Association for Community, et al v. TREA, et al

  1. September 08, 2020

    Pa., Wis. Want Short-Term Health Plan Rule Axed In DC Circ.

    State insurance regulators from Pennsylvania and Wisconsin asked the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday to rethink its decision to greenlight Trump administration regulations expanding the availability of Affordable Care Act-skirting health plans, saying the allegedly skimpy plans harm consumers and destabilize the ACA marketplace.

  2. September 01, 2020

    DC Circ. Got The ACA Wrong On New Rule, Health Groups Say

    A coalition of health care groups attempting to block the Trump administration from expanding short-term health insurance policy plans that skirt Affordable Care Act requirements has asked the D.C. Circuit to rethink its decision upholding the regulation, saying the panel "misunderstood the ACA."

  3. July 17, 2020

    Trump's ACA-Skirting Insurance Rule Survives At DC Circ.

    The D.C. Circuit on Friday declined to block the Trump administration from expanding short-term health insurance policy plans that skirt certain Affordable Care Act requirements, saying that Congress gave the government the legal authority to permit the lightly regulated policies.

  4. March 20, 2020

    DC Circ. Unlikely To Block Trump's ACA Alternative Expansion

    A D.C. Circuit panel appeared unlikely Friday to stop the Trump administration from allowing the continued expansion of short-term health insurance policy plans that don't comply with the Affordable Care Act's requirements after two judges asserted that Congress gave the government the legal authority to permit the lightly regulated policies.

  5. February 26, 2020

    Health Groups Bash Short-Term Insurance Rule At DC Circ.

    Health care groups have urged the D.C. Circuit to scrap a Trump administration rule expanding how long Americans can use Affordable Care Act-skirting, short-term health insurance plans, arguing that the government's interpretation of the ACA is at odds with the landmark law's purpose.

  6. January 22, 2020

    Gov't Urges DC Circ. To Preserve Short-Term Insurance Rule

    The Trump administration on Tuesday defended its decision to increase how long Americans can use short-term health insurance plans that skirt certain Affordable Care Act requirements, telling the D.C. Circuit that Congress basically approved a "virtually identical" rule when the law was enacted.

  7. November 13, 2019

    Short-Term Insurance Rule Thwarts ACA, House Tells DC Circ.

    The U.S. House of Representatives has blasted a Trump administration rule extending how long Americans can use Affordable Care Act-skirting short-term health insurance plans, telling the D.C. Circuit that the rule thwarts the statute's intent of trying to increase access to good, affordable insurance.

  8. November 08, 2019

    AMA, Others Say Short-Term Insurance Rule Hurts Health Care

    Six more medical groups have come out against a Trump administration rule that lets Americans use Affordable Care Act-skirting health insurance plans for longer.

  9. November 05, 2019

    Feds Did 'Orwellian' End-Run Around ACA, DC Circ. Told

    The Trump administration's decision to increase how long Americans can use short-term health insurance plans that skirt certain Affordable Care Act requirements relies on an "Orwellian" definition of statutory language, a coalition of health care groups has told the D.C. Circuit.