Supreme Court weighs challenge to Obamacare preventive care panel
The Supreme Court on Monday weighs a challenge to a panel set up as part of the Obamacare health law to recommend preventive care services that insurers have to provide at no cost to patients.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday weighs a challenge to a panel set up as part of the Affordable Care Act to recommend preventive care services that insurers have to provide at no cost to patients.
The case arose from a challenge brought by Christian employers Braidwood Management and Kelley Orthodontics, in addition to several individuals, who objected on religious grounds to the Preventive Services Task Force approving no-cost coverage for the HIV prevention medication known as PrEP.
The plaintiffs believe their religious rights are violated “by making them complicit in facilitating homosexual behavior, drug use, and sexual activity outside of marriage between one man and one woman,” according to court papers.
The case at the Supreme Court does not hinge on the religious questions raised under the Constitution’s First Amendment.
At issue is whether the Preventive Services Task Force — which recommends a wide array of preventive services related to such issues as cancer, diabetes and heart disease — is unconstitutionally structured.
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