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DOL Finalizes Rescission of Association Health Plan Rule

On April 29, 2024, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) released a final regulation (the “Final Rule”) that rescinded the Trump Administration rule that expanded the availability of association health plans (“AHPs”) (“Trump DOL...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

The Courts and Healthcare Policy - July 2021

2020 saw the courts continuing to play an important role in health policy with several notable lawsuits related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Several other Trump administration policies were challenged, including Medicare...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

NCGA Week in Review - August 2019 #2

It was business as usual for members of the North Carolina General Assembly again this week. The Senate wrapped things up early in the week, while the House carried on with session and committee meetings through Thursday....more

Dickinson Wright

Association Health Plans: Still Viable?

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The Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued final regulations in June 2018, which loosened the DOL’s long-standing sub-regulatory guidance and allowed more organizations to form Association Health Plans (“AHPs”).  ...more

King & Spalding

Compensation and Benefits Insights – May 2019

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In State of New York v. United States Department of Labor, the District Court for the District of Columbia held that the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) final regulations on association health plans (“AHPs”) issued on June...more

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DOL Enforcement Relief Clears Pathway for Association Health Plans

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On May 13, 2019, the Department of Labor released additional guidance addressing questions about the enforcement relief announced earlier by the Department pending its appeal of the district court’s ruling that invalidated...more

Burr & Forman

DOL Provides Transitional Relief to Association Health Plans

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On April 29, 2019, the United States Department of Labor (the “DOL”) released a policy statement providing transitional relief from the potential adverse consequences arising from a District Court’s vacating portions of the...more

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DOL Offers Interim Relief for Employers’ Association Health Plans

Last week, the Department of Labor (DOL) responded to the district court decision striking down the final regulations expanding the ability for a group of unrelated employers to form an organization in order to offer health...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Putting a Hold on AHPs

Medical coverage for employees is often a stressful decision for small and family-owned businesses. Providing competitive benefits to employees can help attract and retain good employees....more

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DOL Appeals Association Health Plan Ruling

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On April 26, 2019, the Department of Labor filed a notice of appeal in the case that invalidated key provisions of its Association Health Plan (AHP) regulations. Released last summer, the AHP regulations loosened the...more

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Deep Dive: Association Health Plan Considerations following the Court Order Vacating the DOL’s Final Rule

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On March 28, 2019, the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia issued an opinion and order vacating key portions of the Department of Labor’s regulation, published in June 2018, which had expanded the definition...more

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Court Ruling Chills Association Health Plans

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On March 28, 2019, in State of New York v. United States Department of Labor, a federal district court in the District of Columbia set aside key portions of the Department of Labor’s final rule (the “Final Rule”) which paves...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Court Puts Association Health Plans in Limbo

On March 28, a District of Columbia federal court agreed with a New York-led challenge by a group of 11 states and the District of Columbia and found that the Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2018 association health plan (AHP)...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Issue 119: Court Vacates New Rules on Association Health Plans

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This is the one hundred and nineteenth issue in our series of alerts for employers on selected topics on health care reform. ...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Tread Carefully – DC Federal Judge Weakens Association Health Plan Regulation

A recent ruling by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia calls into question the recently expanded regulations allowing small employers to band together to establish Association Health Plans....more

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D.C. Circuit Strikes Down Key Parts of DOL’s Association Health Plan Rule

On March 28, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia struck down key parts of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule expanding the availability of association health plans (AHPs). In State of New...more

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D.C. District Court Vacates Core Elements of New Association Health Plan Regulations

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A federal court struck down key portions of the new association health plan (AHP) regulations last week, just days before the fledgling rules for self-insured medical plans were slated to go into effect regarding...more

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Association Health Plan Regulations Invalidated

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The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has set aside the most significant portions of the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) regulations on Association Health Plans (AHPs)....more

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Vermont Legislative Update 03-29-2019 - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team

House passes budget bill - The House approved a $6.1 billion FY 2020 budget this week. The bill, H.542, provides for a 3.1 percent growth in spending over FY 2019....more

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District Court Rules ACA Unconstitutional

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The Affordable Care Act returned to the front page this weekend when a federal district court in Texas issued an opinion striking down the entire law as unconstitutional. ...more

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ACA Still in Effect, Despite New Federal Court Ruling

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On December 14, 2018, a Texas federal court declared the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) unconstitutional. Despite this broad holding (and clickbait headlines), employers should not expect to see any significant changes to...more

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Association Health Plan Perspectives (Part 3): Handicapping the Legal Challenge by State Attorneys General to the Final U.S....

In the last post in this series, we examined the regulatory response by certain states to the final regulations governing association health plans, which were issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in June 2018. As we...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The Election’s Impact on Health Care Interests

The results of the midterm elections will bring about a significant change to the federal health care policy landscape in 2019. Democratic control of the House of Representatives will effectively end any legislative...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

ACA Court Rulings: Midterms Hold Health Insurance in the Balance

Over the past year, the courts considered cost-sharing reduction payments, the individual mandate, consumer protections, association and short-term health plans. Below is an overview of where ACA-related court rulings stand,...more

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New Guidance Creates a New Playing Field for HRAs

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The U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services have jointly issued proposed regulations that envision a broad landscape for the use of health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) and certain other...more

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