Post SCOTUS, DOJ Seeks More Time To Resolve Risk Corridor Cases

The Department of Justice is asking the Federal Court of Claims for more time to consider its next steps in the dozens of cases over the Affordable Care Act’s risk corridor program after the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in Maine Community Health Options v. USA that the government is obligated to pay the $12 billion or so owed to insurers in that case. DOJ tells the court it wants to figure out how to consistently resolve existing and potential new...