Democrats recently notched a win when it comes to the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces.

A federal district judge in Baltimore issued a stay in August on several provisions of the Trump administration’s Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Rule . The rule aimed to reduce fraud, waste and abuse in the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces, but would have also led to significant coverage losses (up to 1.8 million people). It would tighten eligibility verifications for ACA plans, shorten the annual open enrollment period, prohibit subsidies to ACA plans for gender-affirming care, among other changes.

U.S. District Judge Brendan Hurson’s decision came just a few days before the rule was supposed to take effect. The lawsuit challenging the rule was filed by the cities of Columbus, Baltimore

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