The U.S. Supreme Court decided Jan. 10 to review the constitutionality of an Affordable Care Act provision that allows a panel to mandate that insurers cover preventive medical services without cost to patients.
The new decision was issued as an unsigned order in Becerra v. Braidwood Management Inc. No justices dissented. The court did not explain its decision. The case has not yet been scheduled for oral argument.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as the Obamacare statute, was enacted in 2010.
According to the government’s petition, the law created the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which is housed in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The task force makes recommendations about preventive medical services, such as medications and screenings….