The three insurers — Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative, Maine Community Health Options, and Community Health Choice — made the filings to inform the court what they claim is due in unpaid cost-sharing reduction payments for 2017-18. The payments were established under the ACA to help insurers subsidize the cost of coverage for low-income Americans.
The three insurers have their own lawsuits, which are before Judge Margaret M. Sweeney. She will consider the requests and decide the best path forward.
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