News & Analysis as of September 22, 2024

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC), also known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute passed in March of 2010. The Act creates a nationwide insurance system and provides federal... more +

President Biden Announces Healthcare Provisions in Build Back Better Framework

King & Spalding on 11/3/2021

Last week, President Biden presented an outline of a $1.75 trillion Build Back Better (BBB) social spending reconciliation framework resulting from months of negotiations with House and Senate Democrats. Congressional...more

Trump Administration Approves Georgia’s Limited Expansion of Medicaid and Work Requiremen

King & Spalding on 10/23/2020

CMS approved Georgia’s Section 1115 demonstration project to partially expand Medicaid coverage for adults not otherwise eligible for Medicaid coverage with incomes up to 95 percent of the Federal Poverty Line (FPL)—short of...more

A Review of the Affordable Care Act at 10 Years, Part 2: Medicaid Expansion

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 4/9/2020

This post is the second installment in our blog series looking back on the 10-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and will examine Medicaid expansion under the ACA. Medicaid is joint federal-state program that...more

ML Strategies – 2018 Health Care Preview

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 1/8/2018

Happy New Year!?! 2017 was an eventful year for health care, and now we can all sit back and relax with very little concern that major health policy will be on the table in 2018. Right? Why must Speaker Ryan ruin our...more

2017 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 1) Health & Welfare

Snell & Wilmer on 10/18/2017

As 2017 comes to an end, we are pleased to present our traditional End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we are presenting our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. This Part 1 will cover...more

Wisconsin Releases Draft Waiver Amendment Proposing New Eligibility Requirements

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 4/24/2017

On April 19, 2017, Wisconsin released for public comment a proposed amendment to its BadgerCare Reform Section 1115 demonstration. BadgerCare Reform currently provides coverage to approximately 150,000 childless adults ages...more

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