MedCity News July 2, 2024
The Supreme Court made several recent decisions that impact healthcare, including overturning the Chevron deference and upholding access to the abortion pill mifepristone.
The Supreme Court has made a series of decisions that have implications for healthcare. Below is an overview of these decisions.
The Chevron deference
In a 6-3 ruling last week, the Supreme Court overturned the Chevron deference, which was established in 1984. The Chevron deference “requires courts to defer to the judgment of administrative agencies when dealing with vague or ambiguous statutes,” according to a blog post from the law firm O’Connell and Aronowitz. Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority in the case, while Justice Elena Kagan dissented (joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown...
Today's Sponsors
Today's Sponsor