Supreme Court Will Take Up ACA Contraceptive Case

The Supreme Court on Friday (Nov. 6) agreed to review a consolidated version of seven similar cases from across the country, including Little Sisters of the Poor V. Burwell, that claim the administration’s accommodation allowing certain institutions an exemption from the Affordable Care Act requirements to provide contraceptives at no cost to the enrollees is overly burdensome and violates religious freedom. The administration says the process, which requires the entities in question to contact HHS, is appropriate. In a letter...