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Supreme Court upholds federal health task force that sets no-cost coverage for preventive services
CBS News ^ | June 27, 2025 | Melissa Quinn

Posted on 06/27/2025 7:47:30 AM PDT by Coronal

Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the structure of a federal health task force that recommends preventive medical services that must be provided to patients at no cost under the Affordable Care Act.

The ruling from the Supreme Court in the case known as Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc. leaves intact the 16-member U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The task force is part of the Department of Health and Human Service and has for decades been making recommendations on preventive medical services to avoid serious health conditions.

The court ruled 6-3 in finding that the task force members are inferior officers, whose appointment by the head of Health and Human Services is consistent with the Constitution's Appointments Clause. Justice Brett Kavanaugh authored the majority opinion, with Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch in dissent.

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1 posted on 06/27/2025 7:47:30 AM PDT by Coronal
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To: Coronal

with Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch in dissent. Well that tells me about all I need to know on this one. The majority is wrong even before I read about the case.


2 posted on 06/27/2025 7:55:57 AM PDT by rigelkentaurus
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To: Coronal

My understanding is that the task force recommendations often do not match up with current research especially in regards to screening for breast and colon cancers.


3 posted on 06/27/2025 8:05:04 AM PDT by lastchance (Cognovit Dominus qui sunt eius.)
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To: rigelkentaurus

Yep, it is not a conservative SC. It is 3 right 3 left and 3 left of center. All 3 left of center being Trumps.


4 posted on 06/27/2025 8:14:16 AM PDT by iamgalt
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To: rigelkentaurus

Yep, it is not a conservative SC. It is 3 right 3 left and 3 left of center. All 3 left of center being Trumps.


5 posted on 06/27/2025 8:14:17 AM PDT by iamgalt
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To: Coronal
The task force is part of the Department of Health and Human Service and has for decades been making recommendations on preventive medical services to avoid serious health conditions.

Wasn't this started during Obamacare's phony passage? If so, "decades" is stretching things a bit.

6 posted on 06/27/2025 8:17:45 AM PDT by Major Matt Mason (Everyone that voted Trump/R in '24 needs to show up in '26.)
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