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The Supreme Court upholds free preventive care, but its future now rests in RFK Jr.’s hands

  • Written by Paul Shafer, Associate Professor of Health Law, Policy and Management, Boston University
The Supreme Court upholds free preventive care, but its future now rests in RFK Jr.’s handsThe Affordable Care Act has survived its fourth Supreme Court challenge. Ted Eytan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

On June 26, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a 6-3 ruling that preserves free preventive care under the Affordable Care Act, a popular benefit that helps approximately 150 million Americans stay healthy.

The case, Kennedy v....

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