Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance, Vaccinations

Whither Insurance Coverage for Preventive Health Services? District Court Decision Striking Down Affordable Care Act’s Preventive...

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP on 5/22/2023

On May 15, 2023, the Fifth Circuit temporarily stayed a district-court ruling that struck down a key part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As a result of the stay, the ACA’s health insurance coverage requirements for...more

Health Care Week in Review: CMS Issues Prior Authorization Proposed Rule

Alston & Bird on 12/12/2022

Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

Hot Topics in Health Care – September 2022

Burr & Forman on 9/19/2022

Physicians and Pharmacists Concerned Over Post Dobbs State Laws Limiting Independent Medical Judgment - On September 8, 2022, the American Medical Association (AMA), American Pharmacists Association (APhA), American...more

Better Healthcare Newsletter from Patrick Malone - November 2021

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 11/4/2021

Welcome trends in health care put bad news in perspective We've had plenty of gloom-and-doom news about health care lately, but as we near the year-end holidays that focus on giving thanks, let's look at some positive...more

Guidance Clarifies HIPAA Hurdle Regarding Group Health Plan Premium Vaccination Incentive Programs

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 10/15/2021

As the open enrollment period for many employers draws near, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury issued joint agency guidance in the form of frequently asked questions (FAQs) addressing,...more

Department of Labor Responds to COVID-Related Medical Premium Discounts and Surcharges

Maynard Nexsen on 10/13/2021

Over the past few months, many employers have announced plans to encourage COVID-19 vaccination among their workforce by implementing either medical premium discounts for the vaccinated or surcharges for the unvaccinated. ...more

Health Plan Surcharge for Unvaccinated Employees: New Guidance Provides a Roadmap

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/7/2021

Employers that are considering imposing health plan premium surcharges to encourage their employees to get vaccinated have clearer guidance on how to do so without running afoul of the nondiscrimination rules under the Health...more

Agencies Issue COVID-19 Vaccine Incentive Guidance

Stinson LLP on 10/5/2021

On October 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Department of the Treasury jointly issued FAQs relating to COVID-19 vaccine incentives and surcharges. Under the...more

The Impact of the ACA Employer Shared Responsibility Rules and Wellness Program Limits on COVID-19 Premium Surcharges

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 9/24/2021

In a previous post, we reported on an announcement by Delta Airlines that it would impose a premium surcharge on employees covered under its group health plan who failed to get vaccinated for COVID-19. This follow-on post...more

Money Money Money: How Much Can The Health Plan Surcharge On Unvaccinated Employees Be?

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/20/2021

In light of the lingering COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on employee productivity and health care expenses, employers are considering imposing a premium surcharge on employees participating in the company’s health plan who...more

PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Can Employers Impose a Health Insurance Surcharge on Plan Participants Not...

Williams Mullen on 9/9/2021

On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt explores compliance considerations for employers who are considering imposing a health insurance surcharge on plan participants who are not...more

Can Employers Charge Higher Group Medical Insurance Premiums for Unvaccinated Employees?

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 8/30/2021

As many companies continue to struggle with low employee COVID-19 vaccination rates, some employers are evaluating imposing higher premiums for unvaccinated employees under their group medical plans. These employers see this...more

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, March 2021 # 3

Hogan Lovells on 3/4/2021

In Washington: Senate Democrats have opted to narrow the eligibility to receive an individual stimulus payment as part of the coronavirus relief bill, a Democratic aide confirmed to The Hill. Centrist Democratic senators had...more

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, February 2021 # 11

Hogan Lovells on 2/16/2021

In Washington: President Biden will join leaders of the Group of Seven (G-7) nations this Friday for a virtual summit focused on the global response to COVID-19, the White House said Sunday. Other discussions at the summit...more

Costs of COVID-19 Vaccines: What We Do and Don’t Yet Know

Proskauer - Minding Your Business on 1/8/2021

The roll-out of vaccine approvals has led to some confusion over what charges consumers might be asked to cover. This echoes the confusion previously discussed with respect to COVID-19 diagnostic and antibody test pricing....more

2020 Health Benefits Year in Review

Alston & Bird on 12/16/2020

While COVID-19 dominated the health benefits landscape, there were other important developments demanding attention. Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group details both pandemic-related issues, from testing to...more

Employer health plans must pay the cost of a COVID-19 vaccine

McAfee & Taft on 12/4/2020

As many have likely heard, multiple COVID-19 vaccine candidates have rapidly reached the final stages of development and are showing extraordinary effectiveness. The vaccines are beginning to be submitted to the FDA for...more

Better Healthcare Newsletter from Patrick Malone - October 2020

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 10/7/2020

Americans have struggled through multiple presidential terms with concerns that the rest of the industrialized world has already fixed: Is health care a right or a privilege? Must medical services come with crushing costs for...more

On and On It Goes: Preventive Care Coverage Updates Under the Affordable Care Act

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/13/2018

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) introduced mandatory coverage for a wide array of preventive care services. Section 2713 of the ACA requires most health plans to provide coverage for various preventive care services without...more

News from the Vermont State House - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team - February 2017 #3

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC on 2/28/2017

Act 188 Plans On Hold as New Chemical Bill is Introduced - Nearly three years after the legislature passed a law to regulate children’s products containing chemicals of high concern, a web site intended to inform the...more

Will missteps undercut public confidence in a new course on health care?

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 2/1/2017

We’re dizzily trying to keep track of all the ways that the new administration is defying the best hopes that it will pursue a health care policy that is fair, open, responsive, and based in evidence, research, and...more

A&B Healthcare Week in Review

Alston & Bird on 3/18/2016

I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On March 15, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued voluntary guidelines entitled, “CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain — United...more

Washington Healthcare Update

McGuireWoods LLP on 10/13/2015

On Oct. 8, the House Republican caucus did not select a candidate for Speaker of the House and selection has been delayed. The current Speaker, John Boehner (R-OH), had announced that he would step down and retire from...more

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