# 2025-00774: Government Says 'Never Mind' to Own Healthcare Coverage Rule

2025-00774, Enhancing Coverage of Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act, is a Federal Register proposed rule from an unnamed agency published 2025-01-15, effective 2025-01-15; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-00774
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-00774
- Title: Enhancing Coverage of Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: unknown
- Citation: unknown
- Published: 2025-01-15
- Effective: 2025-01-15
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

Government Says 'Never Mind' to Own Healthcare Coverage Rule

## Summary

The government has decided to stop a proposed rule about how certain preventive health services are covered under the Affordable Care Act. This affects health insurance plans that aren’t grandfathered, meaning most people’s plans, and means no changes will happen right now. The withdrawal was official as of January 15, 2025, so folks can keep their current coverage rules without surprises or new costs.

## Abstract

This document withdraws a notice of proposed rulemaking that appeared in the Federal Register on October 28, 2024, regarding coverage of certain preventive services under the Affordable Care Act.

## Effects PRIA read

- Proposed preventive-service rule withdrawn: cost, medium. On January 15, 2025, the Departments withdrew the proposed rule titled "Enhancing Coverage of Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act." That means the Departments will not move forward with those specific proposed regulatory changes now, and they will continue to apply existing statutory…
- No new exceptions process requirement: cost, medium. The proposed requirement that plans using medical management techniques must provide an accessible, expedited exceptions process to get a preventive service without cost sharing (as determined by an individual's attending provider) will not be implemented now because the proposal was withdrawn on J…
- OTC contraceptive coverage proposal withdrawn: cost, medium. The Departments withdrew the proposal that would have required plans and issuers to cover certain recommended over‑the‑counter contraceptive items without a prescription and without cost sharing; that proposal is not moving forward as of January 15, 2025.
- Contraceptive drug coverage change withdrawn: cost, medium. The proposed requirement that plans cover certain recommended contraceptive drugs and drug‑led combination products without cost sharing (unless a therapeutic equivalent is covered without cost sharing) was withdrawn effective January 15, 2025 and will not take effect now.
- Transparency tool disclosure requirement not adopted: cost, low. A proposed rule that would have required plans and issuers to disclose coverage and cost‑sharing information for recommended over‑the‑counter contraceptive items in Transparency in Coverage internet tools (or on paper if requested) was withdrawn on January 15, 2025 and will not be implemented now.

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## Sources
- [2025-00774 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/15/2025-00774/enhancing-coverage-of-preventive-services-under-the-affordable-care-act)
- [2025-00774 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-15/pdf/2025-00774.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-00774 (as of 2026-06-11).