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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Innovative 1332 Waivers Proceed in Colorado and Washington

The Biden administration gave its stamp of approval last week to Colorado’s novel waiver under Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to require premium reductions in a public option program, a first-of-its-kind plan...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Oregon Health Authority Public Option Implementation Report

Oregon is committed to closing the remaining gap in health insurance coverage and doing so in a way that helps the State meet its goal of eliminating health inequities. According to the Oregon Health Insurance Survey,...more

Hogan Lovells

Insurance M&A 2017/2018

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This paper reviews global insurance M&A in 2017, considering activity both at a regional level (the US, Europe and Asia) and across different sub sectors of the insurance industry. It also considers the different factors...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Health Update - November 2016

Post-Election Analysis: Healthcare Antitrust in a Trump Administration - In a Republican sweep of all the elected branches of the federal government, Donald Trump won the presidential election and Republicans retained...more

McDermott Will & Emery

IRS Adjusted ACA Fee Amounts for the 2017 Policy or Plan Years

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The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee was established under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to advance comparative clinical effectiveness research. The PCORI fee is assessed on issuers of health insurance...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Florida Open for Captive Insurance Business

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After several decades, Florida is back in the business of licensing captive insurance companies. On Aug. 11, 2016, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation issued a license to a nonprofit Florida corporation, pursuant to...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Washington Healthcare Update

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This Week: Leading Up to the SCOTUS King v. Burwell Decision... House Votes to Repeal the Medical Device Tax... CMS Announces It Will Bolster Transitional Reinsurance Payments... MedPAC Releases June Report to Congress....more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Employee Benefits: The Registration Form For Transitional Reinsurance Program Fees Has Been Issued, and Must Be Submitted By...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) created new fees for covered health plans, including transitional reinsurance program fees (TRP Fees) that are designed to stabilize premium increases that are expected to...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Two Important Deadlines Approaching for Self-Insured Group Health Plans

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If you sponsor a self-insured group health plan, then November includes two important deadlines: (1) you must obtain a health plan identifier for your plan, and (2) you must report the number of participants for whom a...more

McDermott Will & Emery

IRS Rules Captive Reinsurance Arrangement Involving Retiree Medical Benefits Qualifies as Insurance for Federal Tax Purposes

On May 18, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ruled that an employer’s wholly owned captive insurance subsidiary could reinsure the employer’s retiree medical benefit risks and still qualify as insurance for federal tax...more

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More Multiemployer Plan Relief – Final Rule Exempts Self-Insured/Self-Administered Plans from Transitional Reinsurance Fee in 2015...

On March 5, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services released a Final Rule addressing, among other things, transitional reinsurance fees payable in the 2014 through 2016 benefit years. By way of background,...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Insurance Topics We Will Be Watching in 2014

With the first month of the year behind us, this report outlines major insurance topics that we will be watching throughout 2014. Forces, trends and events that we believe will affect regulation, transactions and...more

BakerHostetler

New Affordable Care Act Fees Impact Group Health Plans in 2013 and 2014

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On July 31, 2013, the first of various fees will be due that are imposed by the Affordable Care Act on self-insured group health plans and/or issuers of insured health policies providing accident and health coverage. Beyond...more

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