Obamacare Court Decision Hits Hardest for Low-Income Americans

Certain cancer screenings and HIV prevention drugs are among the preventive services attorneys say will be harder for lower income Americans to access after a federal judge’s decision to strike down requirements in the Affordable Care Act.

Breast and cervical cancer screenings, diabetes screenings and children’s vision tests could fall out of reach for the millions of Americans relying on zero-cost preventive services guaranteed through the ACA.

Access to such services largely won’t grind to a sudden halt, because annual insurance plan benefits are already set for the year. But health experts warn that Americans who struggle with co-pays and ...