention drugs
The ruling came as part of a broader decision that was a partial victory to Obamacare opponents who challenged the Affordable Care Act mandate for coverage of preventive services without charge.US District Judge Reed O'Connor ruled that the requirement that employers offer insurance plans that cover HIV-prevention pills, known as PrEP drugs, violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
However, the judge upheld certain free preventive services for children, such as autism and vision screenings and well-baby visits, and for women, such as mammograms, well-woman visits and breastfeeding support programs. O'Connor also upheld the mandate that provides immunizations at no charge for the flu, hepatitis, measles, shingles and chickenpox.
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