መከላከል የካንሰር ፋውንዴሽን የ ACA የመከላከያ እንክብካቤ ግዴታን በከፊል የሚደግፈውን 5ኛ የወረዳ ውሳኔን ያወድሳል

Editor’s Note: The original version of this statement incorrectly stated that the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals had invalidated the coverage requirements for cost-free preventive services through the USPSTF for the entire 5th Circuit jurisdiction. This was incorrect. The court decision was invalidated only for the plaintiffs rather than for the entire population as decided by the district court. We strive to provide accurate and timely information, and we regret any confusion this error may have caused.

On Friday, June 21, in a win for cancer prevention and early detection advocates, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in Braidwood v. Becerra that partially reversed a district court decision on preventive services covered by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision says that nationwide, ACA requirements can remain in place that obligate health insurers across the U.S. to cover preventive services recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) at no cost to the patient. Rather than invalidating the coverage requirement for the entire population—as had been decided by the district court—the coverage requirement was only invalidated for the plaintiffs involved in the case.

This ruling comes after a precarious period following a March 2023 U.S. District Court decision that threatened to block ACA coverage requirements for any USPSTF recommendations made after March 23, 2010, the date the ACA was enacted. Such a block would have drastically affected access to free preventive care for conditions like cancer, depression, diabetes and HIV. The Biden administration appealed this decision, putting the ruling on hold until the 5th Circuit’s recent verdict.

የቢደን አስተዳደር የዩኤስ ዲስትሪክት ዳኛ ሪድ ኦኮነርን ውሳኔ ይግባኝ ጠየቀ እና የመጨረሻው ውሳኔ እስከሚሰጥ ድረስ የሽፋን ደንቡ እንዲቆይ ተደርጓል።

ለመደበኛ የካንሰር ምርመራዎች እና ሌሎች የመከላከያ አገልግሎቶች የኢንሹራንስ ሽፋን ወሳኝ ነው - በ Prevent Cancer Foundation's መሰረት 2024 ቀደምት ማወቂያ ዳሰሳ, በጣም የተለመደው ምክንያት ኢንሹራንስ የሌላቸው አዋቂዎች ወቅታዊ አይደሉም (ወይም ወቅታዊ ስለመሆኑ እርግጠኛ አይደሉም) በመደበኛ የካንሰር ምርመራዎች ላይ ወጪውን ለመግዛት አለመቻል ነው.

“It’s a relief that coverage of preventive care is protected for millions of insured Americans, a significant aspect of ensuring access to essential health services that lead to healthier lives. But this ruling does not guarantee coverage for everyone indefinitely,” said Jody Hoyos, CEO of the Prevent Cancer Foundation. “With legal options remaining that could reverse coverage, the Foundation continues to monitor the case to ensure Americans can check their health in an affordable, accessible way.”

ፋውንዴሽኑ ከፍተኛው ፍርድ ቤት በዚህ ጉዳይ ላይ ይግባኝ ለመስማት እንደሚስማማ ተስፋ በማድረግ ብዙ አሜሪካውያን ከወጪ ነፃ የሆነ የመከላከያ አገልግሎት እንዲያገኙ ያደርጋል።

የህይወት አድን ምርመራዎችን ለሁሉም ሰው ተደራሽ ለማድረግ ተመጣጣኝነትን ማረጋገጥ አስፈላጊ ነው። መደበኛ የካንሰር ምርመራ ካንሰርን ቀደም ብሎ መለየት ይችላል (ምንም ምልክቶች ወይም ምልክቶች ባይኖርዎትም) እና ካንሰርን አስቀድሞ ማወቅ የተሻለ የጤና ውጤት ያስገኛል።

በነጻ እና በዝቅተኛ ወጪ የካንሰር ምርመራዎች ላይ መረጃ ለማግኘት ይጎብኙ preventcancer.org/free.