Health Exchange Alert Weekly Report - 07/24/2019

Judge Upholds Short-Term Plan Rule, Stakeholders To Appeal Ruling

By Ariel Cohen / July 19, 2019 at 4:36 PM
Stakeholders plan to appeal federal DC district Judge Richard Leon’s Friday (July 19) ruling that upholds the Trump administration’s rule expanding short-term health plans. Leon’s ruling in Association for Community Affiliated Plans v. Department of Treasury deals a blow to Affordable Care Act advocates, who have argued the rule is part of a larger effort to undermine the health law . Seven stakeholders filed the case and asked the court to scrap the short-term term health insurance rule, arguing...


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