by Girish Anand | Dec 20, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
Arguments were heard Wednesday in a federal district court in Baltimore over the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare), where the Obama-appointed judge is certain to find every aspect of the law completely viable and constitutional. The same...
by Girish Anand | Dec 19, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the weekly enrollment snapshot through the Dec. 15 midnight Eastern Time deadline for the 2019 Open Enrollment Period, and the preliminary data show enrollment remained steady. Open Enrollment for...
by Girish Anand | Dec 14, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
Texas Federal District Judge Reed O’Connor, who a few years ago struck down the Obama-era “one-bathroom-fits-all” rule for public schools, has this day ruled that the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare) is unconstitutional. Immediate appeals are...
by Girish Anand | Dec 13, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, ERISA
The Dave & Buster’s restaurant-entertainment chain is on the hook for a $7.425 settlement after slashing employees’ hours to avoid providing them with health insurance as mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare). The ACA’s employer...
by Girish Anand | Dec 3, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, IRS
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), saying that “a substantial number of employers, insurers, and other providers of minimum essential coverage need additional time,” has extended the deadline for supplying Form 1095-B and 1095-C to individuals from Jan....
by Girish Anand | Nov 30, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, CMS, Obamacare
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of the Treasury issued new guidance on Nov. 29, allowing states to move their insurance markets away from what they called the “one-size-fits-all” rules and regulations imposed by...