Infographic: Chevron’s Impact on Healthcare

HealthLeaders Media July 17, 2024
G Hatfield

The Chevron decision has the potential to impact public health and access to public healthcare, according to these organizations.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

– The United States Supreme Court overturned the Chevron deference doctrine which will leave the interpretation of ambiguous regulatory standards up to the courts rather than dedicated federal agencies.

– Several American medical associations are disappointed with this decision, warning that it will significantly disrupt publicly funded healthcare programs and impact patient health and wellbeing.

The United States Supreme Court recently overturned the long-standing Chevron deference doctrine, which held that courts should defer to agency interpretations of statutes that fall under the particular agency’s purview, when the interpretation is reasonable, and the meaning of a statute is not...

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