Health Affairs | July 5, 2022
Read the PublicationFederal courts have long played a significant role in shaping health policy, and the Supreme Court’s current term was no exception. This is especially true given a shift in the Court’s makeup, with an emboldened six-to-three conservative majority. The stakes could not have been greater—from bodily autonomy to billions in Medicare funding to the scope of federal agencies’ authority—and the consequences of the Court’s decisions will be felt for decades to come.