Legal Opinion
American Council of Life Insurers v. District of Columbia Health Benefit Exchange Authority
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 1, 2016No. 14-7206PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge:
The District of Columbia’s Health Benefit Exchange Authority (the “Authority”), created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub.L. No. 111-148 (March 23, 2010), faced a funding shortfall for at least the period immediately after its opening in 2014. To cover the shortfall, the Authority, with emergency authorization from the District’s Council, levied a charge on all insurance policies above a certain premium threshold sold by health carriers in the District — including products, such…
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