Manatt Files Amicus Brief in Preventive Services Case Before Supreme Court

A Manatt team worked with the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation at Harvard Law School (CHLPI) to file an amicus brief on February 25 in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of several organizations representing people with chronic illness or disabilities in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc.

The case concerns the constitutionality of requiring commercial health plans to provide no-cost-sharing coverage for preventive services. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit had ruled that the members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which determines which services are required to be covered, had been appointed unconstitutionally. The Manatt/CHLPI brief argues that the Supreme Court should reverse the Fifth Circuit decision.

The brief argues that the people often forgo evidence-based preventive services when there is a cost attached and that a uniform federal requirement for no-cost preventive services ensures the entire health care system aligns around covering services that prevent chronic illness and disability, and reduce health care expenses.

The Manatt team on the brief was led by Partner and included Partner and Associate .

The at Harvard Law School advocates for health reforms in the legal, regulatory and policy realm and strives to increase access to high-quality and affordable health care while reducing health and food-related disparities.

Read the full amicus brief .