Judge Finds For Providers In ACA Section 1557 Discrimination Challenge

Mealey's (November 14, 2022, 1:05 PM EST) -- AMARILLO, Texas — Recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent does not apply to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Section 1557, and the plain language of the anti- discrimination statutes on which it relies clearly envision the term sex as a binary, a federal judge in Texas said Nov. 11, granting plaintiffs summary judgment but denying them injunctive relief ....