Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:<p>"President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is defending the Affordable Care Act before the Supreme Court...But a win for the federal government in the current case, concerning the law’s mandates that certain preventive services are covered cost-free, could boost the power that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has in shaping those requirements."</p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/20/politics/obamacare-affordable-care-act-supreme-court-rfk-jr/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/04/20/politics/ob</span><span class="invisible">amacare-affordable-care-act-supreme-court-rfk-jr/index.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACA</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/prevention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prevention</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/USPSTF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPSTF</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/HIV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HIV</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a></p>
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Nonilex<p>"The secretary can remove them at will, & the threat of removal is the ultimate tool for control over final decisions on recommendations," <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> lawyers wrote.</p><p>For this & other reasons, DOJ lawyers argued, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USPSTF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPSTF</span></a>'s members should be seen as so-called "inferior officers," meaning they can be lawfully appointed by an executive branch dept head - like <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> secy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> - & do not require <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> confirmation under the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PreventiveCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PreventiveCare</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservative</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/5thCircuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>5thCircuit</span></a> Court of Appeals ruled in 2024 that the task force's structure violates the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a>, as plaintiffs claimed.</p><p>The govt's appeal of the 5th Circuit's decision initially was filed by Democratic President <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a>'s admin before being taken up by Republican Pres <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s admin.</p><p>Trump's admin argued in a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> brief that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USPSTF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPSTF</span></a>'s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PreventiveCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PreventiveCare</span></a> recs cannot become legally binding on insurers w/o the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> secy's [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a>] permission.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The case centers on whether the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USPSTF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPSTF</span></a> wields power to such an extent that members must be appointed by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/president" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>president</span></a> & confirmed by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a>, as required by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a>'s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AppointmentsClause" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppointmentsClause</span></a>….</p><p>The task force is made up of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medical</span></a> experts who serve 4yr terms on a volunteer basis. It reviews medical evidence & public feedback & issues recs about which <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/preventive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>preventive</span></a> services would be most effective for detecting illnesses early or addressing ailments before the condition worsens.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Several <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Christians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christians</span></a> & 2 small businesses sued in federal court in Texas in 2020 to challenge the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USPSTF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPSTF</span></a>,'s structure. It is the latest in a years-long series of challenges to the 2010 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a>, Pres <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Obama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obama</span></a>'s signature <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legislative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislative</span></a> achievement, to reach <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a>.</p><p>If the justices uphold the lower court's ruling, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> associations said in a filing, life-saving tests & treatments that have been cost-free would become subject to co-pays & deductibles.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PreventiveCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PreventiveCare</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin has appealed a lower court's determination that the US Preventive Services Task Force <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USPSTF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPSTF</span></a>, which under the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACA</span></a> has a major hand in choosing what services will be covered, is composed of members who were not validly appointed. Its 16 members are appointed by the secy of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> [currently <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a>] w/o <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> confirmation.</p><p> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCare</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AffordableCareAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AffordableCareAct</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Obamacare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obamacare</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PreventiveMedicalCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PreventiveMedicalCare</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> is set on Monday to consider the legality of a provision of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AffordableCareAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AffordableCareAct</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> [aka <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Obamacare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obamacare</span></a>], that helps ensure that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/insurers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurers</span></a> cover <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PreventiveMedicalCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PreventiveMedicalCare</span></a> such as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> screenings at no cost to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/patients" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patients</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USPSTF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPSTF</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> <br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCare</span></a></p>
Ozzie D, NP-hard :bikepump: :vegan:<p>Downloaded the APK files for the US Prevention Service Task Force (gov.ahrq.epss) and CDC Vaccine Schedules (gov.cdc.ncird.vaccineschedule) apps for <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> to my computer, since they may get pulled from the Play store any moment now. Orwellian doesn't do this justice.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MedMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/USPSTF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPSTF</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a></p>
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