Versus Trump: Contraception Mandate, Round Infinity
On this week's episode of Versus Trump, Charlie, Jason, and Easha comment on several cases addressing whether the Trump Administration may legally expand the number of employers who do not need to provide insurance that includes coverage for contraception. As usual, you can listen online below, and subscribe via this page with any podcast player or here in iTunes.
The trio start by doing a quick run-through of the many ups-and-downs of this controversial policy. They then turn to decisions from the Ninth Circuit and a court in Pennsylvania that stopped the Administration from implementing their proposed change that would expand the exemption from coverage. They note, however, that new rules are set to go into effect on January 14, so they opine on whether those rules may eventually become effective.
They end with some promised listener feedback. Keep your emails coming!
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Notes
- The Ninth Circuit's decision in California v. Azar is here. The decision from EDPa in Pennsylvania v. Trump is here.
- A very useful Health Affairs article about the California case is here.
- Nick Bagley's excellent post on the legal issues around the forthcoming final rules is here, at The Incidental Economist.
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