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The Affordable Care Act’s Contraceptive Mandate: A Loss in Massachusetts and Other Current Events

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 3/21/2018

The contraceptive mandate, one of the more controversial provisions of the Affordable Care Act, continues to make news as various stakeholders duke it out in and out of court. This blog post describes the history of the...more

Latest Challenge to Affordable Care Act Arises in Idaho

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/16/2018

The decision of Blue Cross of Idaho to offer health insurance plans that appear to violate federal law begins the latest chapter in the continuing saga of the Affordable Care Act’s increasingly tenuous existence. Blue Cross...more

Federal Tax Reform: The Current State of Play & The Big Picture (Updated 12/5)

Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/6/2017

The Senate Finance Committee released a detailed description of the Senate's tax reform bill, titled the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, on November 9. The Committee has not released the text of the bill, and likely will not do so...more

WPI Insider Briefing – A Taxing Year Races to the Finish Line

Littler on 11/28/2017

As the Thanksgiving holiday approached, Republican lawmakers in both chambers of Congress made progress toward their singular legislative priority to enact comprehensive tax reform. Facing uncertainty in the 2018 midterm...more

BC Healthcare Restructuring Update: R CSR’s O-U-T? Less U.S. Gov’t $$ = More 11s . . .?

BCLP on 10/19/2017

Ok, if your attention span is anything like ours, all this wonky stuff about the ins and outs of the Affordable Care Act (or “ObamaCare,” as most of us know it) causes your eyes to glaze over and makes your mind wander to...more

Back in the Spotlight: The Affordable Care Act Again Takes Center Stage

Ballard Spahr LLP on 10/19/2017

After a brief lull in activity, recent developments are likely to involve all three branches of government in addressing issues under the Affordable Care Act....more

Health Care Reform Roundup – Issue 9

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 9/7/2017

After health care reform efforts failed in late-Spring/early-Summer, things have been quiet. However, Congress returned to DC this week. Although legislative focus now appears to be on general tax reform, we expect some...more

Updated Health Care Reform Legislation Comparison Chart

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 7/15/2017

The chart below compares key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA). This chart is current as of July 13, 2017, and as of that date,...more

Better Care Reconciliation Act – Key Takeaways for Employers and Plan Sponsors

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 6/30/2017

On June 22, 2017, the Senate released its much anticipated health care reform legislation – the Better Care Reconciliation Act (“BCRA”) (linked to amended version released June 26, 2017). In many respects the BCRA is similar...more

Numerous Provisions Affecting Employers in Senate's Draft Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/27/2017

U.S. Senate Republicans on June 22, 2017, released a discussion draft of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA), its bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The BCRA follows on the heels of the...more

Highlights of Better Care Reconciliation Act

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/27/2017

U.S. Senate Republicans on June 22, 2017, unveiled a "discussion draft" of their healthcare plan, the Better Care Reconciliation Act. This memorandum provides highlights of key provisions. The Congressional Budget Office...more

The Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 vs. The American Health Care Act: Summary of Key Differences

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 6/26/2017

On June 22, 2017, Senate Republicans released a discussion draft of their proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), titled the “Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017” (BCRA). Beyond the title change,...more

Senate Begins Discussions of Affordable Care Act Modifications

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/26/2017

Senate Republicans have released a draft of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) that aims to repeal and replace a number of provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Senate bill mirrors many of the terms in the...more

The Better Care Reconciliation Act: Similarities to House Health Care Bill, Preserves Parts of ACA

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 6/24/2017

On June 22, 2017, Senate Republicans released a draft of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), their much-anticipated version of the legislation to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Despite rumors of a...more

Can Congress Get to “Yes” on Replacing the Affordable Care Act?

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 6/8/2017

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recently gave a candid assessment of the chances of getting an Affordable Care Act (ACA) replacement bill through the Senate, saying “I don’t know how we get to 50 (votes) at the...more

House of Representatives Passes American Health Care Act – What it Means and Next Steps

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 5/6/2017

Today, the House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act (the “AHCA”). The AHCA was previously introduced in March but supporters failed to muster sufficient support to bring the legislation to a vote....more

Fate of the American Health Care Act in the Hands of the Senate

Carlton Fields on 5/5/2017

On May 4, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA) by a slight majority (217-213). As we previously wrote, AHCA...more

The Affordable Care Act is here to stay

McAfee & Taft on 3/28/2017

In the last few weeks we have talked to hundreds of employers about the American Health Care Act (AHCA), which was proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives on March 6. Many of you have asked about the AHCA, how it might...more

The ACA Survives…Again

Fisher Phillips on 3/27/2017

We feel like a broken record, because we’ve said it before: the Affordable Care Act is still here. We said the same thing after each of two Supreme Court challenges to central portions of the law, both of which (in 2012 and...more

Congressional Budget Office Releases Report on American Health Care Act

Polsinelli on 3/14/2017

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its cost estimate of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) as reported by the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce. CBO estimates that AHCA would reduce federal...more

House Committees Reveal Draft of Bill to Modify and Repeal Portions of the Affordable Care Act

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/9/2017

On Monday, two House committees with oversight over health care and taxation, Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means, released draft reconciliation bills designed to repeal and alter significant portions of the Patient...more

American Health Care Act – Key Takeaways for Employers and Plan Sponsors

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 3/9/2017

On March 6, 2017, the House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee and Energy and Commerce Committee released budget reconciliation recommendations that will, after mark-up beginning on March 8th, form the American...more

What Does a Trump Presidency Mean for the Affordable Care Act?

Dickinson Wright on 1/9/2017

President-elect Trump has stated repeatedly that one of his initial goals is to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (the "ACA"). Because the Republicans control both houses of Congress, it seems likely that a repeal...more

Washington Healthcare Update

McGuireWoods LLP on 10/13/2015

On Oct. 8, the House Republican caucus did not select a candidate for Speaker of the House and selection has been delayed. The current Speaker, John Boehner (R-OH), had announced that he would step down and retire from...more

Washington Healthcare Update

McGuireWoods LLP on 4/28/2015

This Week: Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Explores Post-Acute Bundling…CMS Releases First-ever Hospital Compare Star Ratings…Fiscal Year 2016 Proposed Inpatient and Long-term Care Hospital Policy and Payment Changes....more

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