(September 16, 2016, 11:21 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — An insurer on Aug. 15 defended the ripeness of claims arising from the failure to pay monies owed under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) to a federal judge, saying the government’s recent change in interpreting when the monies are due does not negate its case (Health Republic Insurance Co. v. The United States of America, No. 16-259, Fed. Clms.)....