Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. must answer a proposed class action over whether its refusal to cover hearing aids for its hearing-disabled members violates the Affordable Care Act.
Jason Delessert plausibly alleged standing and stated a claim for discrimination against the insurer under Section 1557 of the ACA, Judge Marsha J. Pechman said Thursday for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington.
This is part of a long line of cases testing the ACA’s anti-bias provision as it applies to health insurers.
Section 1557 prohibits health-care programs and activities that receive federal money from excluding or discriminating ...