On April 27, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Maine Cmty. Health Options et al v. United States, ruling in favor of Maine and companion insurers in the long running Affordable Care Act §1342 “risk corridors” litigation, and confirming the government’s obligation to pay insurers approximately $13 billion for their work related
A. Xavier Baker
COFC Rejects Government Motion to Dismiss ACA “Risk Corridors” Case
By Steve McBrady, Christopher Flynn, A. Xavier Baker, Joseph Miller, Sharmistha Das & Daniel W. Wolff on
Posted in Claims
In a recent decision, the Court of Federal Claims rejected the Government’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed under the Tucker Act seeking to recover “risk corridors” payments pursuant to §1342 of the Affordable Care Act. In Health Republic Insurance Co. v. U.S. (Jan. 10, 2017), the Court held that “HHS is required to make…