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ARTICLE VIEW:
Group of cities sues Trump administration over new changes to Obamacare
enrollment and eligibility
By Sarah Owermohle and Devan Cole, CNN
Updated:
5:47 PM EDT, Tue July 1, 2025
Source: CNN
A group of Democratic-led cities sued the Trump administration Tuesday
over new changes to the Affordable Care Act that they say will
undermine the sweeping health care law and result in nearly 2 million
Americans losing health insurance.
The rule, finalized on June 25, shortens the open enrollment period for
Americans buying insurance on the marketplace and ends a monthly
special enrollment period for people with incomes below 150% of the
federal poverty line. It also introduces more preenrollment
requirements, such as income verification checks.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimated last month
between 725,000 and 1.8 million people could lose coverage due to the
rule, but said the changes introduce new “” against improper
enrollment and overspending.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Maryland, was brought by the
cities of Chicago, Baltimore and Columbus, Ohio, as well as an
association of doctors and a non-profit network of small businesses
that rely on the Affordable Care Act marketplace.
They allege that several parts of the new rule violate the ACA and
other federal laws, and say the administration ran afoul of federal
rulemaking procedures when it created the new policies, including by
failing to respond to public comments submitted as the rule was being
finalized.
“Rather than reducing the cost of insurance for consumers, or
increasing their enrollment rates and benefits, Defendants’ new
policies will cause at least 1.8 million Americans to lose coverage on
the ACA’s health insurance Exchanges in 2026 alone and will
ultimately result in higher premiums in the long term and higher
out-of-pocket costs for the remaining enrollees,” attorneys for the
plaintiffs wrote in the lawsuit.
The plaintiffs, represented by attorneys with Democracy Forward, are
asking the court to wipe away the parts of the new rule they’re
challenging.
A spokesperson for CMS’s parent agency, the Department of Health and
Human Services, defended the rule in a statement to CNN.
“The rule closes loopholes, strengthens oversight, and ensures
taxpayer subsidies go to those who are truly eligible—that’s not
controversial, it’s common sense,” the HHS spokesperson said. They
added that the rule would lower premiums and it “strengthens, not
weakens, access by making the system more stable, fair, and
sustainable.”
Advocates for the Trump administration’s rule changes say the ACA
marketplace is rife with fraud because of expanded subsidies, or tax
credits that keep Americans’ monthly premiums low. Millions of people
are enrolling in those low-cost plans even if their income makes them ,
according to conservative think tank Paragon Health Institute.
Congress expanded those subsidies in 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic,
but the temporary tax credits are set to expire at the end of 2025. The
beefed-up subsidies helped drive a to sign up for coverage for 2025.
The new rule is set to take effect in late August. The House version of
President Donald Trump’s agenda bill would codify the rule into law,
though the Senate legislation has different provisions, which would
also tighten eligibility for subsidies and increase verification
requirements.
This story has been updated with a statement from the Department of
Health and Human Services.
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