Kavanaugh and Barrett Appear Likely to Ride to Obamacare's Rescue

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

The plaintiffs, represented by former Donald Trump lawyer Jonathan Mitchell, want the justices to strip the PSTF of this authority -- thus permitting health plans to deny coverage for treatments they are currently required to pay for.

Posted by Corky at 11:31 AM | 10 COMMENTS | permalink

The Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a key preventive care provision of the Affordable Care Act. Conservative justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett appeared skeptical of the argument that the process for deciding which services are fully covered under Obamacare is unconstitutional.

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-- The Associated Press (@apnews.com) April 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Comments

Are they using Signal to telegraph sympathy?

Are Trump and Vlad listening in?

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-04-21 07:33 PM

Kavanaugh and Barrett Appear Likely to Ride to Obamacare's Rescue

The Trump administration is also trying to protect Obamacare in this case. Because its chosen rationale will greatly expand its power. So ACB and Bart will be doing the libs no favors.

Ruling could give [Polio Bob] more power over health care coverage
Trump administration argues for powers HHS secretary has not exercised before
"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."
rollcall.com

#2 | Posted by censored at 2025-04-22 12:15 PM

Rescue?

You mean not change the law to destroy Obamacare.

That's not a rescue. It's doing their job.

#3 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-04-22 02:03 PM

I read the article as well as the posts about it but it al boiled down to; can insurance cimpanies sctrw you if the required treatment is too expensive?

#4 | Posted by danni at 2025-04-22 02:52 PM

Gee-O'care fixed a lot of things and made healthcare better for most that use it, and the insurers are still making great profits. Huh.

#5 | Posted by Yodagirl at 2025-04-22 03:00 PM

Oh yeah, happy 10th anniversary to Trump's plan on replacing Obamacare with something better.

#6 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar at 2025-04-23 01:06 PM

Why does the great (and unconstitutional) Obamacare need "rescuing"?

#7 | Posted by THEBULL at 2025-04-23 04:49 PM

Why does the great (and unconstitutional) Obamacare need "rescuing"?
#7 | Posted by THEBULL

Fair point.

It's actually Poor----------- who needs the rescuing that Obamacare pays for.

And some colored folks too. But mostly Whitey.

#8 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-23 04:55 PM