Patient Groups Cheer Fifth Circuit’s Temporary Stay In Braidwood

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Monday (May 15) agreed to temporarily stay a lower court order that vacated the Affordable Care Act’s preventive service requirements, per the Department of Justice’s request, prompting immediate praise from groups that had backed DOJ’s position. The court order puts District Judge Reed O’Connor’s order on hold until the Fifth Circuit justices that will hear the appeal in Braidwood v. HHS can review the motion for a stay, a legal expert explains. They...