( July 3, 2025, 2:15 PM EDT) -- DENVER — In a matter “of first impression,” involving an insolvent insurer and risk adjustment charges under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) regarding whether Colorado law is preempted by federal statutes, a Colorado federal judge denied the Colorado insurance commissioner’s motion to remand the case to state court and granted the U.S. government’s motion to set aside an order granting the commissioner’s motion to disburse funds, finding that Colorado law is preempted by the ACA and the Federal Priority Statute....