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Judge declares ACA unconstitutional

Jeff Wurzburg (US)By Jeff Wurzburg (US) on Posted in News from DC
On Friday, December 14, Judge Reed O’Connor of the Federal District Court in the Northern District of Texas issued a declaratory judgment holding the shared responsibility provision (also referred to as the “Individual Mandate”), and with it, the entire Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), to be unconstitutional. The case is Texas v. United States and California … Continue reading

The US Departments of HHS, Labor, and Treasury finalize expanded access to short-term, limited duration insurance

Jeff Wurzburg (US)By Jeff Wurzburg (US) on Posted in Regulatory
On August 1 the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the Departments) published a final rule that will expand the availability of short-term limited duration insurance (STLDI).  A Health Law Pulse summary of the proposed rule may be read here.  STLDI is not required to comply with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) … Continue reading

Twenty states file a lawsuit alleging the ACA is unconstitutional without the individual mandate penalty

Jeff Wurzburg (US)By Jeff Wurzburg (US) on Posted in News from DC
A group of twenty states has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration alleging that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional.  Plaintiffs take the position that the elimination of the individual mandate penalty in  the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Pub. L. No. 115-97), without a corresponding elimination of the individual mandate, renders the … Continue reading

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposes policies and updates to Medicare Advantage and Part D programs for 2019

Jeff Wurzburg (US)By Jeff Wurzburg (US) on Posted in Regulatory
On February 1, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed changes to the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs through the Advance Notice and Draft Call Letter (Advance Notice) for calendar year 2019.  As required by section 1853(b) of the Social Security Act, CMS publishes annually the Advance Notice at least 60 … Continue reading
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