District Court Requests Feasibility Briefing After Columbus II Oral Argument on 2027 NBPP Rule

Following July 8 oral argument in City of Columbus v. Kennedy, challenging CMS's 2027 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters Final Rule, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland ordered supplemental briefs on implementation feasibility. The Court asked parties to address whether relief could be granted without disrupting the 2027 Marketplace plan year and whether staying catastrophic-plan guidance would affect enrollees. The case involves provisions of the NBPP final rule affecting Exchange operations. Supplemental briefing timing will determine how quickly the Court rules and whether any injunction could affect 2027 plan year implementation.