A federal appeals court on Thursday refused to allow two participants in the Affordable Care Act the chance to intervene in a case to defend cost-sharing insurance provisions that U.S. House Republicans challenged as unlawful.

The two ACA recipients, fearing the threat Donald Trump’s administration poses to the future of the health law, said they wanted to join the case to protect their interest in provisions that reduce deductibles and co-pays. Nearly 6 million Obamacare recipients participate in the cost-sharing program.

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