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William769

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Sat Jun 22, 2024, 04:29 PM Jun 2024

Appeals court finds 'Obamacare' pillar unconstitutional in suit over HIV-prevention drug

A federal appeals court on Friday found unconstitutional a key component of the Affordable Care Act that grants a health task force the effective authority to require that insurers both cover an array of preventive health interventions and screenings and refrain from imposing out-of-pocket costs for them.

The lawsuit centered on the objections of a coalition of small businesses in Texas to the requirement that they cover a drug for HIV prevention, known as PrEP, in their employee health plans. The appeals court did not, however, overturn the related ACA pillar; the practical, immediate impacts of its ruling apply narrowly to the plaintiffs in this case.

Legal experts expect that the case, Braidwood v. Becerra, will ultimately advance to the Supreme Court, given that it poses crucial questions about the constitutionality of the health task force’s effective authority and that of other federal health bodies. Additionally, the current court has demonstrated interest in cases concerning the delegation of congressional authority to agencies and experts.

In response to Friday’s ruling from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, public health advocates expressed concern that, should the Supreme Court ultimately void the task force’s authority, this could compromise the nation’s already sluggish HIV fight.

Link to MSNBC article

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Appeals court finds 'Obamacare' pillar unconstitutional in suit over HIV-prevention drug (Original Post) William769 Jun 2024 OP
Damn them. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2024 #1
Prevention is the key to this disease. William769 Jun 2024 #2
Same here, though in a different way from you. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2024 #3
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