Supreme Court Once Again Preserves the Affordable Care Act [View all]
Source: Mother Jones
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For 15 years, the Supreme Court has repeatedly rejected attempts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, and today is no different. This morning, the court once again batted away a challenge to the landmark health insurance reform law, protecting the part of the ACA that required insurers to cover certain types of preventive care—like cancer screenings, cholesterol medications, and HIV prevention drugs—at zero cost to patients.
The case, known as Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, focused not on this coverage requirement but instead on a bureaucratic detail: the structure of the US Preventive Services Task Force, a committee of independent experts who decide which types of care fall under this provision and are appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services for 4-year terms. Under the Affordable Care Act, insurers must fully cover services the task force rated “A” or “B.”
In a 6-3 ruling, authored by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court ruled that task force members are properly appointed and are not required to be confirmed by the Senate.
The decision protects dozens of ratings given by the task force since the ACA was passed in 2010, meaning that insurers must continue to make those services free for patients.
Read more: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/supreme-court-once-again-preserves-the-affordable-care-act/
Link to RULING (PDF) - https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-316_869d.pdf
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