by Girish Anand | Jun 8, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, DOJ, Obamacare, U.S. Supreme Court
Faced with a challenge by 20 attorneys general in a federal court in Texas, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is going to trial with no defense from the Trump administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ). The case rests on the constitutionality — or...
by Girish Anand | Oct 23, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R.-Ky.) over the weekend signaled he would bring the Alexander-Murray bipartisan health legislation to a floor vote if President Trump wants him to do so. Trump officials, however, said the bill needs to be expanded to axe the...
by Girish Anand | Oct 12, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, DOL, HHS, Obamacare
As anticipated, President Trump today signed an Executive Order that, once fully implemented, will give consumers new options for health insurance and expand employer-funder Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs). The executive action orders the Department of Labor...
by Girish Anand | Apr 21, 2011 | Health Care Reform
The law that President Obama signed this month to eliminate 1099 reporting under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) also eliminated the "Free Choice Voucher" component of the health care act. Free Choice Vouchers were to be made available...
by Girish Anand | Apr 15, 2011 | Health Care Reform, IRS
Congress has passed and President Obama has signed legislation to repeal a much-loathed provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that would have required the issuance of an IRS form 1099 for every expenditure of $600 or more. The mandate...