DOJ attorneys have asked that the current ACA lawsuit be put on hold, as they “cannot complete their work properly due to the government shutdown.” (Photo: Shutterstock)
Two of the biggest health care lawsuits to dominated headlines in 2018 are spinning their wheels as they roll into 2019. Challenges to the latest Affordable Care Act ruling, as well as the class-action suit filed by affected cities and counties across the country against opioid manufacturer are in limbo during the government shutdown.
The Hill reports that the Department of Justice has requested that a federal judge pause all briefings that are connected with a motion filed by House Democrats to intervene as a defendant in a lawsuit led by 20 GOP state attorneys general against the ACA. DOJ attorneys say that they “cannot complete their work properly due to the government shutdown,” according to The Hill.
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Marlene Satter
Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.
