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Supreme Court takes up challenge to Affordable Care Act task force

The justices will review the constitutionality of a panel in charge of listing some of the services that health plans must cover "for free."

By Jimmy Hoover | January 14, 2025 at 06:23 AM
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM

The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday that it will review the constitutionality of an insurance task force created by the Affordable Care Act.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is unconstitutional because its 16 members are not nominated by the president and are not confirmed by the Senate, pursuant to the appointments clause of the Constitution.

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