(November 9, 2023, 4:51 PM EST) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) does not appear to preclude a health plan from not contracting with any hospitals and thus the cap on in-network out-of-pocket costs does not apply to a hospital’s attempt to recover $400,000 in uncompensated care, a federal judge in California said while granting leave to amend....