ACA Section 1557 Rule Moots APA Challenge, Not RFRA Claim, 5th Circuit Says

Mealey's (August 31, 2022, 1:31 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A subsequent rule issued in furtherance of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Section 1557 moots an Administrative Procedure Act claim, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Aug. 26 while otherwise affirming after finding that the continued threat of enforcement sufficed for a Religious Freedom Restoration Act claim.  On Aug. 29 the panel sent a letter notifying Congress that the opinion may “point out possible technical problems in statutes”...