Supreme Court will hear challenge to Obamacare's preventive service mandate

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, concerning its coverage of preventive services.

The case against Obamacare concerns the panels of experts that advise HHS on which services must be covered without cost-sharing.

The plaintiffs are arguing that the panels are unconstitutional because their members are not confirmed by the Senate nor chosen by a Senate-confirmed agency head.

The case also argues that Obamacare's requirement that employers cover the HIV prevention drug PrEP and “contraceptive methods that some regard as abortifacients,” violates the religious rights of those employers and increases overall healthcare costs.

Should the Supreme Court rule in favor of the plaintiffs, it would have far-ranging implications for what is included in millions of American's insurance plans.

Such an outcome could drastically drop the costs of healthcare and help restore religious rights. Insurance was never meant to cover every aspect of healthcare, but thanks to Barack Obama, carriers and plans have been forced to pay for non-essential things, thus leading to increased costs for everyone.