U.S. judge rules insurers don’t have to cover many free preventive health services

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Felicia Willems’ (pictured speaking) son, Ethan, spent the first years of his life in and out of the hospital getting treatment for a benign but harmful vascular tumor. After experimental chemotherapy and other treatments, Ethan’s tumor receded and he received physical, occupational and speech therapy. Without the ACA, Willems said he’d face a lifetime of uncertain medical coverage (Photo courtesy of Felicia Willems via Wikimedia Commons | CC-BY-SA 2.0).

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