Key legal question
Whether the appeal could be heard despite the insurer having paid the premium subsidy directly to the health insurer and whether a hardship waiver request was admissible.
Extracted holding
The appellant was directly affected by the recovery because the insurer sought the amount from her after reimbursement by the health insurer; the appeal was admissible on that point. A hardship waiver could not be heard because it had not been the subject of the challenged decision.
Extracted reasoning
Direct financial impact existed notwithstanding payment to the health insurer. However, there was no appealable object regarding waiver, since neither the original nor the contested decision examined remission.