--- title: New Preventive Care FAQs description: New FAQs were issued regarding the ACA's preventative care coverage requirement. They were issued in response to a recent court decision. image: https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/aca-faq-b.jpg --- ![New Preventive Care FAQs](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/aca-faq-b.jpg) # New Preventive Care FAQs - Home - [Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers](https://blog.nisbenefits.com) - New Preventive Care FAQs [ Steve Smith ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/author/steve-smith) 04/20/2023 [ Health Insurance Solutions](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/health-insurance-solutions), [ Legislative News](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/aca-other-legislative-news) [0 Comments ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/new-preventive-care-faqs#postComment) 1 Minutes *1.5 minute read* New FAQs were issued regarding the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) preventative care coverage requirement. They were issued in response to a recent court decision ([*Braidwood Management Inc. v. Becerra*](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.330381/gov.uscourts.txnd.330381.113.0_2.pdf)) which struck down part of the ACA’s preventative care mandate. The [FAQs](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/resource-center/faqs/aca-part-59) include some important guidance for employer-sponsored health plans: - Health plans aren’t required to cover preventative care items or services with “A” or “B” rating on or after March 23, 2010. However, it’s encouraged that plans and issuers continue to cover such items and services without cost sharing; - Health plans must continue to cover, without cost sharing, items and services with an “A” or “B” rating before March 23, 2010; and - State laws regarding preventative care coverage requirements for insured health plans are not impacted by the *Braidwood* Health plans and issuers must continue to comply with all other preventative care coverage requirements. ** ** ## **Future of Ruling** It’s unclear if this ruling will be reversed or upheld by a higher court. Employers that want to make changes to their preventative care benefits should review their options carefully. Plan participants should be notified timely if any plan changes take place. 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