Overview

• The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, a case challenging the Affordable Care Act's preventive care mandate on constitutional grounds.
• Several conservative justices, including Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, questioned the challengers' argument that task force members must be Senate-confirmed principal officers.
• The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which recommends no-cost preventive health services, has been criticized for its structure but defended as being under HHS secretary oversight.
• A ruling against the task force could invalidate its recommendations since 2010, potentially disrupting no-cost access to cancer screenings, HIV prevention drugs, and other critical services.
• The Court is expected to issue its decision by the end of June, with indications that the task force’s constitutionality may be upheld.