WASHINGTON (April 5, 2023)--A federal judge recently struck down a popular preventive care mandate that was part of the Affordable Care Act. Under this mandate, private insurers had to cover many potentially life saving preventive care services at no cost to the consumer.
The ruling went into immediate effect, which means many people around the US will be charged for services that can avert many serious health problems. The Biden Administration has already challenged the ruling., saying preventive care services like cancer or diabetes screenings can save lives.
The George Washington University has a variety of public health, medical and legal experts to comment on the ruling and the p public health consequences. To schedule an interview with an expert please contact Kathy Fackelmann, kfackelmann
gwu [dot] edu (kfackelmann[at]gwu[dot]edu) or Rachel Larris, rlarrisgwu [dot] edu.
Sara Rosenbaum, the Harold and Jane Hirsh professor of health law and policy at Milken Institute School of Public Health, is a nationally recognized expert on Medicaid, health care access as well as health care for vulnerable populations. She can discuss how the ruling puts millions of Americans at risk for preventable health problems.
MaryBeth Musumeci, a teaching associate professor of health policy and management at Milken Institute School of Public Health, is an expert on Medicaid, including access to care for people with disabilities. She is a lawyer trained in health policy and can discuss how the ruling will affect the public health.
Sonia Suter, a professor of law at the George Washington University Law School and founding director of the Health Law Initiative, is an expert on issues at the intersection of law, medicine, and bioethics, with a particular focus on reproductive rights.