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Implementing Health Reform: Contraceptive Coverage Religious Accommodations,...
The Supreme Court’s decision in King v. Burwell that the federally facilitated exchanges can grant premium tax credits was clearly the big Affordable Care Act implementation news for the end of June,...
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Implementing Health Reform: House v. Burwell, Open Enrollment, And More
On September 21, 2015, the federal government asked Judge Rosemary Collyer of the D.C. federal district court to allow the government to immediately appeal her order of September 9, 2015 refusing to...
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Judge Rejects Early Appeal In House Challenge To Reimbursement Of ACA...
Implementing Health Reform. On October 19, 2015, Judge Rosemary Collyer of the federal district court for the District of Columbia denied the government’s request for an expedited appeal in House v....
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ACA Round-Up: CO-OP Oversight And Reconciling Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments
Implementing Health Reform. On March 18, 2016, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on Federal Oversight, Premiums, and Enrollment for Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans...
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Judge Rules Against Administration In Cost-Sharing Reduction Payment Case
On May 12, 2016, Judge Rosemary Collyer of the federal district court for the District of Columbia decided that the Obama administration cannot constitutionally reimburse insurers for the costs they...
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Alaska Reinsurance Plan Could Be Model For ACA Reform, Plus Other ACA...
Although Alaska is our biggest state, its population is small. Only 23,000 Alaskans enrolled in its nongroup market for 2016. Alaska also has very high health care costs. For these reasons, marketplace...
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CMS Releases FAQs On Transparency And Quality Rating Guidelines
On August 3, CMS released at its REGTAP.info website (registration required), a series of frequently asked questions (FAQs), most of which provide additional detail on the transparency and quality...
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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...
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Government 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...
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Marketplace 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...
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House 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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Court Stays Cost-Sharing Reduction Payment Case, Giving Control To New...
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...
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ACA 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...
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Rapid 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...
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Court 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...
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Parties 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...
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Insurers, 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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