A looming Supreme Court decision could result in Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wielding more control over the body that recommends preventive health services insurers must fully cover — a possibility that alarms health advocates.
The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management Inc., a case that will decide the fate of the 2010 health care law’s requirement that insurers cover preventive health services recommended by an independent task force with no cost-sharing to patients.
The Trump administration argued the task force is constitutional because the HHS secretary has the power to fire its members and reject its recommendations — a power the secretary has not exercised before.
