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Even in an Olympic Year, a “Low Bar” for Intervening Parties can be a Major Hurdle

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The road leading away from HCA Healthcare’s 2019 acquisition of the multi-campus Mission Health hospital system in Western North Carolina has been a bumpy ride. HCA has faced suit connected to the transaction alleging it...more

King & Spalding

OIG Issues Advisory Opinion Regarding Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Program to Provide Free Limited Drugs to Beneficiaries When...

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On August 12, 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) posted Advisory Opinion No. 15-11, finding that a program to supply a limited amount of free cancer drugs to federal health...more

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Indefinite Delay of Health Plan Identifier Rules

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On Halloween, the Department of Health and Human Services announced an indefinite delay in enforcement of the health plan identifier (HPID) rules. As a result, large health plans are no longer required to choose whether to...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Health Law Pulse - October 2014

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In This Issue: - CMS Updates Guidance on Hospital Governing Body and Medical Staff Conditions of Participation (CoPs) - DOL Announces Delay of Home Care Minimum Wage Enforcement - OIG Releases Special...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Oh, What a Shock! Provisions of the ACA Delayed Again

In a move that will not come as a surprise to anyone who has been following the rocky implementation of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), the Obama Administration has yet again delayed important provisions of the ACA. In a...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Health Care Reform Update -- February 24, 2014

In This Issue: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Other Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; and Hearings and Mark-Ups Scheduled. Excerpt from Implementation of the...more

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The Top 10 Changes Made to the 2012 Proposed Rule Under the Affordable Care Act’s Employer Shared Responsibility Rules by Recently...

The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service recently issued final regulations implementing the employer shared responsibility provisions of the Affordable Care Act. For “applicable large employers” — i.e., those with...more

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits...

The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 44: The Top 10 Changes Made by the Final Treasury Regulations...

In last week’s post on the topic of the recently issued final regulations under the Affordable Care Act’s employer shared responsibility (a/k/a “pay-or-play”) rules, we suggested that the final regulations broke little new...more

King & Spalding

Treasury Department Delays Employer Mandate for Mid-Size Employers

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Last week, the Treasury Department issued a final rule, with an accompanying press release and fact sheet, in which it delayed, for a second time, the employer mandate requiring mid-size employers with 50-99 full-time...more

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Final Regulations On Affordable Care Act's Employer Mandate Issued – Part 1

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Executive Summary: Under final regulations issued by the U.S. Treasury Department on February 10, 2014, employers with at least 50 but fewer than 100 employees will not be required to comply with the employer shared...more

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New Final Regulations Provide Transition Relief For Employers From The Affordable Care Act's Employer Shared Responsibility...

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On February 10, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service released final regulations pertaining to the Employer Shared Responsibility Mandate (commonly referred to as "Pay or Play") of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

IRS “Pay or Play” Final Regulations Delay Compliance Date for Certain Employers, Reduce Penalty Exposure for Others

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Earlier this week, the IRS issued final regulations that provide additional guidance on the new “pay or play” rules (also called the employer shared responsibility rules) that will generally apply to employers’ group health...more

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits...

The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 45: Focus on the Transition Rules under Final Treasury/IRS...

The Treasury Department and the IRS last week issued long-awaited final rules implementing the Affordable Care Act’s employer shared responsibility (a/k/a “pay-or-play”) rules. Originally slated to take effect beginning...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Preparing for the Affordable Care Act Employer Mandate

As of January 1, 2015, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA--otherwise known as Obamacare) begins to impose certain health coverage requirements on employers who have at least 50 employees. Even though its...more

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IRS Issues Final Affordable Care Act “Pay Or Play” Regulations

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On Monday, the IRS issued final regulations regarding the implementation of the employer shared responsibility provisions under the Affordable Care Act (the ACA), otherwise known as the “pay or play” rules. The final...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Final Rules Implementing Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Provide Transition Relief for...

The ACA Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions require an employer with at least 50 full-time employees (including full-time equivalent employees) to offer health coverage to its full-time (30 hours per week) employees...more

Cozen O'Connor

Health Care Reform Implementation Update - February 14, 2014

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This week the Obama administration announced that it would delay the employer mandate, which requires that businesses with more than 50 full-time employees provide full-time employees with health insurance or pay a penalty,...more

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Employer “Pay or Play” Mandate Final Regulations Issued—Major Impact on Educational Institutions

Like all other employers across the country, educational institutions have been awaiting final rules to determine their compliance strategy for the Affordable Care Act’s Employer Shared Responsibility provisions (better known...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Employer Shared Responsibility Under the Affordable Care Act

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Introduction - A key component of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), the federal health care reform law, is the “employer shared responsibility.” Essentially, it is a “pay or play” program...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Final Regulations on Play or Pay Mandate Provide Relief to Certain Employers

This week, the IRS issued final regulations concerning the Affordable Care Act’s “play or pay” (also known as the employer shared responsibility) mandate. This advisory describes highlights of these voluminous regulations,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Obama Administration Further Delays Employer Mandate and Releases Final Regulations Regarding Implementation

The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced on Monday that the Obama Administration would further delay implementation of the “employer mandate” under the Affordable Care Act for certain employers until...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

ACA Employer Mandate Final Regulations Released; Enforcement Delays Provided for Mid-Sized Employers

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Very large employers will be required to offer health care coverage to their full-time employees or pay a penalty to the federal government beginning January 1, 2015. Under the final regulations released by the U.S....more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act's Play or Pay Rules Eased for Mid-Sized Employers

Transition Guidance Included in the Final Regulations Postpones Implementation for Many Employers - Yesterday, the Department of the Treasury released the final regulations implementing the Affordable Care Act’s...more

Winstead PC

Healthcare Reform Mandate Delayed (Again) for Some Employers

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On Monday, February 9, 2014, the Agencies issued regulations that provide additional guidance regarding the employer mandate (i.e. the “play or pay” penalty) under Healthcare Reform. But, the most surprising aspect of the...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

PPACA Update: Employer Shared Responsibility Mandate Delayed Again...For Some Employers, But Not All

Yesterday, the Obama administration announced a partial delay in the effective date of one of the key requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) – the employer “shared responsibility”...more

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