Democratic Attorneys General Suit Argues Administration Legally Required To Pay Cost-Sharing Subsidies

By John Wilkerson / October 13, 2017 at 6:28 PM
The suit that more than a dozen Democratic attorneys general filed Friday (Oct. 13) to block President Donald Trump from cutting off the Affordable Care Act's cost-sharing reduction payments argues that the law requires the government to pay those subsidies. Insurance companies also might have legal recourse, though it's not clear yet whether they'll also sue the administration. The lawsuit is separate from the one that House Republicans filed against the Obama administration for funding the cost-sharing subsidy payment absent...


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