Scope: Federal
Branch: Judicial
Severity: Green
Date occurred: August 26, 2026
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision in National Infusion Center Association v. Kennedy, docketed as No. 25-50661 and categorized as a civil rights matter. The case involves provider associations' constitutional challenge to the federal Medicare drug price negotiation program administered by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Constitutional basis: Federal appellate court exercising ordinary Article III review of constitutional challenges to agency action, a routine and long-settled judicial function.