On November 14, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) released the Chairman’s Mark to the Senate version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Hatch’s version of the tax plan effectively repeals the Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual mandate by reducing the associated penalty to $0. The ACA individual mandate requires individuals to buy … Continue reading
On Tuesday, September 26, Senate Republican leadership decided not to hold a full Senate vote on the Graham-Cassidy Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal and replace legislation. The previous day, Monday, September 25, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the Graham-Cassidy bill. Following the hearing, Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) announced her opposition to the … Continue reading
On Sunday evening, September 24, U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) released a revised version of their Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal legislation in advance of the Senate Finance Committee hearing scheduled for Monday, September 25, at 2 PM EST. The amended bill is similar to the legislation previously released in … Continue reading
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued Survey and Certification Letter 17-44, clarifying what it means for a facility to be “primarily engaged” in inpatient care for purposes of meeting the definition of a hospital and qualifying for reimbursement as a hospital under Medicare and Medicaid. A facility is primarily engaged in … Continue reading
Repeal and Replacement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) On January 12 and 13, 2017, the 115th Congress set the stage for the Trump administration by passing a budget resolution to repeal major provisions of the ACA with a simple majority vote. On January 27, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order … Continue reading
Tom Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) President Trump’s nominee for the Secretary of HHS, Tom Price (R-GA), was confirmed on February 10, 2017, by a 52-47 Senate vote. As a U.S. Representative, Tom Price had voted against the Affordable Care Act, and subsequently led efforts to repeal it. He also endorsed plans … Continue reading