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Employer Mandates is a term commonly used to describe employer insurance obligations under the Affordable Care Act. Under the Affordable Care Act, employers with 50 or more employees are required to provide minimum essential insurance coverage to their employees or else pay statutory penalties. The concept of an employer mandate is not unique to the Affordable Care Act; many EU countries have their own versions with different and/or expanded employer obligations. less -

Employers (Including Municipalities) Still Required to File IRS Forms Despite Changes to Affordable Care Act Individual Mandate

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/4/2020

If you watch the news, you may have heard that the requirement known as the “individual mandate” under the Affordable Care Act, which generally requires that individuals either obtain health insurance or pay a penalty, was...more

States Give New Life To The Individual Mandate

Fisher Phillips on 6/14/2019

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), passed at the end of 2017, effectively repealed the individual mandate under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by reducing the tax penalty to zero. Thus, while the ACA still requires individuals...more

Update #11: Individual Mandate Eliminated by New Tax Law: Effect on Employers and Individual Market

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/10/2018

The new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act eliminates the ACA’s individual mandate to maintain minimum essential coverage, and the penalty for failure to do so, effective in 2019. While President Trump tweeted that this “effectively...more

Health Care Reform Roundup – Issue 10

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 10/30/2017

After months of failed attempts to pass any health care reform legislation, it appears efforts to pass a bipartisan bill to improve the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are picking up steam. Below is a summary of regent health care...more

Back in the Spotlight: The Affordable Care Act Again Takes Center Stage

Ballard Spahr LLP on 10/19/2017

After a brief lull in activity, recent developments are likely to involve all three branches of government in addressing issues under the Affordable Care Act....more

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

BakerHostetler on 9/26/2017

Republicans’ last-ditch effort to overhaul the Affordable Care Act (ACA) suffered potentially fatal blows as GOP senators in recent days voiced either outright opposition to or serious reservations about legislation pushed by...more

IRS Will Enforce Employer Mandate Regardless Of Any Executive Orders

Fisher Phillips on 9/13/2017

You may recall that President Trump signed an executive order on the day of his inauguration directing all agencies to minimize the economic burden of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) pending its repeal. You may recall also that...more

Health Care Reform Roundup – Issue 9

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 9/7/2017

After health care reform efforts failed in late-Spring/early-Summer, things have been quiet. However, Congress returned to DC this week. Although legislative focus now appears to be on general tax reform, we expect some...more

When (and How) the Roll Is Called Up Yonder (Part II)

Balch & Bingham LLP on 7/28/2017

The Senate’s finest hours were not those spent in July 26, 2017 health care policy debate, which resumed July 27 at 10:00 am EDT. The bipartisan demagoguery did not diminish, but some Senators on each side rose above that...more

Senate's Updated Draft Better Care Reconciliation Act Changes Provisions Affecting Employers

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/14/2017

The U.S. Senate Republicans on July 13, 2017, released an updated discussion draft of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA), its bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As we have outlined in a...more

Preparing for the Unknown: Open Enrollment 2017

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 7/14/2017

With Open Enrollment season just around the corner, employers have been hoping for answers regarding the direction of health insurance under the Trump Administration. However, it’s looking like clarity is a long way off....more

WPI Insider Briefing: Workplace Policy under the Trump Administration Begins to Take Shape as "Repeal and Replace" of the ACA...

Littler on 7/11/2017

Five months into President Trump's term, his administration's workplace policy is beginning to take shape. From notable developments at the Department of Labor (DOL), to long-awaited nominations to the National Labor...more

Part VII: The Senate’s Response to the American Health Care Act

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/30/2017

Caveat: As of the date of this writing, there are indications that revisions to the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (“BCRA”) are in the works and may be issued as soon as Friday, June 30, 2017. If a revised BCRA is...more

Better Care Reconciliation Act – Key Takeaways for Employers and Plan Sponsors

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 6/30/2017

On June 22, 2017, the Senate released its much anticipated health care reform legislation – the Better Care Reconciliation Act (“BCRA”) (linked to amended version released June 26, 2017). In many respects the BCRA is similar...more

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

Numerous Provisions Affecting Employers in Senate's Draft Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/27/2017

U.S. Senate Republicans on June 22, 2017, released a discussion draft of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA), its bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The BCRA follows on the heels of the...more

Highlights of Better Care Reconciliation Act

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/27/2017

U.S. Senate Republicans on June 22, 2017, unveiled a "discussion draft" of their healthcare plan, the Better Care Reconciliation Act. This memorandum provides highlights of key provisions. The Congressional Budget Office...more

Senate Begins Discussions of Affordable Care Act Modifications

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/26/2017

Senate Republicans have released a draft of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) that aims to repeal and replace a number of provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Senate bill mirrors many of the terms in the...more

The Better Care Reconciliation Act: Similarities to House Health Care Bill, Preserves Parts of ACA

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 6/24/2017

On June 22, 2017, Senate Republicans released a draft of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), their much-anticipated version of the legislation to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Despite rumors of a...more

Senate Republicans Release Bill to "Repeal and Replace" the Affordable Care Act

Littler on 6/23/2017

On June 22, 2017, Senate Republicans released a draft of their legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). After the House narrowly passed its version of ACA overhaul legislation, the American Health...more

Draft Senate Health Bill Finally Revealed – Vote Could Take Place as Early as Next Week

Hogan Lovells on 6/23/2017

On June 22, 2017, Republican Senators released a “discussion draft” of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA). The draft is the first public glimpse at the Senate version of the American Health Care Act bill, which...more

Senate Healthcare Bill Released for Public Review

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx on 6/23/2017

Just over four weeks after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its score of the American Healthcare Act (AHCA), the bill passed by a narrow margin in the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate released ‘The...more

Issues for Employers as Health Care Legislation Moves to the Senate

Jones Day on 5/30/2017

ABSTRACT - Although the American Health Care Act, as passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, mainly affects the individual and small group health insurance markets, it has implications for large employers. The repeal of...more

House Passage of American Health Care Act and Outlook for Senate Action and Discussion

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/12/2017

The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), by a vote of 217-213 on May 4, 2017, with all Democrats and 20 Republicans opposing the bill. The legislation traversed a...more

The American Health Care Act: Summary of House-Passed Bill to Repeal and Replace Portions of the Affordable Care Act and Next...

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 5/12/2017

Last week, the House took the first step to repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by passing a bill titled “The American Health Care Act” (AHCA). On May 4, 2017, after numerous fits and starts over the past...more

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