The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider reinstating some preventive health insurance coverage requirements under the Affordable Care Act that were struck down by lower courts.
The federal government appeals to the high court after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with employers who argued they could not mandate full coverage for things like HIV prevention medications and some cancer screenings. did.
Lower court decisions have gradually watered down the program, also known as Obamacare.
Opponents raised religious and procedural objections to some of the requirements.
This ruling does not threaten all preventive medicine.
2023 analysis The report, prepared by the nonprofit organization KFF, found that some tests, such as mammograms and cervical cancer tests, will continue to be covered at no out-of-pocket cost.
Services and medicines that may not be covered by the ruling include statins to prevent heart disease, lung cancer screenings, HIV prevention, and medicines to lower the risk of breast cancer in high-risk women, the research group said. I discovered it.
The requirements will remain in place for the time being, except for the eight companies that filed suit.
The conservative 5th Circuit ruled that the coverage requirements were adopted in violation of the Constitution because they came from a group called the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, whose members were not appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. It was recognized that
The court is scheduled to hear the case in the spring.
