AXIOS July 1, 2024
If courts weren’t already exerting outsized influence over health policy, they’re much closer to being final arbiters now that the Supreme Court has scrapped the decades-old doctrine that gave the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and other health agencies the power to interpret vague or ill-defined laws.
Why it matters: Judges could get the final say on Medicare payment rates, drug and device regulation and even what constitutes a public health emergency.
The big picture: We’ve already seen courts shape the rules of the road on matters like access to abortion pills, surprise billing disputes and how certain hospitals access discounted drugs.
- But experts say that Friday’s total repeal of the “Chevron deference” doctrine...
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