Affordable Care Act, Employer Mandates, Health Insurance Exchanges

Is the Senate's "Better Care" a Better Way to Repeal Obamacare?

Locke Lord LLP on 6/28/2017

On June 26, 2017, the U.S. Senate leadership released a “discussion draft” of The Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (the “Better Care Act”) — i.e., legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, better known...more

M.C. Escher and Erwin Schrodinger Walk into A Bar … Or Are They Walking Out? And How Can The CBO Be Sure?

Balch & Bingham LLP on 6/28/2017

The pundits and political partisans apparently stopped reading before the heading on page 9 of the CBO’s June 26 report on the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) Discussion Draft, “Uncertainty Surrounding the Estimates,”...more

Hull Speed, Codgers, and Pre-Existing Conditions: What Does the Senate Bill Do?

Balch & Bingham LLP on 6/23/2017

Many other things being equal, the longer the sail boat, the faster it can go before its bow wave defeats further speed increase. However, as any boat approaches its “hull speed,” an increasing amount of energy is required...more

Will the GOP's AHCA Repeal and Replace the ACA?

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 5/11/2017

We promised to keep you up to date on the GOP majority's promise to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (the "ACA"). After reaching agreement on several amendments to the original House bill (described in our previous...more

ACA Repeal Effort Moves to Senate - Employers Should Continue Compliance for Now

FordHarrison on 5/10/2017

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that would effectively eliminate the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) employer mandate, open the door for simplified employer coverage reporting, provide greater...more

House Passes American Health Care Act: Fate in the Senate Uncertain

Littler on 5/10/2017

Seven years after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on May 4, 2017, to dismantle the sweeping law and replace key provisions with a dramatically different vision of health care...more

Issue 109: House Passes Modified Version of AHCA - Bill to Proceed to Senate

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/9/2017

This is the one hundred and ninth issue in our series of alerts for employers on selected topics on health care reform. This series of Health Care Reform Management Alerts is designed to provide an in-depth analysis of...more

U.S. House of Representatives Approves ACA Repeal Bill

Franczek P.C. on 5/9/2017

On May 4, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved a revised version of the American Health Care Act (“AHCA”), a bill that both repeals certain parts of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) and provides new...more

House Passes American Health Care Act

Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/8/2017

As widely reported, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a bill that, if enacted, would make the first major legislative changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Modified to...more

President Trump Signs Executive Order on Affordable Care Act

FordHarrison on 1/26/2017

On Friday January 20, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal.” The Order directs the Secretary of Health and...more

Potential Implications to the ACA Under the Incoming Republican Administration – Part I: the Insurance Industry

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx on 1/20/2017

In the uncertain atmosphere surrounding the process of ‘repealing’ and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there are some clues as to what we can expect to come next, at least with regard with the health insurance...more

Health Care Reform 2017: Substance, Process, and Timeline

Epstein Becker & Green on 11/23/2016

President-elect Donald J. Trump campaigned on a promise to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). For several years, the newly reelected Republican majority in Congress has likewise identified ACA repeal as a...more

Seattle Ballot Initiative Targets Hotel Industry

Littler on 8/10/2016

According to Ballotpedia, 140 state ballot initiatives in 35 states have already been certified for the November 8, 2016 election. This number does not include the many city-wide measures that will be before voters on...more

The ACA’s Health Insurance Marketplace Begins Reaching Out To Employers

Fisher Phillips on 7/6/2016

Last week, employers began receiving notices from the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace / Exchange regarding employees who applied for Exchange coverage and were determined eligible for a tax subsidy to defray part of the...more

Affordable Care Act: Understanding Employer Notices From the Marketplaces

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/23/2016

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) established Health Insurance Marketplaces (also called Exchanges) where individuals can shop and enroll in health coverage. Individuals who meet certain criteria are eligible for premium...more

Employers Will Begin Receiving Premium Subsidy Award Notices From The Health Care Exchange in 2016

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on 10/5/2015

Beginning in 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin its process of verifying the eligibility of recipients who receive the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) advanced premium tax credit to help purchase...more

Healthcare.gov: No 2015 Employer Subsidy Notices

Balch & Bingham LLP on 9/22/2015

On September 18, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a set of “Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Federally-Facilitated Marketplace’s (FFM) 2016 Employer Notice Program.”...more

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - September 2015 #3

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 9/16/2015

The GAO reports an increase in choice of plans both on and off Marketplaces; Hawaii submits the first 1332 waiver application, with a focus on substituting the employer mandate and SHOP provisions with pre-existing State...more

The Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements for Carriers and Employers (Part 6 of 24): Reporting Group Health Plan Opt-Out...

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 8/25/2015

Under a common strategy for controlling group health care plan costs, employers sometimes adopt arrangements under which an employee is offered cash as an incentive to waive coverage. These arrangements are colloquially...more

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