HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sued over insurance broker moratorium
The gist
Insurance group NABIP sued HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The suit tests how far the administration can reshape Obamacare enrollment rules before open enrollment.
How it unfolded
- Sep 2026A rule and a subsequent moratorium on broker registrations for the 2027 plan year were issued.
- Oct 15, 2026NABIP sued Kennedy and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz in the US District Court for the District of Maryland, asking the court to vacate the September rule and moratorium.
- Oct 15, 2026Kennedy joined Rep. Jen Kiggans for a closed roundtable at Tidewater Community College in Virginia Beach on healthcare workforce shortages, and defended the administration's response to measles deaths in Pennsylvania, citing 4,000 US measles cases this year versus 20,000 in Mexico and 7,000 in Canada.