Affordable Care Act, Regulatory Reform

Affordable Care Act Overpayments in the CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule: Implications for False Claims

Epstein Becker & Green on 8/13/2024

Stakeholders are continuing to analyze the implications of the mammoth proposed rule on “Medicare and Medicaid Programs: [Calendar Year (CY)] 2025 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B...more

Top Legal Considerations for the GCs and CFOs in the Life Sciences Industry in 2024

ArentFox Schiff on 2/22/2024

The top legal issues in 2024 for the life sciences field reflect the complex and changing legal landscape that the industry is navigating, encompassing drug pricing, regulatory challenges, and broader societal and governance...more

Biden Administration Proposes Significant Revisions to Trump-Era Nondiscrimination Regulations

Foley Hoag LLP on 7/29/2022

On July 25, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a long-awaited proposed rule on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the nondiscrimination protections...more

Congress passes FY 2020 funding bill with tax benefits for energy, health care, and retirement plans

Hogan Lovells on 12/23/2019

In a rare display of bipartisanship, after intense last minute negotiations between congressional leadership and the Executive Branch, President Donald Trump signed into law legislation passed last week by Congress to...more

New York and New Jersey Consider Health Insurance Reforms

Troutman Pepper on 6/4/2019

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

Post-Election Update 2018

Bracewell LLP on 11/9/2018

2018 MIDTERMS: The Power of Women, Possibility, and Partisan Rancor - The 2018 midterm elections showcased the power of women, both as candidates and as a key voting demographic. The elections represented a new political...more

Association Health Plan Perspectives (Part 2): The Look-Through Rule and the Limits of State Regulatory Power

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 10/3/2018

In a summary of the recently issued Association Health Plan (AHP) final regulations, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rightly observed that AHPs are a species of multi-employer welfare arrangements, or MEWAs, that are...more

Final Regulations Expand Availability of Individual Insurance Not Meeting ACA Requirements

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/7/2018

The U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services have jointly issued final rules modifying the definition of short-term, limited-duration insurance (STLDI). STLDI provides health coverage that is...more

Association Health Plans: Another tool for small employers to manage health care costs and increase employee access to affordable...

Bricker Graydon LLP on 6/25/2018

Following last fall’s Executive Order 13813, which directs regulatory agencies to improve access to affordable employer coverage, the Department of Labor (DOL) recently released the final regulations on small business...more

DOL Releases Final Regulation Expanding Association Health Plans

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/25/2018

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on Tuesday released final regulations modifying the Association Health Plan (AHP) rules to expand their availability for small and large employers and to address their affordability by...more

DOL Issues Final Association Health Plan Rule

Stinson LLP on 6/22/2018

On June 19, 2018, the Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule that offers new options for associations to sponsor health plans for their members. These new options allow more small businesses to come together to...more

Association Health Plans: How Do You Solve a Problem Like a MEWA?

Littler on 6/22/2018

On June 19, 2018, the Department of Labor issued its highly anticipated final rule expanding the availability of association health plans (“AHPs”). ...more

Association Health Plans and the Sale of Group Health Insurance “Across State Lines”

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 2/22/2018

In advance of issuing the Executive Order that culminated in the promulgation by the Department of Labor of proposed regulations expanding the availability of Association Health Plans, President Trump announced that one of...more

The Department of Labor’s Proposed Association Health Plan Regulation: Who Wins, Who Loses?

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 1/22/2018

In last week’s post we explained the changes made by a newly proposed Department of Labor regulation, the purpose of which is make it easier for small employers to band together to form “association health plans” (“AHPs”). In...more

Issue 117: DOL Issues Proposed Rules On Association Health Plans

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/9/2018

This is the one hundred and seventeenth issue in our series of alerts for employers on selected topics on health care reform. This series of Health Care Reform Management Alerts is designed to provide an in-depth analysis...more

DOL Proposes Expansion of Association Health Plans

Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/8/2018

Following up on the direction provided by Executive Order 13813, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued proposed regulations that would expand the ability of small employers to band together and provide coverage under...more

Department of Labor Issues Proposed Rules Expanding Access to Association Health Plans

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog on 1/8/2018

On October 12, 2017 President Trump issued an Executive Order concerning a number of health plan market initiatives. One of the items included in the Executive Order was a directive to the Secretary of Labor to issue proposed...more

What’s New in Washington - August 2017

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 8/8/2017

The exuberance of a November election victory for Republicans has given way to the difficult reality of passing legislation in a closely divided Senate. While the GOP has made significant gains in the area of regulatory...more

WPI Insider Briefing: What Will the Second Hundred Days of the Trump Administration Hold?

Littler on 6/8/2017

From the workplace policy perspective, much of the focus of the first 100 days of the Trump administration was on confirming a new Secretary of Labor and reversing the Obama administration’s labor and employment agenda....more

SEC Disclosure Trends Related to Brexit and the Trump Administration

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/26/2017

The Brexit vote and President Donald Trump’s election and proposed regulatory and other reforms have led to worldwide geopolitical uncertainty. We expect reporting companies will continue to disclose risk factors relating to...more

What's New in Washington: 10 Things You Need to Know

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 5/10/2017

Congress returned to session the week of April 24 following a two-week recess. Active discussions and debate surrounding the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and efforts to “repeal-and-replace” the Affordable Care Act resumed...more

The Trump Administration’s First 100 Days: Impact on the Health Care Industry – a Work in Progress

Epstein Becker & Green on 5/1/2017

The first 100 days of a new presidential administration serves as a traditional, if somewhat arbitrary, demarcation point. April 29, 2017, serves as the 100th day of the Trump administration, and we now have insight into how...more

WPI Insider Briefing: Spotlight on Health Care and Regulatory Reform Under the Trump Administration

Littler on 3/9/2017

On February 28, 2017, President Trump delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress, outlining a broad vision of his agenda. The Trump administration is widely expected to chart a dramatically different course on...more

Workplace Law Regs On White House Chopping Block

Fisher Phillips on 3/1/2017

Last week, President Trump signed an executive order requiring every federal agency to establish a “Regulatory Reform Task Force” to eliminate what he considers to be unnecessary and burdensome regulations hampering the...more

Chairman Goodlatte Outlines Sweeping Agenda for House Judiciary Committee

Foley & Lardner LLP on 2/26/2017

With Washington undergoing a transformation the likes of which has not been seen in decades, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte recently outlined his committee’s priorities for the 115th Congress. Speaking at an...more

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