The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Monday will consider the legality of a government panel that makes it possible for Americans to receive preventive health care at no cost, including disease screening and drugs to protect women during pregnancy.
The case began with a Christian employer who objected to a mandate that the company's insurance plan must cover an HIV prevention drug recommended primarily for gay and bisexual men. The requirement was based on a decision by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
But the legal challenge evolved into one with much broader implications, threatening free access to a wide range of services used by tens of millions of Americans, according to legal scholars and health experts. They include cancer screening, counseling for expectant mothers at risk for perinatal depression and cholesterol-lowering medication to prevent heart disease.
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