Supreme Court Hits Biden Admin With a Bill

Story by Katherine Fung   

Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra testifies during a hearing on November 8, 2023 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court ruled against the Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday, footing them with the bill for overhead healthcare costs that two Arizona tribes had to pay.© Alex Wong/Getty Images

The Supreme Court has hit the Biden administration with a massive bill after siding with Native American tribes in a dispute over federal health care funding, ordering the federal government to reimburse millions in administrative costs and pay future expenses.

In a 5-4 vote, the High Court ruled that the federal government owed the two tribes the millions of dollars they paid after taking over their health care programs as part of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, which was meant to give tribes more sovereignty.