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On Friday, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted a preliminary injunction in the case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Trump as to both the religious exemption and moral exemption rules of the Trump Administration regulations.
The Trump Administration rules would allow employers to exclude contraceptive coverage mandated by the Affordable Care Act from their employees' health insurance policies.
Last month, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones submitted a declaration in State of California v. Wright, a related case, providing evidence that demonstrates the harms to women if the Trump rule denying women access to contraceptives is permitted to remain in effect.
"Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, health insurance policies must cover contraceptives. Tens of millions of women across the nation benefit from the ACA provision that requires health insurance coverage of contraceptives without any copays or deductibles,” said Jones.
He said Friday’s action by a Pennsylvania court “is a relief to all of us fighting to ensure that women have access to contraceptives. President Trump's rule that is now subject to a nationwide temporary injunction would otherwise permit employers to interfere with women's constitutionally protected right to make their own health care decisions by allowing employers to deny women access to contraceptives.”
Before the ACA was in effect, Jones said he spoke to women who could not always afford to fill their prescriptions for contraceptives.
“President Trump's regulations would prevent some women from being able to make fundamental decisions about reproductive health care for themselves,” Jones said. “Trump's rule, if allowed to stand, would deprive women of their rights and access to basic health care services, while increasing the number of unintended pregnancies and abortions. The federal judge in Pennsylvania acknowledged that Trump's anti-contraceptive rules are contrary to federal law. Women will suffer serious and irreparable harm if these rules are in place and we will continue to do everything in our power to prevent that from occurring."
The Trump Administration rules would allow employers to exclude contraceptive coverage mandated by the Affordable Care Act from their employees' health insurance policies.
Last month, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones submitted a declaration in State of California v. Wright, a related case, providing evidence that demonstrates the harms to women if the Trump rule denying women access to contraceptives is permitted to remain in effect.
"Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, health insurance policies must cover contraceptives. Tens of millions of women across the nation benefit from the ACA provision that requires health insurance coverage of contraceptives without any copays or deductibles,” said Jones.
He said Friday’s action by a Pennsylvania court “is a relief to all of us fighting to ensure that women have access to contraceptives. President Trump's rule that is now subject to a nationwide temporary injunction would otherwise permit employers to interfere with women's constitutionally protected right to make their own health care decisions by allowing employers to deny women access to contraceptives.”
Before the ACA was in effect, Jones said he spoke to women who could not always afford to fill their prescriptions for contraceptives.
“President Trump's regulations would prevent some women from being able to make fundamental decisions about reproductive health care for themselves,” Jones said. “Trump's rule, if allowed to stand, would deprive women of their rights and access to basic health care services, while increasing the number of unintended pregnancies and abortions. The federal judge in Pennsylvania acknowledged that Trump's anti-contraceptive rules are contrary to federal law. Women will suffer serious and irreparable harm if these rules are in place and we will continue to do everything in our power to prevent that from occurring."
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WASHINGTON, DC – On Tuesday night, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) accepted the Health IT Pioneer Award from the Health IT Now coalition for his work on the Increasing Telehealth Access in Medicare Act.
“It’s an honor to accept the Health IT Pioneer Award,” said Rep. Thompson. “I’ve worked on telehealth policy since my days in the California Senate because it is part of the future of healthcare. By expanding telehealth services, we not only increase access to medical expertise and treatment to patients in all parts of the country, we can keep patients healthy at lower costs. It’s a no-brainer to help expand access to telehealth for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, and I look forward to working with stakeholders to bring telehealth services to all Medicare beneficiaries in the future.”
The Health IT Pioneer Award is presented every year to a select handful of federal legislators and regulators for their work in pushing technologies policies and strategies to address pressing healthcare challenges.
The Increasing Telehealth Access to Medicare Act would give Medicare Advantage plans the ability to deliver services to their enrollees via telehealth by adding these services as a basic benefit. This would save money and make healthcare services and providers more accessible to enrollees.
The bill also clarifies that practitioners may use telehealth in chronic care management, allowing healthcare providers to check in on a patient who don’t have access to transportation, or to talk with patients in rural areas who suffer from more chronic conditions than their suburban and urban counterparts.
Health IT Now is a coalition of patient groups, provider organizations, employers, and payers supporting health information technology to improve patient outcomes.
Congressman Thompson represents California’s Fifth Congressional District, which includes all or part of Contra Costa, Lake, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties.
“It’s an honor to accept the Health IT Pioneer Award,” said Rep. Thompson. “I’ve worked on telehealth policy since my days in the California Senate because it is part of the future of healthcare. By expanding telehealth services, we not only increase access to medical expertise and treatment to patients in all parts of the country, we can keep patients healthy at lower costs. It’s a no-brainer to help expand access to telehealth for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, and I look forward to working with stakeholders to bring telehealth services to all Medicare beneficiaries in the future.”
The Health IT Pioneer Award is presented every year to a select handful of federal legislators and regulators for their work in pushing technologies policies and strategies to address pressing healthcare challenges.
The Increasing Telehealth Access to Medicare Act would give Medicare Advantage plans the ability to deliver services to their enrollees via telehealth by adding these services as a basic benefit. This would save money and make healthcare services and providers more accessible to enrollees.
The bill also clarifies that practitioners may use telehealth in chronic care management, allowing healthcare providers to check in on a patient who don’t have access to transportation, or to talk with patients in rural areas who suffer from more chronic conditions than their suburban and urban counterparts.
Health IT Now is a coalition of patient groups, provider organizations, employers, and payers supporting health information technology to improve patient outcomes.
Congressman Thompson represents California’s Fifth Congressional District, which includes all or part of Contra Costa, Lake, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties.
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