- Docket No.
- 1:26-cv-04311
- District Court
- Maryland — Northern
Goal
- Block enforcement of agency action
- Compel agency action
- Declaration that agency action is unlawful
- Vacate agency action
Issues
Litigation Content
Why This Matters:
Why This Matters
The plaintiff, a trade association of health insurance agents and brokers, challenges an interim final rule to temporarily prevent new agents and brokers from registering to offer federal Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage ahead of the 2027 plan year. The rule, the association argues, violates the Administrative Procedure Act by failing to comply with notice-and-comment rulemaking requirements and by being inconsistent with federal law as well as arbitrary and capricious.
Potential Impact:
Potential Impact
Federal rules, while designed to limit fraudulent marketplace enrollment, could leave consumers without the enrollment assistance they need for the 2027 plan year.