Court Orders More Briefing On Whether ACA Changes Warrant New Injunctive Relief

Mealey's (September 28, 2017, 1:22 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A day after hearing oral arguments about whether changes wrought by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s changes to Medicaid eligibility processes can serve as the basis for reimplementing expired provisions of a 1999 settlement agreement, the federal appellate court panel hearing the case on Sept. 26 asked the parties for more briefing on standing and rules granting relief from judgment (Oscar Salazar, et al. v. District of Columbia, et al., Nos. 16-7065, 16-7085, 16-7100, D.C. Cir.)....