The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a national preventive care coverage mandate in a decision that could allow the Health and Human Services secretary more control over the task force that issues recommendations about what services should be covered without cost to patients.
The justices ruled 6-3 with Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh writing the majority opinion and Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Neil M. Gorsuch dissenting.
At the core of the case is whether the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent body assembled by the federal government, is subject to the Appointments Clause of the Constitution. As it stands, its members are not confirmed by the Senate.
