Employer plans gain leverage as court blocks Texas enrollee steering ban

By Allison Bell

News February 24, 2026 at 04:06 PM

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Texas wanted to keep plans from telling enrollees which optometrists offer discounts.
A federal appeals court questioned the ban and asked the state to explain how it might prevent fraud.
The district court judge found that Texas made no substantive effort to show the steering ban would prevent fraud.

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