The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a short ruling Wednesday that could help employers and benefits advisors fight sudden changes in federal program rules and funding levels.

The ruling affects efforts by the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, the Global Health Council and other nonprofit organizations to get paid by the U.S. State Department for health care services already performed, in the face of efforts by the new Department of Government Efficiency to cut off funding for those types of services on short notice.

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Allison Bell

Allison Bell, a senior reporter at ThinkAdvisor and BenefitsPRO, previously was an associate editor at National Underwriter Life & Health. She has a bachelor's degree in economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She can be reached through X at @Think_Allison.

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