April 21, 2025
MONDAY, April 21, 2025 -- Colonoscopy for younger adults. Chest CT scans for lung cancer. Statin medications to lower cholesterol. Screening for drug addiction.More than 150 million Americans might lose no-cost access to these and other preventive care services under a case being heard Monday at the U.S. Supreme Court.“Most people probably haven't even heard of the case, but for many people, they feel it's going to be the most impactful case in this Supreme Court session,” Michael Sapienza, chief executive officer of the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, said in an interview with HealthDay TV.The case — Kennedy v. Braidwood Management — questions the way the government under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) decides which preventive care services should be covered at no cost to patients.
