Transcript of Regulation in the United States: Law, Business and the Case of Health Care Robert I. Field, JD, MPH,...
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- Regulation in the United States: Law, Business and the Case of
Health Care Robert I. Field, JD, MPH, PhD Professor of Law
Professor of Health Management and Policy Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA, USA Professor of Law Professor of Health
Management and Policy Drexel University Philadelphia, PA, USA
+1-215-571-4810 robert.field@drexel.edu
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- The United States Constitution Basic Structure of
GovernmentAmendments: Limits on Government Powers
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- Basic Structure of American Government: Three branches
Executive: President Legislative: CongressJudicial: Courts
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- Constitutional Powers of Congress Article I Section 1 All
legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of
the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of
Representatives.
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- Enumerated Powers of Congress (partial list) Taxes, defense and
general Welfare; To borrow; To regulate Commerce with foreign
Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
Rules of naturalization and bankruptcies; To coin money; Post
Offices and post Roads; Patents and copyrights; To constitute
tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court; To declare war; To raise
and support armies;
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- Constitutional Powers of the President Article II Section 1 The
executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States
of America.
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- Constitutional Powers of the Judiciary Article III Section 1
The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one
Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from
time to time ordain and establish.
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- What is Regulation? Combination of functions of each of the
three branches Promulgate Rules Administer government programs
Adjudicate disputes and enforce rules
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- Hundreds of federal agencies report to the President
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- Constitutional authority of Congress to regulate business:
enumerated powers Article II Section 8 The Congress shall have
power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay
the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of
the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be
uniform throughout the United States; To regulate commerce with
foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian
tribes;
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- Constitutional limits on regulation: due process Amendment V No
person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due
process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use,
without just compensation. Amendment XIV Section 1 nor shall any
state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due
process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the
equal protection of the laws.
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- Due process Fair procedure in which affected parties can be
heard Adequate advance notice Opportunity to present a case
Opportunity to be represented by counsel Right of Appeal
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- Constitutional constraints on regulation: federalism (federal
vs. state power) Amendment X The powers not delegated to the United
States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are
reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
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- Federalism State power Plenary Most aspects of business and
commerce Federal power Enumerated Only those subjects listed in the
Constitution
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- Perennial issues in federal regulation Definition of interstate
commerce Limits of executive authority Scope of federal vs. state
authority
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- Regulatory Responsibility Congress enacts a regulatory law
Administration of the law is delegated to the executive branch The
law authorizes creation of a regulatory agency The agency hires a
staff of workers The president appoints the agencys top
officials
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- Regulatory agencies: political appointees vs. career staff
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- Balancing regulation with Constitutional constraints:
Administrative Procedures Act of 1946 A reviewing court shall hold
unlawful and set aside agency action, findings, and conclusions
found to be (A)arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or
otherwise not in accordance with law; (B) contrary to
constitutional right, power, privilege, or immunity; (C) in excess
of statutory jurisdiction, authority, or limitations, or short of
statutory right; (D) without observance of procedure required by
law; (E) unsupported by substantial evidence in a case subject to
sections 556 and 557 of this title or otherwise reviewed on the
record of an agency hearing provided by statute; or (F) unwarranted
by the facts to the extent that the facts are subject to trial de
novo by the reviewing court.
