Category: Federal Legislation
The House Passes Legislation Aimed at Preserving the Affordable Care Act
Notable among the bills passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in recent months are two bills aimed at shoring up the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Below, we explore the ...
Hearings Begin on “Medicare for All” Legislation
On June 12, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee conducted its initial hearings on H.R. 1384, the Medicare for All Act of 2019. Introduced by U.S. ...
Bipartisan Federal Surprise Billing Legislation Likely to Pass
Although it has been discussed and debated at the federal level for years, viable bi-partisan surprise billing legislation had not been proposed until recently, in the form of the No ...
Department of Transportation to Establish Committee to Study Air Ambulance Billing Practices
Concern about out-of-pocket costs associated with air ambulance transport has been growing for some time. Groups such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) have advocated for state flexibility ...
Health Policy News October Edition
Introduction This month’s edition of Health Policy News focuses on recent developments relative to drug policy, which has been an ever-growing focus at the State and Federal level. We continue ...
Bipartisan Bill to Tackle the Opioid Epidemic Signed into Law
The Substance Use Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (“SUPPORT Act”) was signed into law by the President on October 24, 2018, after ...
Federal Departments Finalize Rule to Expand Access to Short Term Health Plans that are not ACA-Compliant
On August 1, 2018, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services (together, “the Departments”) jointly promulgated a final rule on ...
21st Century Cures Act
By Margot Jones, Jay Peck and Margot Thistle, with assistance from EVV Workgroup Implementing the 21st Century Cures Act On December 7, 2016 Congress passed the 21st Century Cures Act ...
Section 1332 State Innovation Waiver – Recent developments and the newly-released checklist
In follow-up to its letter to Governors regarding the Section 1332 Waiver opportunity, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Treasury released a Section 1332 ...
CBO estimates that AHCA would severely increase the number of uninsured persons
On May 24, 2017, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) released estimates on the impact of the proposed H.R. 1628, the American Health Care ...