We’ve been following this case closely given the outcome may have important implications for employer-sponsored health plans. The Court was asked to review the US Preventive Services Task Force’s authority to recommend preventive services that nongrandfathered health plans must cover without cost-sharing under the ACA’s preventive services mandate.

The US Supreme Court held that a Tennessee law banning certain medical treatments for gender-affirming care for minors does not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the US Constitution.

The current ERISA preemption fight is primarily on the PBM battleground, but it is also arising in other contexts, like claims reporting and processing and third-party licensure.