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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 +
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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Podcast: Reflections on Insurance Regulation: A Conversation with McGlinchey’s Newest Member, Former Commissioner Donelon, Part 1...

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In this installment of the More with McGlinchey Podcast, Insurance Regulatory Member Lauren Ybarra interviews Member and Former Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon. They reflect on Jim’s tenure as Louisiana’s...more

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

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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

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Looking Around the Corner: Colorado’s Public Option Waits in the Wings

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As recently as March, 2020, before the coronavirus pandemic upended public life, the Colorado legislature was poised to enact significant new health care reforms. ...more

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Will COVID-19 Prompt “Holdout States” to Reconsider Medicaid Expansion?

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In 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court in NFIB v. Sebelius struck down a provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”) which, for all intents and purposes, made the expansion of the Medicaid program...more

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COVID-19: Resources for Oncology Providers (Medicaid, Grants, & Stark Law Waivers)

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), and other Federal and State agencies and...more

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HHS Issues Advisory Opinion on PREP Act: Immunity May Extend Beyond Actual Covered Persons and Approved Countermeasures

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With crisis comes uncertainty, and even the best-intentioned regulations can leave those combating the current COVID-19 public-health emergency out in the cold.  Many have asked whether the recent Declaration under the...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

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

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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

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CMS Announces New Priorities for Facility Surveys and Inspections

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In light of findings from the COVID-19 outbreak at a nursing home in Kirkland, Washington, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it will suspend all routine facility inspections and surveys...more

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2020 Legislative Session –A Sampling of Health Related Bills Filed

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The 2020 Legislative Session will begin its 60-day trek to completion on Tuesday, January 14, 2020. The following is a sample of bills that have been filed. We encourage you to review these bills, and contact us with specific...more

Troutman Pepper

New York and New Jersey Consider Health Insurance Reforms

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Increasing uncertainty and hostility surrounding the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) have resulted in a burst of health insurance reforms at the state level. For example, Washington recently passed a law creating a public...more

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Washington Becomes First State to Create Public Option Health Insurance

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On May 13, 2019, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5526 into law, creating the first public option health insurance product for the individual market in the United States. ...more

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Year in Review/Year Ahead: Medicaid Expansion: An Unanswered Call in 2018

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The Akerman Healthcare Practice Group, as part of its ongoing informational blogs and Practice Updates, will be publishing a series of articles, each outlining a significant healthcare industry issue from 2018, with an eye...more

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With the ACA Individual Mandate in Question, States Consider Adopting Their Own

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A task force led by Democratic lawmakers in Delaware has recommended that the state adopt its own individual mandate to bolster the financial stability of its Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchange marketplace....more

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Recent State Action Relating to Medicaid Expansion

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As of December 2018, 37 states (including DC) have adopted Medicaid expansion. Of the remaining 14 states, some are considering expanding Medicaid. States with recent activity relating to Medicaid expansion include – Florida,...more

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Iowa Farm Bureau Health Plans to Deny Coverage for Preexisting Conditions

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As litigation surrounding the Affordable Care Act and its mandates abounds, the Iowa Farm Bureau announced three new health plans that will deny coverage to individuals with preexisting conditions (a denial prohibited under...more

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State Reallocation of FRAP Funds Not Barred By the ACA

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As the battle over the future of the Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”) continues, New York State scored a big victory earlier this month with the federal court decision of UnitedHealthcare of New York, Inc., et al. v. Vullo....more

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Another One Bites the Dust: CMS Quashes Ohio's Plan to Waive ACA Requirements, For Now

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We have recently seen an uptick in state initiatives designed to skirt requirements under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). We last wrote about Idaho’s failed attempt to permit health insurers to sell noncompliant plans, which...more

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Benesch Market Intelligence: Health Care Quarterly Report - Q1 2018

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Access and Assisted Living - Senior housing occupancy levels could stabilize in 2018 - According to a new report from investment bank and advisory company Lancaster Pollard, the downward trend in senior living...more

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Ohio seeks to become the first state to receive a 1332 waiver of the individual mandate

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On March 30, 2018, the Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) submitted the application for a waiver from the requirements of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate. If approved, Ohio would become the first state to receive...more

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CMS Thwarts Idaho's Attempts to Skirt Affordable Care Act, But Provides a Path Forward

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Last month, we reported that Idaho announced a controversial plan to allow insurers to sell policies that do not comply with certain ACA requirements — a move that some feared would set a precedent for other states. ...more

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States Launch a New Challenge to the ACA: Noncompliant Health Plans

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In the wake of recent failures to repeal the Affordable Care Act, one state has decided to take matters into its own hands. Idaho recently announced a controversial plan to allow insurers to sell policies that do not comply...more

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Vermont Legislative Update 1-5-18 - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team

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The merger between the Department of Labor and the Agency of Commerce and Community Development as proposed by the Scott Administration is off the table, but work that was spawned by consideration of the idea has gathered...more

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Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House

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Legislature Sustains Governor's Veto of Marijuana Implementation Legislation - On Monday, November 6, the Legislature met for the second day of the Special Session to take up the Governor’s veto of the marijuana...more

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Manatt on Medicaid: Monthly Expansion Recap, March 2017 #2

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Arkansas - Governor Proposes Changes to Medicaid Expansion Waiver as House Passes Bill to Cap Expansion Enrollment - Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) released a proposal to amend the State's Medicaid expansion waiver by...more

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