US EditionSupreme Court endorses Obamacare panel that requires free preventive care
- On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management to uphold the Affordable Care Act's task force that sets free preventive care coverage.
- The case arose after lower courts struck down preventive care requirements because task force members were not president-nominated or Senate-confirmed, a process plaintiffs deemed unconstitutional.
- The task force recommends coverage for services like cancer screenings, statins, and HIV-prevention drugs, impacting over 150 million Americans and stabilizing healthcare access.
- Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the decision affirming that the Health Secretary oversees and can remove task force members, which preserves the panel's authority despite potential influence.
- The ruling preserves insurers' obligation to cover critical preventive services cost-free while leaving unresolved issues about the task force's independence and future Health Secretary actions.
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US Supreme Court upholds HHS task force, preserving ACA preventive care provision
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management that the members of the US Preventive Services Task Force were properly appointed under Article II of the Constitution, preserving preventive care requirements under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). A group of Christian-owned businesses sued the task force, claiming that the preventive care mandates are improper because the task force itself was unconstitutional. They specifically o…
Supreme Court upholds HHS task force that sets insurance coverage standards, including HIV meds
The Supreme Court upheld the structure of a task force in the Department of Health and Human Services responsible for deciding what vaccines, tests and medication are to be covered by insurance.
The Supreme Court preserved a key part of Obamacare's coverage requirements that requires health plans to provide free preventive care
The decision protects access to free preventive care and closes a process on how the government decides what private plans should cover 100%, in accordance with the Obamacare Act.
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