On January 28, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order directing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expand access to Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage to assist with the COVID-19 public health emergency. In response, HHS announced a new special enrollment period...
In support of a Supreme Court case led by Texas and other conservative states (California v Texas), the Trump administration has requested the Supreme Court to terminate the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Such a ruling could cause more than 20 million Americans to lose their...
As part of a year-end government spending package, President Trump signed into law an appropriations package that includes a repeal of taxes contained in the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA). Originally established to fund implementation of federal and state marketplace exchanges, these include: 1) the...
Many college students will take a sigh of relief after getting through the stress of leaving home and moving into their new dorms. However, amid shopping for textbooks and room décor, it is easy to overlook having a plan for health insurance. Until recently, a...
Several lawmakers have introduced the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 748) to repeal the Affordable Care Act’s “Cadillac tax.” The legislation, introduced by Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Ct.) and Mike Kelly (R-Pa.), would repeal the 40 percent excise tax that will eventually impact...
Prior to implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, adult children could be removed from their parents’ group health insurance plans upon reaching majority. Today, large group health plans are required to offer coverage to adult children until they reach the age of...
There’s good news for employers who have been eagerly awaiting a delay in the implementation of the “Cadillac tax,” a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) intended to help fund healthcare for the uninsured. On Jan. 22, Congressional lawmakers approved delaying the tax, which...
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), millions of Americans will receive the new tax form 1095 in the mail for the second consecutive year. For individuals without health insurance coverage, the form determines what fee they must pay for noncompliance with federal health care...
Can Association Health Plans Level the Playing Field for Small Employers? With some GOP leaders in the Senate still debating alternatives to the Affordable Care Act, it remains a mystery what shape our nation’s health care law will take in the future. This article discusses Employer...
The Collective Bargaining or Union Model The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was intended to keep insurance obtained through employment intact, while adding coverage for the uninsured through new state insurance exchanges and an expansion of Medicaid. Among the programs to be protected were the multiemployer Taft-Hartley...