Affordable Care Act, Individual Mandate

Employers and The Affordable Care Act: What Lies Ahead

by Roberta Watson | Trenam Kemker on 3/6/2013

As the Legislature decides whether Florida will implement certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), businesses of all sizes are grappling with the impact of the law and the choices they must make. Employers in...more

Proposed And Final Rules Released Regarding The ACA's Individual Mandate

by Terry Brooks, Fred Entin, Ryan McAteer, Aaron Perry | Polsinelli on 2/28/2013

In This Issue: - Minimum Essential Coverage ..HHS Proposed Rule - Shared Responsibility Payments and Exemptions ..HHS Proposed Rule ..IRS Proposed Rule ..IRS Final Rule - Essential Health Benefits ...more

CMS and IRS Publish Proposed Rules on Exemption to Individual Mandate Financial Penalty

by King & Spalding on 2/7/2013

CMS and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued two proposed rules on January 30, 2013 setting forth the exemptions an individual may satisfy to avoid financial penalties associated with the Patient Protection and...more

Health Reform + Related Health Policy News Update: January 30, 2013

by Colleen M. Faddick, Bruce A. Johnson, Matthew Murer, Alan K. Parver | Polsinelli on 1/31/2013

In This Issue: - Top News ..CMS, IRS Issue Proposed Rules on Health Insurance Mandate, Minimum - Essential Coverage ..Insurers Weigh Options for Exchange Participation ..Quality Improvements in Care...more

Employment Law Update - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Upcoming Deadlines Require Employer Action

by Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 8/20/2012

After months of anticipation and seemingly endless public debate, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision upholding the key individual mandate provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). While...more

Crystal Ball Perspective: Will Healthcare Reform be Repealed if Romney Wins the Presidential Election? [Video]

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 8/16/2012

In this video, attorney Eric Athey, Co-Chair of the McNees Labor and Employment group, discusses the possibility of a repeal of PPACA. Mitt Romney has pledged that, if elected, he will work to repeal the Act. However, given...more

Ober|Kaler Health Care Reform Update: In the Wake of the SCOTUS’s Affordable Care Act Decision: What’s Next for Health Care...

by Ober|Kaler on 7/23/2012

In March 2010 the hotly contested Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) (ACA or the Act) was signed into law by President Obama. Since its enactment, some health care providers have struggled to meet the Act’s current...more

Health Care Legal News - July 12, 2012 • Volume 2, Number 6

by Dickinson Wright on 7/17/2012

In This Issue: - SUPREME COURT TO HEAR FTC CHALLENGE TO GEORGIA HOSPITAL MERGER By: James M. Burns - On June 25, the United States Supreme Court granted a request by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for...more

The Healthcare Sector and the Future of ACA Implementation

by Morgan Lewis on 7/17/2012

Even with the lingering uncertainty over Medicaid program expansion, the High Court's decision brings some certainty and the need to focus on ramifications of ACA implementation. On June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court held...more

Healthcare Reform: What Connecticut Employers Need to Know After Supreme Court’s Health Law Ruling

by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 7/16/2012

On June 28, 2012, the Supreme court ruled that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Act”) is constitutional. What does the decision mean for employers? The Supreme Court’s decision rests on some...more

Q&A on the U.S. Supreme Court's Decision on Healthcare Reform

by Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 7/13/2012

On June 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling on the constitutionality of President Obama's health care reform legislation. The decision resulted in numerous questions due to the complexity of the...more

What Do Healthcare Reform and the "Fiscal Cliff" Have In Common? Tax Increases

by Venable LLP on 7/9/2012

On June 28th, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the new healthcare reform law in part by ruling that the individual mandate is a tax and Congress has authority to impose the individual mandate under Congress’s taxing power. As a...more

SCOTUS Ruling on the Affordable Care Act: Individual Mandate Upheld as a Tax, Limits Imposed on Medicaid Expansion

by King & Spalding on 7/3/2012

On June 28, 2012, in the most highly anticipated ruling of this Term, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion regarding the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (the ACA) in National...more

Health Care Reform Update: Supreme Court Ruling Mandates Timely Employer Actions

by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 7/2/2012

The Supreme Court’s decision in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sibelius upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) leaves in place the market reforms and tax provisions that have become...more

Manatt Analysis of the Supreme Court Ruling on the ACA

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 7/2/2012

The long-awaited Supreme Court decision brings clarity to the future of health care reform and the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The following represents Manatt’s first take on the ruling and its...more

The Supreme Court and the ACA: 5-4? Really? What the decision is about. And not about.

by The Harlow Group LLC on 7/2/2012

The Roberts Court brought the curtain down on a fractious Term in a stranger-than-fiction kinda way. Roberts' opinion in the health reform case has been declared by many to be a high-minded approach to doing the right thing...more

