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Always watch the courts
There’s a joke that all reporters essentially are legal reporters. But it’s kind of true, especially within the health care beat.
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Congress can’t get anything done, and the federal agencies have their routine rule-making powers. But new, powerful business and health policy decisions get made in the courts — where companies, lobbying groups, and coalitions of people take the time and money to hire attorneys and fight for something that, ultimately, will benefit them financially.
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