Judicial Watch Sues DC Exchange Over Congress' SHOP Enrollment

The conservative consumer group Judicial Watch on Wednesday (Oct. 15) filed suit against the District of Columbia's health insurance exchange on behalf of a DC resident, arguing that exchange officials encouraged lawmakers, staffers and their dependents to enroll in coverage through the small business exchange (SHOP) even though access is supposed to be limited to employers with fewer than 50 workers. The suit says that officials looked the other way as congressional offices filed papers claiming that they employed 45...