Supreme Court to Review Preventative Care Requirements Under Affordable Care Act

The Supreme Court will assess the legality of preventive service coverage mandates under the ACA following a lower court's ruling favoring employers' objections.

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The Supreme Court is set to hear a pivotal case regarding the Affordable Care Act's preventive service coverage, including HIV prevention and cancer screenings. A lower court ruled that the US Preventive Services Task Force's structure violates the Constitution, raising questions about health coverage for millions. The Biden administration argues this ruling threatens essential healthcare protections. The case is anticipated to clarify the legal status of these mandates amid ongoing litigation and compromise arrangements.

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The Supreme Court is considering reinstating some preventative care coverage requirements under the Affordable Care Act, challenged by conservative employers.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the structure of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is unconstitutional, highlighting concerns over presidential authority.
The ruling could jeopardize access to critical preventive care services that serve millions, emphasizing the importance of upholding the Affordable Care Act.

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The lower-court ruling chipped away at the program sometimes referred to as Obamacare.
Supreme Court to weigh reinstating some Obamacare requirements struck down by lower court
New York Post
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The court’s holding jeopardizes healthcare protections that have been in place for 14 years and that millions of Americans currently enjoy.
Supreme Court to hear ObamaCare no-cost preventive care dispute
The Hill
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The lower-court ruling chipped away at the program sometimes referred to as Obamacare.
Supreme Court to weigh reinstating Obamacare care requirements struck down by lower court
Associated Press
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The justices took up an appeal by Democratic President Joe Biden's administration of a lower court's ruling that sided with a group of Christian businesses who objected to their employee health plans covering HIV-preventing medication and had argued that the task force's structure violated the U.S. Constitution.
Supreme Court to hear Obamacare preventive care dispute
USA TODAY
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The Biden Justice Department argued in its petition to the Supreme Court in September that the task force and its decade of coverage recommendations are legal and should be upheld, warning that a rollback “jeopardizes healthcare protections that have been in place for 14 years and that millions of Americans currently enjoy.”
SCOTUS agrees to hear challenge to Obamacare’s preventive care coverage
Politico
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The Justice Department said the 5th Circuit's ruling jeopardizes the availability of critical preventive care including cancer screenings enjoyed by millions of Americans.
Supreme Court to Hear Obamacare HIV Care Dispute
Newsmax
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