Supreme Court case offers Trump path to dismantle Obamacare mandates

Published January 16, 2025 7:00am ET



A new case before the Supreme Court targeting preventive coverage mandates under Obamacare gives President-elect Donald Trump a chance to undermine one of the most controversial aspects of the healthcare program that he promised to “repeal and replace” nearly a decade ago.

The Supreme Court on Jan. 10 agreed to take up a Biden administration petition to overturn a lower court ruling that declared the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s role in setting Affordable Care Act insurance coverage rules unconstitutional.

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