Magistrate Judge Finds Plaintiffs Can’t Link Premiums To ACA Network Size Claims

(August 7, 2023, 2:58 PM EDT) -- EL PASO, Texas — The plaintiffs’ own expert testified about the multitude of factors affecting health insurance premiums, and the plaintiffs never sufficiently explain how allegedly overinflated network provider lists would increase Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act marketplace plan premiums, a federal magistrate judge in Texas said Aug. 4 in recommending the court admit an expert on damages but deny a motion for class certification....