House v. Burwell And Qualified Health Plans For 2017
Insurers must decide by September 23, 2016 whether they will be offering qualified health plans (QHPs) in the federally facilitated marketplace (FFE) for 2017. Insurers choosing to do so must sign a...
View ArticleGovernment Files Brief In House v. Burwell; ASPE Lays Out 2017 Plans And...
October 25 Updates AARP Challenges Penalties For Employees Who Don’t Provide Health Data To Wellness Programs In May of 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released final rules...
View ArticleMarketplace Open Enrollment Begins
Today, November 1, the marketplaces opened for the 2017 open enrollment period, the fourth such period since the law was enacted. In many parts of the country, premiums are up dramatically from 2016...
View ArticleHouse Seeks Pause In Cost-Sharing Reduction Litigation
November 23 Update: Department Of Justice Brief Opposes House Request For Delay in House v. Burwell On November 23, 2016, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed its response to the House’s motion to...
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December 7 Update Twelve Million Unknowingly Eligible For Premium Tax Credits On December 5, the HHS Assistance Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) released a blog post stating that almost 12...
View ArticleACA Round-Up: Robust Marketplace Enrollment, CBO On Defining Health...
December 27 update. As noted in a recent post, two recipients of cost-sharing reductions moved on December 20, 2016 to intervene in the House v. Burwell litigation to protect the interests of the 5.9...
View ArticleRapid Developments In House v. Burwell
On December 28, 2016, two shots were filed in quick succession in the battle over the cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments, followed on January 29 by an order from the court. The House of...
View ArticleCourt Denies Cost-Sharing Reduction Payment Recipients Right To Join...
January 13 Update Judge Blocks Interim Final Rule On Disclosure By Renal Dialysis Facilities Offering Premium Assistance On January 12, 2017, Judge Amos Mazzant of the federal court for the Eastern...
View ArticleParties Ask Court To Keep Cost-Sharing Reduction Payment Litigation On Hold...
February 22 Update: More ACA-Related Litigation Developments Despite the change of administrations, ACA litigation continues. On February 21, 2017 the Supreme Court denied review of American Freedom...
View ArticleInsurers, Marketplaces Face Uncertainty As Parties Seek Further House v....
On May 22, 2017, the House of Representatives and the Department of Justice jointly asked the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to continue to hold House v. Price in abeyance, presumably for...
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