News & Analysis as of October 19, 2024

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC), also known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute passed in March of 2010. The Act creates a nationwide insurance system and provides federal... more +

Caution! Contents Hot: Key Benefits Issues to Watch During the Remainder of 2024

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 4/10/2024

While the sweltering roil of temporary regulatory changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic may have cooled and the initial burst of SECURE 2.0 steam begins to dissipate, sponsors of employee benefit plans should keep their...more

McDermottPlus Check-Up: May 19, 2023

McDermott+ on 5/19/2023

The House and Senate were both in session this week, with significant healthcare activity at the committee level. The House Ways & Means Committee met to discuss healthcare price transparency, and the Ways & Means Health...more

Medical Travel Reimbursement Benefits Under the Supreme Court’s New Dobbs Decision

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/24/2022

On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its highly anticipated decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, No. 19-1392. The Dobbs decision expressly overrules the two key precedents that...more

2020 Drug Coupon Rule Dropped Due to Implementation Concerns

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/28/2019

Employer plans will still be able to exclude the value of drug manufacturer coupons from annual out-of-pocket maximums, even when no generic equivalent is available, under new guidance from the Department of Labor, Department...more

ML Strategies Health Care Preview - April 2019

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 4/8/2019

This week, Congress is keeping its eye on drug pricing with a reported hearing in the House Ways & Means Committee. This comes on the heels of the full E&C Committee advancing six pieces of bipartisan legislation for full...more

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