Judge vacates parts of ACA ‘integrity’ rule

Elizabeth Casolo / beckershospitalreview - On June 12, a Maryland federal judge vacated parts of CMS’ rule designed to govern marketplace integrity and affordability. The excised provisions include the $5 premium penalty on automatic re-enrollees, revocations of guaranteed insurance for people wit…

AI Summary: A federal judge has vacated major provisions of the 2025 CMS “program integrity” rule governing ACA enrollment eligibility, blocking enforcement of several contested requirements. The ruling forces CMS to revisit and potentially rewrite portions of the regulation, leaving insurers, marketplaces and advocates to scramble over compliance, timelines and the likely next round of litigation.

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