Supreme Court Issues Landmark Decision on Healthcare Reform

by Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 6/29/2012

In a long-awaited decision, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. The debate centered on the constitutionality of two provisions of the ACA: the highly-publicized individual mandate, and...more

UPDATE: Key Provisions of 2010 Healthcare Reform Legislation for Small (Under 50) Employers

by BrownWinick Law Firm on 6/29/2012

Yesterday, June 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with the exception that the Federal government's power to terminate Medicaid funding is to be narrowly read. The main...more

UPDATE: Key Provisions of 2010 Healthcare Reform Legislation for Large (50+) Employers

by BrownWinick Law Firm on 6/29/2012

Yesterday, June 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with the exception that the Federal government's power to terminate Medicaid funding is to be narrowly read. The main...more

UPDATE: Key Provisions of 2010 Healthcare Reform Legislation for Small (Under 50) Employers

by BrownWinick Law Firm on 6/29/2012

Yesterday, June 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with the exception that the Federal government's power to terminate Medicaid funding is to be narrowly read. The main...more

Supreme Court Upholds Healthcare Reform - It's Time for Employers To Get To Work

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 6/29/2012

Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). In what is easily the most significant decision this term, and arguably one of the most important rulings...more

Healthcare Reform Law Stands—With Modifications to State Medicaid Expansion

by Morgan Lewis on 6/28/2012

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-148 or ACA) is constitutional with modifications to the Medicaid expansion provisions. In a 5-4 opinion, the Court...more

SCOTUS Decision on Affordable Care Act

by Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP on 6/28/2012

In a landmark ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the “individual mandate” and the entire Affordable Care Act as a proper exercise of the Constitution’s power to tax. Chief Justice Roberts wrote the decision, joined by...more

Preparing for the U.S. Supreme Court’s Healthcare Decision

by Morgan Lewis on 5/1/2012

By taking a number of interim steps, employer group health plans can position themselves to respond quickly and appropriately — whether healthcare reform is upheld, partially upheld, or struck down. After three...more

Next Stop, SCOTUS? Conflict on PPACA’s Individual Mandate Arises Among Federal Appeals Courts

by Christine Roberts on 8/14/2011

Next Stop, SCOTUS? Conflict on PPACA’s Individual Mandate Arises Among Federal Appeals Courts...more

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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) › Individual Mandate

Employers and The Affordable Care Act: What Lies Ahead

Proposed And Final Rules Released Regarding The ACA's Individual Mandate

CMS and IRS Publish Proposed Rules on Exemption to Individual Mandate Financial Penalty

Health Reform + Related Health Policy News Update: January 30, 2013

Employment Law Update - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Upcoming Deadlines Require Employer Action

Crystal Ball Perspective: Will Healthcare Reform be Repealed if Romney Wins the Presidential Election? [Video]

Ober|Kaler Health Care Reform Update: In the Wake of the SCOTUS’s Affordable Care Act Decision: What’s Next for Health Care...

Health Care Legal News - July 12, 2012 • Volume 2, Number 6

The Healthcare Sector and the Future of ACA Implementation

Healthcare Reform: What Connecticut Employers Need to Know After Supreme Court’s Health Law Ruling

Q&A on the U.S. Supreme Court's Decision on Healthcare Reform

What Do Healthcare Reform and the "Fiscal Cliff" Have In Common? Tax Increases

SCOTUS Ruling on the Affordable Care Act: Individual Mandate Upheld as a Tax, Limits Imposed on Medicaid Expansion

Health Care Reform Update: Supreme Court Ruling Mandates Timely Employer Actions

Manatt Analysis of the Supreme Court Ruling on the ACA

The Supreme Court and the ACA: 5-4? Really? What the decision is about. And not about.

Supreme Court Issues Landmark Decision on Healthcare Reform

UPDATE: Key Provisions of 2010 Healthcare Reform Legislation for Small (Under 50) Employers

UPDATE: Key Provisions of 2010 Healthcare Reform Legislation for Large (50+) Employers

UPDATE: Key Provisions of 2010 Healthcare Reform Legislation for Small (Under 50) Employers

Supreme Court Upholds Healthcare Reform - It's Time for Employers To Get To Work

Healthcare Reform Law Stands—With Modifications to State Medicaid Expansion

SCOTUS Decision on Affordable Care Act

Preparing for the U.S. Supreme Court’s Healthcare Decision

Next Stop, SCOTUS? Conflict on PPACA’s Individual Mandate Arises Among Federal Appeals Courts

Crystal Ball Perspective: Will Healthcare Reform be Repealed if Romney Wins the Presidential Election? [Video]

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