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Tax Reform Changes to Healthcare

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Following a final vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday morning, Dec. 20, 2017, Congress sent the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) to President Donald Trump's desk. In addition to extensive revisions to the tax...more

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Part VII: The Senate’s Response to the American Health Care Act

Caveat: As of the date of this writing, there are indications that revisions to the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (“BCRA”) are in the works and may be issued as soon as Friday, June 30, 2017. If a revised BCRA is...more

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Senate Revises American Health Care Act

On Thursday, June 22, 2017, Senate Republicans revealed their draft revisions to the American Health Care Act of 2017 (“AHCA” or the “House bill”) which passed the House in May of this year. The Senate version was prepared by...more

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Draft Senate Health Bill Finally Revealed—Vote Could Take Place as Early Next Week

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On June 22, 2017, Republican Senators released a “discussion draft” of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA). The draft is the first public glimpse at the Senate version of the American Health Care Act bill, which...more

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Highlights of Better Care Reconciliation Act

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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

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

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

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

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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

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Draft Senate Health Bill Finally Revealed – Vote Could Take Place as Early as Next Week

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On June 22, 2017, Republican Senators released a “discussion draft” of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA). The draft is the first public glimpse at the Senate version of the American Health Care Act bill, which...more

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Senate Healthcare Bill Released for Public Review

Just over four weeks after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its score of the American Healthcare Act (AHCA), the bill passed by a narrow margin in the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate released ‘The...more

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

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

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Issues for Employers as Health Care Legislation Moves to the Senate

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ABSTRACT - Although the American Health Care Act, as passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, mainly affects the individual and small group health insurance markets, it has implications for large employers. The repeal of...more

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

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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

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The American Health Care Act – A Side-by-Side Comparison to Existing Law

As reported in our January 23, 2017 Clients & Friends Memorandum entitled “Status of the Affordable Care Act Repeal Efforts,” on January 12 and 13, 2017, the Republican-controlled Congress took the first step toward repealing...more

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American Health Care Act in the U.S. House of Representatives

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On January 13th, Congress passed the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Resolution (S. Con. Res. 3) which included reconciliation instructions for the House Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means and the Senate Committees...more

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Congressional Budget Office Releases Report on American Health Care Act

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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

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New Legislation Proposes to Repeal and Replace the ACA

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The U. S. House of Representatives (the House) proposed two bills to “repeal and replace Obamacare” last week, and while many popular consumer protections under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) look to be...more

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Part V: A Brief Overview of the American Health Care Act

In Part IV of our blog series, Very Opaque to Slightly Transparent: Shedding Light on the Future of Healthcare, we discussed a few post-inauguration developments with respect to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In this Part V,...more

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Key Provisions of the American Health Care Act

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On March 6, 2017, Republicans in the House of Representatives unveiled two bills that aim to repeal and replace the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The bills, collectively called the American Health...more

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House Committees Unveil Affordable Care Act Repeal/Replace Bill

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Congressional Republican leaders have indicated that they will approach the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act in three steps: 1) repeal and replace through the so-called "budget reconciliation" process; 2)...more

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ACA Repeal and Replace Plan is Released

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The House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees have released, in two parts, budget reconciliation legislation, the first steps of Congress' proposal to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act. Reconciliation...more

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ACA repeal without replacement negatively impacts Mississippians

During my career as a health lawyer, I have presented both sides of an issue to clients. When the Affordable Care Act was enacted in March 2010, I spoke to various audiences explaining the provisions and impact on their...more

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The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - December 2016

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This month Richard Zall, Chair of Proskauer's Health Care Department, explores developments likely to occur with respect to the Affordable Care Act as a result of the new administration. In our Rulings, Filings and...more

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What Trump’s HHS Secretary Appointment Could Mean for Healthcare Providers

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President-elect Donald Trump announced on November 28, 2016, that current House Budget Chair Representative Tom Price is his choice for Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary. Many providers are wondering what health care...more

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Election Results Likely to Result in the End of the ACA as We Know It, But Employers and Plan Sponsors Should Stay the Course for...

Over the past five years or so, Republican Congressmen have repeatedly taken steps to repeal President Obama’s landmark legislative effort – the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”). However, those efforts...more

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King v. Burwell: An Interchangeable Exchange

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The Supreme Court ruled recently in favor of the Obama Administration and its defense of another provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA or the Act). King v. Burwell, No. 14-114 (U.S. June 25, 2015)....more

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