Question juridique clé
Whether the appeal against the subsidy denial had become moot after the insurer issued a new decision granting the requested subsidies.
Solution extraite
The insurer’s reconsideration and new decision replacing the contested ruling rendered the appeal moot; the case was struck off the roll.
Motifs extraits
Under Art. 53 para. 3 LPGA and Art. 83 LPA-VD, the insurer may reconsider a decision during pending appeal and issue a new decision favorable to the appellant. Since the new pronouncement annulled and replaced the contested decision for the relevant period, there was no longer a live dispute.