by Girish Anand | Feb 27, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act
Using as its basis the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which repealed the tax penalty for not having health insurance, a coalition of 20 states has filed a lawsuit in a Texas federal court asking that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) be declared unconstitutional....
by Girish Anand | Feb 20, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, Obamacare
In direct response to President Trump’s October 2017 Executive Order, the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury today issued a proposed rule that is intended to increase competition, choice, and access to lower-cost healthcare options...
by Girish Anand | Feb 14, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, HHS
While Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R.-Wisc.) told Fox Business that the new Republican goal was to seek “incremental” health care reform rather than repeal-and-replace, House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R.-Texas) said separately that the...
by Girish Anand | Feb 14, 2018 | ACA, ADA, Health Care Reform, HHS, Obamacare
Health and Human Services (HHS) head Alex Azar, when pressed about the legality of Idaho’s plan to market non-Affordable Care Act (ACA) health policies, affirmed his support for the 2010 legislation that in essence federalizes standards for health insurance....
by Girish Anand | Feb 8, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
With California being the last state to report its Obamacare enrollment figure for 2018, the final tally for the nationwide effort came in at 11.7 million sign-ups. California was among the last of the 11 states and District of Columbia to close their enrollment on...
by Girish Anand | Feb 4, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act
Without obtaining federal permission, Idaho has announced plans to allow health insurers to offer policies that do not adhere to the standards of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), provided they also offer ACA-eligible plans. According to the Idaho Department of...