Tag: Affordable Care Act
Health Policy News – April 2019
Introduction In this month’s edition of Health Policy News, we delve into two of last month’s breaking Federal litigation updates: the decisions issued in cases regarding the Association Health Plan ...
Court Ruling Invalidates Major Provisions of the New Association Health Plan Regulations
On March 28, 2019, Judge John D. Bates of the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia issued a ruling invalidating major provisions of last summer’s final rule on ...
Health Policy News – March 2019
Introduction With the first quarter of the new year coming to a close, we are taking this opportunity to do a national review of major state health policy activity in ...
Newly-Elected Governors Set Their Sights on Healthcare Reforms
The new year brought changes to state leadership across the nation, with 19 governors newly entering the corner office—seven of whom took over from an administration on the other end of the political spectrum. This refresh has brought a surge of new ideas and energy in the realm of state health policy. Below, we highlight …
Health Policy News December Edition
Introduction As in years past, the primary focus of the December edition is highlighting some of the important topics we wrote about in 2018, while also foreshadowing policy trends that ...
A Look at Two States’ Responses to the Association Health Plan Final Rule
Implementation of the new Federal Association Health Plan (AHP) Rule—and new options for associations seeking to offer health insurance coverage—is well underway. The new rule became effective for all fully-insured ...
A Preliminary Decision in the Newest Lawsuit Challenging the Affordable Care Act
On December 14th, a decision was published in the Texas v. U.S. case that challenged the validity of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The case – which was brought by ...
Health Policy News September Edition
With late-breaking summer developments at the federal level on Association Health Plans (AHPs) and Short Term Limited Duration Insurance (STLDI), and additional guidance rolling out at the state level, it ...
States Respond to Recent Federal Regulations
States across the country have spent the past few months reviewing and considering two significant rules promulgated at the Federal level over the summer: the final rule on Association Health ...
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 ...