State laws and an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruling may come into play.

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., writing for the majority, favors a tight definition for businesses that can be exempted from the health law’s contraceptive mandate. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg suggests the consequences may be farther reaching.

The court says closely held corporations may be exempted from the health law’s mandate that employer health plans cover certain types of contraception at no cost to the employee.

KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey and legal analyst Stuart Taylor discuss Monday’s ruling on the health law’s contraception mandate, examining what the decision could mean for future challenges to the law.

Critics of the 5-4 decision argued it curbs women’s freedom to make appropriate contraceptive decisions.

The University of Utah improved quality and reduced costs by tracking each patient’s care.