Supreme Court to weigh reinstating Obamacare care requirements struck down by lower court

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Supreme Court to weigh reinstating Obamacare care requirements struck down by lower court

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider reinstating some preventative care coverage requirements under

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that were struck down by a lower court.

The federal government appealed to the high court after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

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who argued they can’t be forced to provide full insurance coverage for things like medication to prevent **** and some ******* screenings. The lower-court ruling chipped away at the program sometimes referred to as Obamacare.

Challengers raised religious and procedural objections to some of the requirements.

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Not all preventive care was threatened by the ruling. A 2023

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prepared by the KFF, a nonprofit, found that some screenings, including mammography and cervical ******* screening, would still be covered without out-of-pocket costs.

Services and medications that might not be covered under the ruling include statins to prevent heart disease, lung ******* screening, **** prevention, as well as medications to lower the risk of breast ******* for high-risk women, the group found.

The requirements now remain in place for now, except for the eight companies who sued.

The conservative

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found that coverage requirements were adopted unconstitutionally because they came from a body — the United States Preventive Services Task Force — whose members were not nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate.

The court is expected to hear the case in the spring.

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