Experts say patients and providers should brace for more uncertainty and less stability in the health care system.
A surgical recovery coordinator works in the operating room at OneLegacy on June 29, 2023, in Azusa, California.A landmark Supreme Court decision that reins in federal agencies’ authority is expected to hold dramatic consequences for the nation’s health care system, calling into question government rules on anything from consumer protections for patients to drug safety to nursing home care.
Health policy leaders say patients, providers, and health systems should brace for more uncertainty and less stability in the health care system. Even routine government functions such as deciding the rate to pay doctors for treating Medicare beneficiaries could become embroiled in long legal battles that disrupt patient care or strain providers to adapt.
One circuit may uphold a regulation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for example, while other circuits may take different views. Drugmakers have sued to try to stop the Biden administration from implementing a federal law that forces makers of the most expensive drugs to negotiate prices with Medicare — a key cog in President Joe Biden’s effort to lower drug prices and control health care costs.
Industry groups, including the American Hospital Association and AHIP, an insurers’ trade group, declined to comment.
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