Affordable Care Act, New Legislation, Healthcare

The Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act: Breaking Barriers for Pediatric Patients Across State Lines

ArentFox Schiff on 7/19/2024

In July 2023, US Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), along with US Representatives Lori Trahan (D-MA) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), introduced legislation to improve access to critical care for...more

The Doctor (Fix) Is In: Regulatory Implications of the Minibus Healthcare Package

McDermott+ on 3/7/2024

Last Sunday, Congress released the text of a minibus package, which will likely be signed into law by tomorrow. While the bill’s primary purpose is to keep the government open, it also includes healthcare extenders through...more

New Illinois Protections Against Patient Medical Debt May Also Help Reduce Hospital Bad Debt

McDermott Will & Emery on 12/4/2023

Starting in mid-2024, Illinois hospitals will be required to take a much more active role in limiting consumers’ medical debt by screening all consenting uninsured patients for both public health insurance program coverage...more

McDermottPlus Check-Up: June 16, 2023

McDermott+ on 6/16/2023

The House and Senate were both in session this week, with healthcare activity continuing at the committee level. The House Energy and Commerce Committee held hearings on the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA)...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

Back from the Dead – Cures Act Resurrects Premium Reimbursement Arrangements for Small Employers

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 12/20/2016

Last week, President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act (the “Cures Act”), which contains numerous provisions touching on a wide range of public health matters. Among the provisions is the creation of a new health...more

Obama Signs 21st Century Cures Act, Adding $6.3 Billion For Medical Research

Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/16/2016

The Cures Act aims to increase the speed by which new drugs are brought to market by streamlining clinical trials, allowing the use of patient data in the regulatory review process, and modernizing U.S. Food and Drug...more

Basics of New Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement (QSEHRA)

Perkins Coie on 12/15/2016

The Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement (QSEHRA), part of the 21st Century Cures Act signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 13, 2016, makes available to small employers a new option to...more

New Law Permits Stand-Alone Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) For Small Employers

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog on 12/14/2016

On December 13, 2016 President Obama signed into law the 21st Century Cures Act. The law had been approved with bipartisan support in the House by a vote of 392 to 26 and in the Senate by a vote of 94 to 5. The law addresses...more

Health Care Update - November 2015

Mintz - ML Strategies on 11/4/2015

Ways & Means Leadership Changes – Health Policy Implications Looming: As Congress pushes forward with a two-year budget deal, and new Speaker Paul Ryan begins his tenure as the top Republican in the House of...more

President Obama Signs ACA Change Into Law

Littler on 10/15/2015

While Republican efforts to effectively repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) through the budget reconciliation process have garnered attention, Congress's recent passage of a bipartisan bill making targeted changes to the law...more

The Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements for Carriers and Employers (Part 2 of 24): Yikes! The Costs of Failing to Comply...

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 7/27/2015

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) imposes information reporting rules on providers of minimum essential coverage, e.g., insurance carriers and self-funded plans, and on applicable large employers, i.e., those employers that are...more

Washington Healthcare Update

McGuireWoods LLP on 6/23/2015

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

Manatt on Medicaid: Montana Governor Signs Act to Expand Medicaid

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/1/2015

On April 29, 2015, Montana Governor Steve Bullock signed Senate Bill 405, referred to as the Montana Health and Economic Livelihood Partnership Act (HELP Act), which expands Medicaid to cover an estimated 70,000 new adults....more

SGR Law Brings Changes to CMP Prohibition on Gainsharing

K&L Gates LLP on 4/20/2015

On April 16, President Barack Obama signed into law the “Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015,” ending a perennial struggle over the Medicare reimbursement formula for physicians. Although the law is most...more

Health Care Update - September 2014 #3

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 9/23/2014

In This Issue: - Post-Acute Care Bill Passes, Sets Up Policymakers for Comprehensive Reform Effort - Lawmakers still Focusing on SGR During “Lame Duck:” - Implementation of the Affordable Care Act - Other...more

Employer Responsibility – Will You Pay or Play? Part II - The Variable Hour or Seasonal Employee Problem

Poyner Spruill LLP on 8/14/2013

Although the employer mandate has been delayed to 2015, employers shouldn’t relax too much because significant planning still needs to be done now. Beginning in 2015 large employers either must offer full-time employees...more

Health Care Reform Update -- August 12th, 2013

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 8/13/2013

In This Issue: Leading the News; Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; Other Health Care News; and Hearings and Mark-Ups...more

Health Care Reform Implementation Update - June 18, 2013

Cozen O'Connor on 6/19/2013

Last week the House Committee on Ways & Means Health Subcommittee held a hearing on Medicare overhaul proposals affecting post-acute care; the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) wrote to House Budget Committee Chairman Paul...more

Health Care Reform Update -- May 20th, 2013

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 5/21/2013

In This Issue: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; Other Health Care News; and Hearings and Mark-Ups Scheduled. ...more

Capitol Report: Bill To Implement And Enforce The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act’s Requirements Applicable To Health...

Carlton Fields on 5/8/2013

Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1842 (CS/SB 1842), passed by the 2013 Florida Legislature, enacts changes to the Florida Insurance Code (the “Code”). These changes are necessary to implement and enforce requirements of...more

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