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New COBRA Subsidy Available April 1, 2021

Dickinson Wright on 3/24/2021

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARPA") includes a 100% COBRA subsidy for "assistance eligible individuals" during the six-month period of April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021. Following is a summary of the COBRA...more

New COBRA Subsidy Requires Quick Action by Plan Sponsors

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 3/22/2021

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), signed by President Biden on March 11, 2021, includes a number of provisions designed to assist workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Among them is a new COBRA premium subsidy...more

FAQs: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 COBRA

BakerHostetler on 3/16/2021

Q: Does the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) impact group health plans? A: Yes, ARPA makes temporary but significant changes to Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) coverage. ...more

Canada: Federal Government to Provide 75% Wage Subsidy to Employers

Littler on 4/5/2020

On March 30, 2020, the federal government revealed additional details about the 75% wage subsidy it will provide to employers, first announced on March 27, 2020. ...more

“California for All”—Newsom Budget Includes Bold Spending, Fiscal Guardrails

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/14/2019

Five months into his first term as California governor, and a week ahead of schedule, Governor Gavin Newsom rolled out his “May Revise” budget. The May Revise reflects state revenue projections based on tax receipts and...more

House Republicans and Trump Administration File Joint Motion to Delay Suit Challenging Obamacare Subsidies

Ruder Ware on 2/24/2017

An interesting development transpired Tuesday, February 21, 2017 in a case pending in Federal District Court in the District of Columbia that challenges subsidy payments from the Federal Treasury to support Obamacare. The...more

"FERC Could See Substantial Changes Under President Trump"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/2/2017

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is a somewhat obscure and highly technical agency that was not discussed specifically during President Donald Trump’s campaign. Its regulatory footprint is, however,...more

China’s 13th Five-Year Plan – Planning for a Greener Economy

Latham & Watkins LLP on 4/14/2016

China’s 13th Five-Year Plan – Planning for a Greener Economy - Last month China’s thirteenth “Five-Year Plan” (FYP13) was approved, setting out a social and economic development blueprint for the country for the next...more

Apples From Applesauce? Implications of the Supreme Court's Ruling on Obamacare

JD Supra Perspectives on 6/25/2015

Can you make apples out of applesauce? A first look at implications of the United States Supreme Court's decision (once again) in favor of the Affordable Care Act....more

King v. Burwell – Will the Supreme Court Tip the ACA Dominos? Part 2

Locke Lord LLP on 6/15/2015

In our previous blog post, we evaluated the legal issues at stake in King v. Burwell. We will now examine some of the ramifications of a Supreme Court decision that goes against the Obama Administration, assuming such were to...more

King v. Burwell – Will the Supreme Court Tip the ACA Dominos? Part 1

Locke Lord LLP on 6/12/2015

The health care industry has been closely watching four cases challenging whether federal subsidies could be used to reduce costs to consumers for health insurance purchased on an Affordable Care Act (ACA) Exchange in a state...more

King v. Burwell: What a Subsidy Shutdown Would Mean for Consumers, Insurers, Providers and States

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 3/5/2015

Editor’s Note: On Wednesday, March 4, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in King v. Burwell, a case that will determine whether the Affordable Care Act (ACA) permits individuals who buy individual health insurance...more

ACA Issues for Employers to Stay Aware of in 2015

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx on 2/19/2015

With the Affordable Care Act's Employer Mandate (Pay-or-Play penalties) now officially in effect, employers with 50 or more full-time or full-time-equivalent employees should have already made all significant changes to their...more

ACA Outlook: What Will 2015 Hold for the Affordable Care Act and Employers?

Littler on 12/19/2014

For many employers, the effective date of the Affordable Care Act's "play-or-pay" mandate is only weeks away. The impending deadline comes amid questions about the future—and perhaps viability—of the law itself. Entering...more

Supreme Court will hear King v. Burwell

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 11/18/2014

On November 7, the Supreme Court announced it would hear its second significant legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). King v. Burwell, expected to be heard this spring and ruled on by the end of June, is a direct...more

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Arguments Involving Federal Health Insurance Exchange Subsidies

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 11/12/2014

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would review the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit’s decision in King v. Burwell. In that case, the Fourth Circuit held that tax credits for health insurance...more

Supreme Court to Decide Who Is Entitled to the Federal Health Care Subsidy

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/12/2014

Are the federal government’s subsidies to purchasers of health insurance available only to those who purchase insurance from state-run exchanges or to those who purchase from federal health care exchanges as well? Was the...more

Fatal Blow to Healthcare Reform? Courts split on federal tax credit

King & Spalding on 9/11/2014

On July 22, 2014, two federal courts came down on opposite sides of an issue that may have far-reaching consequences about the future of the Patient Protection and Affordance Care Act ("PPACA"). At stake is whether the PPACA...more

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to Rehear ACA Subsidy Challenge

King & Spalding on 9/9/2014

On September 4, 2014, the D.C. Circuit vacated a panel decision in Halbig v. Burwell (Civ. No. 14-5018) striking down the federal government’s provision of premium subsidies to individuals purchasing coverage through the...more

One Step Closer to the Supreme Court: The Fate of Obamacare Premium Tax Credits in the Face of the Circuit Split

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 8/19/2014

Last month, two federal courts of appeals issued opposing decisions on whether the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”) permitted subsidies, in the form of premium tax credits, to health coverage bought...more

Halbig v Burwell: D.C. Appeals Court Strikes Obamacare Health Insurance Subsidies

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/24/2014

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled, in a 2-to-1 decision, in Halbig v. Burwell that the IRS is not authorized under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to provide tax credits intended to subsidize the cost of...more

Federal Appeals Court in D.C. Strikes Down Key Aspect of Health Care Reform (Just Before the 4th Circuit’s Opposite Ruling) – Any...

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx on 7/24/2014

On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, in a 2-1 ruling by a three judge panel, invalidated an Internal Revenue Service regulation that interpreted section 36B of the Affordable Care Act...more

German Federal Government Plans Tax Exemption of INVEST – Subsidy for Venture Capital

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/9/2014

The German Federal Government has given an important insight to its plans and future measures regarding taxation of the start-up- and VC-ecosystem in Germany by officially answer to a parliamentary request by several members...more

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