In This Issue:

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; Other Health Care News; and Hearings and Mark-Ups Scheduled.

Excerpt from Implementation of the Affordable Care Act -

On January 25th Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt (R) argued to the U.S. District Court in Muskogee that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) does not grant the IRS the authority to provide subsidies to persons in a state that is part of the federal government insurance exchange. Pruitt and other critics say the IRS rule will place burdensome tax penalties on employers and suggest that the IRS actions infringe on state sovereignty.