In what will certainly be remembered as a landmark decision, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority this week overruled a 40-year-old legal precedent that required judges in most cases to yield to the expertise of federal agencies. It is unclear how the elimination of what’s known as the “Chevron deference” will affect the day-to-day business of the federal government, but the decision is already sending shockwaves through the policymaking community. Administrative experts say it will dramatically change the way key health agencies, such as the FDA and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, do business.
The Supreme Court also this week decided not to decide a case out of Idaho that centered on whether a federal health law that requires hospitals to provide emergency care overrides the state’s near-total ban on abortion. This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins schools of public health and nursing and Politico Magazine, Victoria Knight of Axios, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico. Among the takeaways from this week’s episode: Subscribe to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.
Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too: The Washington Post’s “ ,” by Fenit Nirappil. The New York Times’ “ ,” by Rebecca Robbins and Reed Abelson. The Washington Post’s “ ,” by Lisa Rein.
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