DOJ Asks For Second Delay In BHP Case As Negotiations Continue

By Amy Lotven / April 18, 2018 at 5:45 PM
The Department of Justice once again asked a federal district court to delay proceedings in lawsuit over the Basic Health Program, saying the parties are still negotiating an agreement that would obviate the need for further action. New York and Minnesota sued HHS in January seeking more than $1 billion that HHS cut from both states' BHP calculations after the administration ended the cost-sharing reduction payments in October. Greg Berman, U.S. attorney general for the Southern District of New York,...


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