Fact Check: Supreme Court Rules on Obamacare Preventive Coverage and FCC Broadband Fund
What We Know
The claim that the Supreme Court has ruled on issues related to Obamacare preventive coverage and the FCC broadband fund is inaccurate. As of October 2023, there have been no recent rulings from the Supreme Court specifically addressing these two topics simultaneously.
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare, has been the subject of various legal challenges, particularly concerning its preventive services mandate. However, the most recent significant ruling regarding the ACA occurred in June 2022, when the Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging the ACA's constitutionality, effectively upholding lower court decisions that supported the law (source-1).
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has also faced scrutiny regarding its broadband funding initiatives, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, but there has been no recent Supreme Court ruling that directly addresses the FCC's broadband fund (source-2).
Analysis
The claim appears to conflate two separate legal and regulatory issues without any current Supreme Court ruling tying them together.
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Obamacare Preventive Coverage: The ACA's preventive services mandate has been upheld in various court rulings, but the Supreme Court's last significant action was to decline further review of challenges, which does not constitute a ruling on the merits of the preventive coverage itself (source-1). This indicates that while the ACA remains a contentious issue, it has not been definitively ruled upon in recent months.
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FCC Broadband Fund: The FCC's broadband initiatives have been subject to ongoing discussions and regulatory changes, particularly in light of the pandemic's impact on internet access. However, there has been no Supreme Court ruling that addresses these initiatives, which suggests that the claim lacks a factual basis (source-2).
The sources consulted are credible, with the first being a well-respected legal blog that specializes in Supreme Court coverage, and the second being the official FCC website. Both sources provide reliable information regarding the current state of the law and regulatory actions.
Conclusion
The claim that the Supreme Court has ruled on both Obamacare preventive coverage and the FCC broadband fund is False. There has been no recent ruling from the Supreme Court that addresses these issues together, and the most relevant actions regarding each topic have occurred separately without a unifying decision from the Court.
