The lawsuit by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and the Catholic Medical Association (CMA), filed in federal court in Tampa, takes aim at a new rule published by the U.S. Department of Health and Services (HHS) on Monday that would ban discrimination in healthcare on the basis of gender identity.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the Trump administration had the legal authority to increase the duration of the health plans from three to 12 months, with the option of renewing them for 36 months. The plans do not have to cover people with preexisting conditions or provide basic benefits like prescription drugs.
Fourteen years after President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, the White House still sees health care as a winning issue during a campaign in which Biden has sometimes found himself on the defensive when it comes to immigration or the economy. Republicans have opposed Biden's signature initiatives to lower medical costs, and they've seized opportunities to restrict abortion rights after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
The Biden administration had asked for a stay as it appealed the March 30 decision. Administration lawyers said in court filings that O'Connor's decision would affect preventive care for 150 million people.
The action will allow participants in the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, to access government-funded health insurance programs. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the matter before the formal announcement on Thursday.
The decision comes more than four years after O'Connor, a nominee of former President George W. Bush, ruled that the entire health care law also known as "Obamacare" was unconstitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned that ruling.
The British company, which provides public sector services for governments across the world, said it will assist qualified citizens to receive health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.
The rule could help expand coverage for "tens of millions of women across the country" who have access to birth control coverage under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare: US Department of Health & Human Services.
A record 16.3 million people sought health insurance through the Affordable Care Act this year, double the number covered when the marketplaces first launched nearly a decade ago, the Biden administration announced Wednesday.
Obamacare helps low and middle-income Americans who do not have access to affordable health insurance coverage through an employer. About 3.1 million people who have signed up for the plans are new enrollees.
A GSK spokesperson said PrEP coverage was "critical to ensuring health equity and helping end the HIV epidemic" and that the company would follow the case as it develops.
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