Since 2010, most Americans with health insurance haven’t had to pay out of pocket for routine checkups, vaccinations, and screenings for early signs of cancer—thanks to an Affordable Care Act provision requiring insurers to cover a wide range of preventive services. The Supreme Court recently upheld this policy but also ruled that the health secretary, currently Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has the authority to replace members of the Preventive Services Task Force. This piece from the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation explains the decision and how states and healthcare providers are responding.
