Amici Parties Urge 9th Circuit To Affirm Injunction In ACA Rules Case

Mealey's (June 1, 2018, 2:39 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — States have standing to challenge federal rules expanding exemptions to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) contraceptive mandate that were improperly enacted and will directly impact states’ budgets and residents, a flurry of amici curiae told the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 29 (California, et al. v. Alex M. Azar II, et al., Nos. 18-15144, 18-15166, 18-15255, 9th Cir.)....