News & Analysis as of September 17, 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 +

The Impact of the ACA 1557 Final Regulations on Gender-Affirming Care

McDermott Will & Emery on 6/3/2024

Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, or any combination thereof, in a health program or activity, any part of which is...more

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - August 2016 #5

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 8/31/2016

A federal report finds that Marketplace premiums are lower in expansion states; Massachusetts and Pennsylvania launch prescription drug monitoring systems; and Kentucky submits a slightly modified Medicaid expansion waiver to...more

Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act Requires Healthcare Providers to Take Certain Steps in 2016 to Promote Equity

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 8/18/2016

Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act aims to advance healthcare equity. This statutory provision provides that current non-discrimination laws, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, will now apply to individuals and...more

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - August 2016 #2

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 8/10/2016

CMS targets Medicaid managed care pass-through payments; California proposes “California Qualified Health Plans” for the undocumented; and a new study finds out-of-pocket costs were reduced by nearly a third for Medicaid...more

Manatt on Medicaid: Transparency and Decision Support for Medicaid Managed Care Consumers

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 7/2/2016

Editor's Note: This "Manatt on Medicaid" is the eighth in a series of updates focused on CMS's new Medicaid/CHIP managed care regulations. In the coming weeks, Manatt will be exploring key provisions of the regulations and...more

Healthcare.gov: No 2015 Employer Subsidy Notices

Balch & Bingham LLP on 9/22/2015

On September 18, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a set of “Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Federally-Facilitated Marketplace’s (FFM) 2016 Employer Notice Program.”...more

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - September 2015 #2

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 9/10/2015

Colorado’s uninsured rate is down 9 percentage points in four years; Michigan requests increased cost-sharing for its Medicaid expansion population above the federal poverty line; and, HHS’s proposed guidance strengthens...more

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