The U.S. Supreme Court, by a vote of 6-3, has overturned the Chevron deference, stripping power from federal agencies to interpret and enforce regulations. Under the long-standing precedent, courts are required to determine whether an agency’s interpretation of an ambiguous law is reasonable. This has given agencies room to advance regulatory priorities. Now that Chevron is overturned and no longer permissible under the Administrative Procedure Act, courts do not have to defer to reasonable agency interpretations. “Instead, they can decide how persuasive that interpretation is,” said Richard Hughes IV, a healthcare attorney for Epstein Becker Green.
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Source: https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/supreme-court-overrules-chevron-deference-dealing-blow-federal-healthcare-agencies