States File New Lawsuit Seeking To Bar Collection Of ACA’s Medicaid Insurance Tax

Six GOP-led states doubled down Friday (Sept. 21) on an effort to block the IRS from collecting an Obamacare tax that Medicaid plans are required to pay Oct. 1. The states are seeking an immediate court order that would bar the IRS from collecting an estimated $675 million in 2018 payments under the controversial tax known as the Health Insurance Providers Fee. The states initially sought the court order in an existing federal lawsuit involving a legal challenge to the...