State AGs Ask For Emergency Court Order To Keep Trump From Cutting Off Insurer Subsidies
"It's long past time President Donald Trump learn that he doesn't get to pick and choose which laws he follows," says California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who is leading the charge in the fight.
Los Angeles Times:
California And Other States Seek Emergency Order To Stop Trump Administration From Cutting Off Healthcare Subsidies
California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra asked a federal court Wednesday to issue an emergency temporary restraining order to block the Trump administration from cutting off cost-sharing subsidies that help reduce the price of healthcare for millions of Americans. A week after California and 17 other states filed a lawsuit challenging the decision on its merits, the same attorneys general requested a restraining order to avoid immediate harm to millions of people who get subsidized healthcare through the Affordable Care Act, Becerra said. (McGreevy, 10/18)
The Associated Press:
States Ask US Court To Keep Up Health Subsidies Cut By Trump
Top government lawyers representing 19 U.S. states on Wednesday asked a federal judge in California to force the administration of President Donald Trump to make health care subsidy payments that Trump abruptly cut off last week. The monthly payments would normally be scheduled to go out Friday. The states, led by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, asked a judge in San Francisco for an emergency court order by 4 p.m. Thursday requiring they be paid on time. (Cooper, 10/18)
Capital Public Radio:
California Asks Judge To Block Trump Health Care Order
California is asking a federal judge to immediately reinstate health care payments President Trump halted last week, while a lawsuit by 19 states goes forward challenging the president’s action. ...In anticipation of a possible cancellation, Covered California has already raised premiums to cover the loss of funding in 2018. (Bradford, 10/18)