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Medicaid is a partnership program between states and the federal government to provide healthcare coverage for lower income individuals, people with disabilities, older people, and certain families with... more +

Efforts to Shore up MassHealth Should Favor Simplicity and Avoid Potential Conflict with Federal Law

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 5/30/2017

In an effort to make up for a funding shortfall in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Medicaid program, state policymakers have proposed solutions that include a “play-or-pay” option under which employers who fail to offer...more

The Stealth Excise Tax Under Section 4980D of the Internal Revenue Code

BakerHostetler on 6/21/2016

Most employers are by now well aware of the “pay or play” penalties that may apply if the employer fails to offer coverage to substantially all of its full-time employees or offers coverage that fails to be affordable for...more

Healthcare Law -- Jul 15, 2013

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 7/16/2013

How Does the DOMA Defeat Impact Healthcare Reform and Health Insurance Access? - NOTE: The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision to invalidate the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will affect more than 1,000 federal statutes—and...more

Health Reform + Related Health Policy News - July 2013

Polsinelli on 7/11/2013

In This Issue: - Top News ..Obama Administration Delays Employer Mandate One Year ..House Energy and Commerce Committee Releases Draft Legislation for SGR Fix ..CMS Proposes Payment Changes for Medicare...more

Health Care Reform Implementation Update - July 3, 2013

Cozen O'Connor on 7/5/2013

The Obama administration announced yesterday it was delaying the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Employer Mandate, which requires employers with 50 or more full-time workers to provide affordable health insurance to its employees...more

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