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U.S. Senate rejects health care reform legislation; CMS releases home health proposed rule for CY 2018

By Thomas Dowdell (US) on July 31, 2017 Posted in News from DC

Last week the U.S. Senate rejected three health care reform proposals intended to repeal all or parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). On Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence cast the deciding vote 51-50 for the Senate to begin debate on legislation to repeal significant parts of the ACA. Later Tuesday evening, however, the Senate … Continue reading

U.S. Senate health care reform legislation if enacted into law will make significant changes to the Affordable Care Act

By Thomas Dowdell (US) on June 23, 2017 Posted in News from DC

U.S. Senate Republican leadership yesterday released its draft health care reform legislation entitled the “Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017.” The Senate legislation would retain two key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA): (i) insurers are prohibited from denying coverage or increasing an individual’s premiums based on a preexisting medical condition; and (ii) young … Continue reading