Supreme Court Orders New Briefs After Obamacare Case Argued (1)

The Supreme Court ordered more briefing after arguments in a dispute over Obamacare’s preventative services mandate, which requires insurers to cover certain treatments like cancer screenings free of charge.

In an order on Friday, the justices asked the parties to address whether the health secretary has the power to appoint the members of the US Preventive Services Task Force, which recommends services that should be covered under the Affordable Care Act.

The court wants to know “whether Congress has ‘by Law’ vested” the secretary with this authority.

The question was raised by the justices during the April 21 argument over ...