Appeals Court Finds ACA Premium Data Injunction Improper

(October 25, 2017, 2:05 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Absent a finding that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) violated the Freedom of Information Act by withholding data on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchange premiums, a judge lacked the authority to issue prospective injunctive relief mandating the data’s release, the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held Oct. 24 (Center for the Study of Services v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, et al., No. 16-5296, D.C. Cir., 7 U.S. App. LEXIS 20880)....

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