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- Administrative Procedures Act Requirements Substantial evidence
to support regulatory actions Notice to affected parties of
proposed regulatory actions Opportunity for comment on proposed
actions in writing or at hearing Appeal of agency decisions
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- An Example of Health Care Regulation: Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) Rules for New Drugs
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- Step 1: Congress Enacts an Enabling Statute Statute authorizes
a regulatory agency to promulgate and enforce rules Food, Drug and
Cosmetic Act of 1938 Instructs the agency to interpret a statutory
standard Drugs must be proven safe by all methods reasonably
applicable to show whether or not such drug is safe for use under
the conditions of use prescribed, recommended, or suggested in the
labeling
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- Step 2: Agency staff performs background research
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- Step 3: Agency develops a proposed rule and publishes it in the
Federal Register: 60 -90 days for responses
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- Step 4: Interested parties submit comments or appear at a
hearing
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- Step 5: Agency promulgates a final rule and publishes it the
Federal Register
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- Step 6: Affected parties can appeal to a board within the
agency
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- Step 7: Final rule is published in the Code of Federal
Regulations
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- Challenge to Regulations in Court (A) arbitrary, capricious, an
abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law; (B)
contrary to constitutional right, power, privilege, or immunity;
(C) in excess of statutory jurisdiction, authority, or limitations,
or short of statutory right; (D) without observance of procedure
required by law; (E) unsupported by substantial evidence in a case
subject to sections 556 and 557 of this title or otherwise reviewed
on the record of an agency hearing provided by statute; or (F)
unwarranted by the facts to the extent that the facts are subject
to trial de novo by the reviewing court. Grounds for Challenge To
win, must convince a court that the regulation is -
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- Final Step: Enforcement
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- Growth of Proposed Regulations
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- Growth of Final Regulations
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- Burden of Regulation Timeframe 6 months to 10 years before a
regulation is final Cost $ millions to develop, promulgate, defend
in court, and enforce Effect on industry Sometimes a burden
However, it enables industrial growth
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- Regulation of Health Care Regulatory authority States plenary
powers Public health Medical practice Hospital quality Insurance
___________________________________ Federal government enumerated
powers Interstate commerce, spending, taxing Medicare and Medicaid
Foods and drugs Biomedical research Data privacy
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- The Largest Federal Health Care Agency: Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS)
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- Key Programs Within HHS
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- Other Major Federal Health Programs
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- The Growth of Health Care Regulation A major area of American
law and growing
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- Health Reform: The Affordable Care Act, 2010
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- Purpose of the Affordable Care Act: Increase Access to Health
Insurance
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- Health insurance coverage in the United States before the
Affordable Care Act: 16% left uninsured
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- Two Regulatory Approaches to Expanding Access in the Affordable
Care Act Reform Private Insurance Market: Regulation of Interstate
Commerce Expand Medicaid for the Poor: Spending Power
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- New Regulations for the Private Insurance Market for Individual
Policies Insurance companies must issue policies to everyone who
applies Mandate that everyone maintain coverage or pay a penalty
Subsidies for low- income people
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- Medicaid: Federal funding to the states for programs for the
poor
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- Expansion of Medicaid: New rules every state must accept Income
eligibility raised to 138% of poverty level Federal government pay
90% of the cost Everyone with low incomes is eligible
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- Affordable Care Act: Success at Expanding Coverage
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- Constitutional Challenge: Violation of the Commerce Clause
Challenge Reforms to private insurance market exceeded Congress
power to regulate interstate commerce Supreme Court ruling (NFIB v.
Sebelius, 2012) Congress may not mandate that individuals purchase
insurance However, the mandate can be upheld if seen as a tax on
those who fail to maintain coverage
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- Constitutional Challenge: Violation of Federalism Challenge
Expansion of Medicaid exceeded Congress power to use spending to
induce state cooperation Supreme Court ruling (NFIB v. Sebelius,
2012) Federal government may not use spending to force states to
accept new rules for the program However, Congress can give states
the option of expanding Medicaid
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- Medicaid Expansion: State Decisions on Accepting the
Expansion
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- Historical expansion of health care regulation public health
infection control physician licensure, med. ed., first FDA health
insurance, FDA, specialty cert. insurance tax subsidy, NIH,
Hill-Burton Act, CDC Medicare and Medicaid ERISA, HMO Act, CON,
antitrust Medicare PPS, referral restrictions, COBRA, generic drugs
HIPAA, SCHIP, drug marketing, Bal. Budget Act HIPAA privacy, Part
D, QIOs, Leapfrog 1880s 1900 1930s 1940s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
2000s 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1940s 1930s 1900s 1800s
Health reform
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- The Effect of health care regulation in America: Industry is
built on government regulatory support