Federal Judge Overturns Obamacare's Free Preventive Care Mandate

A federal judge in Texas has struck down a key provision in the Affordable Care Act that mandates insurers provide preventive services for free, including those for cancer screenings. The ruling zeroes in on the makeup of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the panel charged with enforcing provisions of the ACA. Insurance companies are no longer required to cover the preventive services spelled out in the decision, affecting more than 150 million Americans who hold private insurance with preventive services covered via the ACA. The Biden administration will likely appeal the decision.