1. Medicaid work requirements: In a March 27 ruling, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg blocked Kentucky from implementing work requirements for Medicaid recipients and stopped Arkansas from continuing its Medicaid work requirement program.
2. Contraception mandate: Lawsuits have been filed to halt a Trump administration rule allowing employers to not provide contraception through health plans on moral or religious grounds.
3. Association health plans: U.S. District Judge John Bates ruled March 28 that the Trump administration’s move to loosen regulations around association health plans doesn’t comply with the ACA.
4. Short-term health plans: Lawsuits have been filed against the Trump administration’s short-term health plan regulation.
5. ACA: In a March 25 court filing, the Department of Justice said it supports a judge’s ruling that the entire ACA should be invalidated.
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