Health Affairs December 18, 2018
Update: On December 18, 2018, Judge Reed O’Connor of the Northern District of Texas issued an order in response to the motion from California and other Democratic attorneys general described below. He agreed with these states that expedited briefing is warranted and asked the plaintiffs and federal government to respond, by December 21, to whether 1) his December 14 decision should be stayed; 2) whether the court should enter partial final judgment based on this decision; and 3) whether the court should certify the decision for immediate appeal to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. All parties, including the intervenor states, must also propose how to treat the remaining four claims still at issue in the lawsuit in light of...