Employers should continue waiving preventive care out-of-pocket costs regardless of how Supreme Court rules Here are six reasons why

https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/22/braidwood-supreme-court-case-uspstf-preventive-care-cost-sharing/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_DZaeEogTPs64-AFacrCn0wo5wsU6oDNGYrsq5ZGANPP3pcBZ7n3Bw0y0Q8w4TJgKj7lDUljZTVvPy7DeCCpN9LfRzYQ&_hsmi=357740967&utm_content=357740967&utm_source=hs_email The Affordable Care Act’s mandate that health insurers cover preventive care appears likely to survive a legal challenge currently before the Supreme Court. During oral arguments on Monday, conservative justices including Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh appeared skeptical of arguments that the ACA’s process for determining which services must be covered by health insurance violates the Constitution, the Associated Press reports. The case reached the Supreme Court after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with employers, who had argued they can’t be required to provide certain such services. However the court decides, the ruling could have profound ramifications for the future of preventive health care in the U.S., legal and medical experts told STAT’s Angus Chen last week. The ACA provision covers medications and screenings recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, including statins, HIV prevention drugs called PrEP, and lung and colorectal screenings. There are several compelling reasons to maintain coverage of preventive services without cost sharing like deductibles and copays, writes Jeff Levin-Scherz in an op-ed. The managing director of the North American Health and Benefits Practice at WTW elaborates here. Some justices suggested the case could be returned to the lower court. In any case, a ruling is expected by the end of June.