Kenneth (Kenny) White on LinkedIn: The US Sup Ct will take up a case this week that may have major… (2024)

This is a must read.If you want to know how US healthcare is going to be affected for decades to come, you need to read this analysis by Kaiser Family Foundation on the impact of the CHEVRON SCOTUS decision this last week.https://lnkd.in/gTE4uigQ.#disrupthealthcare

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Another stab in the heart of democracy from the Maga Supreme Court. The Chevron doctrine was created by the Reagan-era Supreme Court in Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council in 1984 and has since become the most cited Supreme Court decision in administrative law.Under Chevron deference, courts would defer to how to expert federal agencies interpret the laws they are charged with implementing provided their reading is reasonable — even if it's not the only way the law can be interpreted.It allowed Congress to rely on the expertise within the federal government when implementing everything from health and safety regulations to environmental and financial laws.In the wake of the court's ruling, it's expected that more federal rules will be challenged in the courts and judges will have greater discretion to invalidate agency actions.Think of challenges to abortion pills, clean air laws, health law - anything that helps big business, big polluters to roll back administrative laws that restrict their ability to do harm ...More challenges to medications can now be heard by right wing Judges bought by superpac money ....their is already an example of that The Koch network successfully attracted Clarence For Sale Thomas, who voted against the doctrine, to speak at at least one of its donor events in 2018, ProPublica reported last year.It's unclear who purchased Thomas' flight to the 2018 event, as he never reported it in his annual financial disclosure form. Thomas has attended at least two of such events in past years.Essentially this is more power for vested interests, more incentive to buy judges and also the age of idiots continue - demonisation of experts and devaluation of experts. The roll back to the dark ages continues, meanwhile let is continue business as usual ...https://lnkd.in/gpzCt8wh

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Specialistshttps://lnkd.in/ew2_wNQTSo what does a democracy do when it indicates a broad course of action in particular parts of law that deal with the environment, labor conditions in the workplace, the safety of our food products and the medications we take? Lawmakers spell out their intent and then leave the details to the specialists in the executive branch agencies that are in charge of implementation. So what happens when those in charge of implementation--the specialists--make decisions that large employers and manufacturers do not like? Well, traditionally, there are multiple options available including court challenges and seeking corrections through the budget authorization process of Congress where specialists and politicians fight it out.But the US Supreme Court has short-cut all this and given big businesses a win this week in its "Chevron Ruling" over specialists that is literally earth shaking. This one ruling has the potential of gutting any and all environmental, healthcare, agriculture, and safety regulations created by specialists and given that power to lobbyists representing big business. Feel safer now? Neither do I.

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As other countries champion a return to having “experts” in the bureaucracy, the US Supreme Court's recent decision to limit the power of federal agencies to enact regulations stings. This could impact everything from healthcare to public health and safety. Thousands of regulations on the environment, health, worker safety, etc. could be weakened or eliminated. This might cause a litigation surge, so expect more legal challenges to existing regulations, creating uncertainty for businesses.The decision weakens the "Chevron deference" standard, giving courts more power to strike down regulations previously upheld due to agency expertise. How will this decision impact specific health regulations? What new regulatory approaches are needed to ensure public safety and still allow innovation/experimentation?#HealthCare #PolicyResearch #Regulations #SupremeCourt

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The Evidence Act turns 5️⃣ in January 2024!Signed into law in January 2019, the bipartisan Foundations for the Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (the “Evidence Act”) created a new paradigm for the Federal Government to rethink how it builds and uses evidence to support decision making. It required Federal agencies to: 🔍 Strategically plan evidence building activities, and post those plan publicly.🔍 Identify the priority questions where evidence is needed to deliver on mission and improve operations.🔍 Designate senior officials to oversee implementation of the Act: Evaluation Officers, Chief Data Officers, and Statistical Officials. 🔍 Collaborate and coordinate across evidence-building functions.🔍 Elevate program evaluation as a key agency function.As we approach the 5th anniversary, we’ll be sharing more about Evidence Act implementation and the impact the Act is driving evidence building and use around the Federal Government!Evaluation.gov, Office of Management and Budget #EvidenceAct #EvidenceActTurns5 #FedCDO

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Today is the Last Chance to Register for tomorrows, NCBFAA Legislative/GAC Webinar! This is a free event, please, please, please register so you can take part!An important feature of the NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) on Sept. 22-24, 2024 is meeting with your elected officials on Capitol Hill to help ensure they understand the implications of any trade-related legislation placed before them. To prepare members on how to best approach lawmakers and their staff about important issues to our industry, NCBFAA will host a webinar this Wednesday, July 24, from 1-2 p.m. ET. Attendance is worth 1 CCS/CES credit.Register today to attend the Legislative/GAC Webinar - What You Need to Know! https://lnkd.in/gCagSFarDuring the webinar, NCBFAA Legislative Advisor Nicole Bivens Collinson and other members of the Legislative Committee will provide an insightful overview of how our industry’s legislative concerns might best be voiced to lawmakers during the upcoming GAC and beyond. The webinar also provides an overview of our Political Action Committee (PAC) and why it matters. Even if you are not planning to attend the GAC and are just curious about the current political and legislative landscape in D.C. as it relates to NCBFAA’s core issues, this webinar is worth attending!

I love the idea behind this newly introduced legislation. The threat of government shutdowns has become a commonplace annual event and is extremely disruptive to so many programs across the government. It would be nice to know that business can continue while Congress works out the details. “The End Shutdowns Act…would create a mechanism by which, if full-year appropriations bills are not enacted by the start of a new fiscal year on Oct. 1, federal agencies would be funded automatically as if Congress had passed a continuing resolution.” It also would restrict legislation that can be taken up, allowing appropriations legislation priority.#governmentspending #governmentshutdown #federalwork #appropriations #continuingresolution

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Parliamentary scrutiny of regulators is inconsistent. Some, such as the Financial Conduct Authority and other economic regulators, are often called before select committees; others, notably in health and social care, are not called before MPs at all. This key finding from an Institute for Government report on regulators was discussed at an Institute of Regulation event today where it was also noted that there's no definitive list of regulators in the UK. The House of Lords, in their recent Industry and Regulators Committee report, think there are 'about 100'. The IFG settles on a figure of 116.This state of affairs is unfortunate. Parliamentary scrutiny matters. It enables regulators to be held to account for their work, which is often publicly funded and involves making evidence-based judgments to balance the interests of producers, consumers, providers and users in ways that are proportionate and fair, and within the laws that Parliament itself sets. The IFG recommends better support to parliamentarians and ways which regulators themselves can help MPs to understand their objectives, performance and plans so that scrutiny doesn't only happen when something goes wrong. Important and helpful work.You can read the IFG report here: https://lnkd.in/ehfZ-bEk

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Read all about the NABIP-TX Legislative Update from Mike & Shannon Meroney, Meroney Public Affairs and much more in the latest issue of the NABIP-TX eNews.https://lnkd.in/egjDDnvG

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