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Local Leaders and Medical Associations File Lawsuit Against Trump’s Move to Limit Obamacare Enrollment

    Mayors, doctor groups sue over Trump’s efforts to restrict Obamacare enrollment
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    WASHINGTON – Democratic mayors nationwide are legally contesting new Trump administration regulations that shorten the enrollment period for obtaining Affordable Care Act coverage.

    These rules, introduced last month, undo efforts made during Biden’s presidency to broaden access to the ACA, also known as “Obamacare.” The former Democratic government had extended the enrollment period, which resulted in record high sign-ups.

    Late last month, the Department of Health and Human Services introduced new limitations on Obamacare, coinciding with Congress’s debate over a significant bill that will reduce participation in the health program, long criticized by Republican President Donald Trump. Up to 2 million individuals, or nearly 10%, are anticipated to lose their coverage due to the new guidelines set by the health department.

    The mayors of Baltimore, Chicago and Columbus, Ohio sued the federal health department on Tuesday over the rules, saying they will result in more uninsured residents and overburden city services.

    “Cloaked in the pretense of government efficiency and fraud prevention, the 2025 Rule creates numerous barriers to affordable insurance coverage, negating the purpose of the ACA to extend affordable health coverage to all Americans, and instead increasing the population of underinsured and uninsured Americans,” the filing alleges.

    Two liberal advocacy groups — Doctors for America and Main Street Alliance — joined in on the complaint.

    The federal health department announced a series of changes late last month to the ACA. It will shorten the enrollment period for the federal marketplace by a month, limiting it to Nov. 1 to Dec. 15 in 2026. Income verification checks will become more stringent and a $5 fee will be tacked on for some people who automatically re-enroll in a free plan.

    Insurers will also be able to deny coverage to people who have not paid their premiums on past plans. The rules also bar roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children from signing up for the coverage.

    HHS said in a statement that the polices “are temporary measures to immediately tamp down on improper enrollments and the improper flow of federal funds.”

    The mayors — all Democrats — argue that the polices were introduced without an adequate public comment period on the policies.

    “This unlawful rule will force families off their health insurance and raise costs on millions of Americans. This does nothing to help people and instead harms Americans’ health and safety across our country,” said Skye Perryman, the president of Democracy Forward, which is representing the coalition of plaintiffs in the lawsuit.

    The lawsuit does not challenge the Trump administration’s restriction on immigrants signing up for the coverage.

    The Biden administration saw gains in Obamacare enrollment as a major success of the Democratic president’s term, noting that a record 24 million people signed up for the coverage, thanks to generous tax breaks offered through the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.

    But the program has been a target of Trump, who has said it is riddled with problems that make the coverage unaffordable for many without large subsidies. Enrollment in the program dipped during his first term in office.

    Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

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