Federal Judge Limits Obamacare Preventive Care Mandate

A federal judge in Texas has blocked the Affordable Care Act's mandate that health insurance plans cover preventive care, including PrEP against HIV and screenings for cancer, diabetes, and depression at no cost to patients. The judge has blocked the federal government from enforcing the mandates, a victory for conservative businesses and individuals that sued to challenge them in 2020. The legal challenge was brought by eight individuals and two businesses, all from Texas, who argued that the free PrEP requirement violates their religious beliefs.