Affordable Care Act, IRS, Health Insurance Exchanges

Final Regulations Amend Eligibility for Premium Tax Credits

Trusaic on 11/7/2022

The IRS recently issued final regulations on the use of Premium Tax Credits (PTCs), resolving the “family glitch” and extending PTC eligibility beyond individuals to family members. As a result, individuals and their...more

Podcast: Health Reimbursement Arrangements

Williams Mullen on 4/26/2019

[co-author: Claire Pollock, Paralegal] In this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, Brydon DeWitt and Claire Pollock discuss proposed health reimbursement arrangement regulations that may provide welcome relief...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

CMS, IRS Address Affordable Care Act Issues in Transition

Ballard Spahr LLP on 2/20/2017

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the IRS have each published guidance on matters arising under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It is too early to tell whether these measures—some of the first guidance...more

What Should You Do With a Marketplace Notice?

Saul Ewing LLP on 8/19/2016

Employers of all sizes are receiving notices from Health Insurance Marketplaces (“Notice” or “Marketplace Notice”) alerting them that an employee or employees have obtained Exchange coverage and are eligible for and receiving...more

We Received an Exchange Subsidy Notice…Now What?

BCLP on 8/9/2016

The Affordable Care Act exchanges/marketplaces are required to notify employers of any employees who have been determined eligible for advance payments of the premium tax credit or cost-sharing reductions (i.e., subsidy) and...more

Affordable Care Act: Understanding Employer Notices From the Marketplaces

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/23/2016

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) established Health Insurance Marketplaces (also called Exchanges) where individuals can shop and enroll in health coverage. Individuals who meet certain criteria are eligible for premium...more

Health Update - November 2015

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 11/23/2015

Best Practices for Using Social Media in Healthcare: Maximizing Impact, Mitigating Risk - Editor's note: In a generation more likely to seek health information online than see a doctor, social media is playing an...more

Employers Will Begin Receiving Premium Subsidy Award Notices From The Health Care Exchange in 2016

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on 10/5/2015

Beginning in 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin its process of verifying the eligibility of recipients who receive the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) advanced premium tax credit to help purchase...more

Healthcare.gov: No 2015 Employer Subsidy Notices

Balch & Bingham LLP on 9/22/2015

On September 18, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a set of “Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Federally-Facilitated Marketplace’s (FFM) 2016 Employer Notice Program.”...more

Employee Health Care Plans: Tips for Navigating the Affordable Care Act Requirements

Baker Donelson on 8/7/2015

The United States Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act (the "Act") in a recent decision involving the use of the insurance exchanges. Employers are now certain that they must deal with the requirements of the Act...more

Is PPACA on the Road to Recovery?

Womble Bond Dickinson on 8/4/2015

Part I: Is PPACA on the Road to Recovery? The recent decision in King v. Burwell by the Supreme Court of the United States sent a strong message to critics of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010...more

Supreme Court Denies Significant Challenge to Affordable Care Act: Employers Should Continue to Follow the Act as Currently...

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 7/13/2015

On June 25, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court held in King v. Burwell that individual taxpayers who enroll in health plans through the federal government's health insurance exchange can be eligible for federal tax credits under...more

The Impact of King v. Burwell on “Applicable Large Employers”

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 7/7/2015

Reports in the popular media portrayed King v. Burwell as a case involving premium tax subsidies used to purchase health insurance from public exchanges or marketplaces under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). According to an...more

Trenchant Analysis or Jiggery-Pokery? U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 6/29/2015

In a 6-3 decision on June 25, 2015 in King v. Burwell, the U.S. Supreme Court held that tax credits are available under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act or PPACA) to all eligible Americans,...more

King v. Burwell – Supreme Court Upholds Premium Subsidies under Federally-Run Marketplaces; ACA Remains (Mostly) Unfazed

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 6/27/2015

On June 25, 2015, the United States Supreme Court released its much anticipated King v. Burwell decision regarding the validity of premium assistance issued by Federally-run Marketplaces. Chief Justice Roberts, writing for...more

How Does the King v. Burwell Decision Affect the Affordable Care Act?

Foley & Lardner LLP on 6/26/2015

The Supreme Court handed the Obama administration a key victory this morning, upholding the tax credits that allow many low-income Americans to purchase health care insurance in states where the federal government is running...more

King v. Burwell Decision Upholds Subsidies in Federal Exchanges

McDermott Will & Emery on 6/26/2015

On June 25, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in King v. Burwell that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires premium tax credits to be made available in states that use a federal exchange. The case challenged...more

Supreme Court Upholds ACA Subsidies on Federal Exchanges: McGuireWoods Healthcare Reform Guide: Installment No. 51

McGuireWoods LLP on 6/26/2015

This is the 51st in a series of WorkCite articles concerning the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and its companion statute, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (referred to collectively as the...more

Supreme Court Once Again Saves the ACA: Rules Yes on Tax Credits For Purchasers From a Federal Exchange

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/26/2015

On June 25, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that tax credits are available to individuals in states that have a federal Exchange under Section 1321 of the Affordable Care Act (the Act or the ACA). In a...more

ACA Update: Supreme Court Rules that Federal Insurance Exchanges May Issue Tax Subsidies

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 6/26/2015

On June 25, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in King v. Burwell, ruling that Section 36B of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) authorizes insurance exchanges run by the federal government...more

Supreme Court Upholds Premium Subsidies in 34 States with Federally-Facilitated Marketplaces

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 6/26/2015

Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its much anticipated decision in King v. Burwell, a case challenging the legality of Federal subsidies provided to individuals in the 34 States that did not establish State-based...more

Providers Await Result on Affordable Care Act Challenge

Carlton Fields on 6/23/2015

Challenging a holding by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals before the U.S. Supreme Court in King v. Burwell, counsel Michael Carvin argued that the Affordable Care Act does not allow the federal government to issue tax...more

King v. Burwell – Will the Supreme Court Tip the ACA Dominos? Part 2

Locke Lord LLP on 6/15/2015

In our previous blog post, we evaluated the legal issues at stake in King v. Burwell. We will now examine some of the ramifications of a Supreme Court decision that goes against the Obama Administration, assuming such were to...more

King v. Burwell: Setting the Tone for Health Care Politics

Carlton Fields on 4/8/2015

In 2015, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will face new challenges in a Republican-controlled Congress, and continued challenges in the courts. The Supreme Court recently granted a writ of certiorari to review a Fourth Circuit...more

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