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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Reinsurance

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 +
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 subsidies to reduce the number of uninsured citizens. less -
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New Jersey’s Pending 1332 Reinsurance Waiver

At the end of July, CMS approved two Section 1332 State Innovation Waivers submitted by Wisconsin and Maine for the purpose of establishing state reinsurance programs. There has been a flurry of 1332 waiver activity recently...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Recent 1332 Waiver and Reinsurance Activity

States are increasingly looking for ways to improve stability in their individual insurance marketplaces. One way is through reinsurance programs – systems in which multiple insurance companies share risk by purchasing...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - November 2016 #5

The incoming Trump Administration selects HHS and CMS leadership; Alaska moves forward with its proposed 1332 waiver for its ACA reinsurance program; and a new Manatt Health report considers the role of Medicaid supplemental...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Health Update - November 2016

Post-Election Analysis: Healthcare Antitrust in a Trump Administration - In a Republican sweep of all the elected branches of the federal government, Donald Trump won the presidential election and Republicans retained...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - July 2016

Massachusetts extends coverage of Hepatitis C treatments and New Hampshire extends substance use disorder coverage to more Medicaid enrollees; Alaska’s Medicaid expansion now moves ahead uncontested; and CMS reports...more

Alston & Bird

A&B Healthcare Week in Review

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I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On March 15, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued voluntary guidelines entitled, “CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain — United...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - July 2015

Ohio passes a budget mandating that the State request a waiver to implement Medicaid Health Savings Accounts; in Nevada, Marketplace enrollees who experienced technical difficulty obtaining coverage are eligible for a...more

Mintz - ML Strategies

Health Care Update - July 2015

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In This Issue: - Medicare Releases Set of Payment Rules, Physician Fee Schedule on Deck - Implementation of the Affordable Care Act - Federal Regulatory Initiatives - Congressional Initiatives - Other...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - June 2015 #4

This week...no clear consensus has emerged among congressional Republicans on how to manage potential King v. Burwell fallout; California will expand Medicaid to undocumented children; and New York is poised to become the...more

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Washington Healthcare Update

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This Week: Leading Up to the SCOTUS King v. Burwell Decision... House Votes to Repeal the Medical Device Tax... CMS Announces It Will Bolster Transitional Reinsurance Payments... MedPAC Releases June Report to Congress....more

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