by Girish Anand | Sep 5, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor will hear arguments in Texas beginning today in a case brought by 20 “red” states over the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare), whose result could have far-reaching consequences in the...
by Girish Anand | Aug 16, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, DOL, Obamacare
While the Trump administration has rolled out a plan to make available short-term health insurance policies, up from the current 90 days to 12 months in duration, some states have already said they don’t want any part of it. Since the plans don’t have to...
by Girish Anand | Jul 21, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
With the addition of North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin this week, the lawsuit against the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare) is now being waged in Texas — where the legal action originated — by a combined 23 states. The...
by Girish Anand | Jul 12, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, CMS, Health Care Reform, Obamacare
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) Navigator program, which funds groups and individuals to help walk people through the Obamacare sign-up process, is being cut financially once again by the Trump administration, this time from $36 million to $10 million. In 2017, funding...
by Girish Anand | Jul 7, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, CMS, Obamacare
UPDATE: On Tuesday, July 24, the Trump administration restored the risk-adjusted payments to prevent “chaos” in the health insurance market. Risk-adjusted payments, a principal component of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare) that seeks to level...
by Girish Anand | Jul 7, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, IRS, Obamacare
Even as many applicable large employers (ALEs) grapple with Employer Shared Responsibility Penalty (ESRP) letters from 2015, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is preparing to issue more such letters — known as Letter 226-J — for 2015, with still more...