Supreme Court Wrestles With Preventive Care Panel Autonomy (1)

The US Supreme Court struggled with what to do with a challenge to Obamacare mandates that require insurers to cover certain preventive health treatments like cancer screenings and HIV prevention medications free of charge.

Justices on both sides of the court’s ideological line questioned the independence of the task force that’s recommending which services should be covered under the Affordable Care Act and if its members are principal officers who need to be appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate to be constitutional.

Justice Samuel Alito pushed back on the Trump administration’s argument that the US Preventive Services ...