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How Does the King v. Burwell Decision Affect the Affordable Care Act?
The Supreme Court handed the Obama administration a key victory, upholding the tax credits that allow many low-income Americans to purchase health care insurance in states where the federal government...
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Affordable Care Act Reporting Penalties Significantly Increased
On June 29, 2015, President Barack Obama signed the Trade Preferences Extension Act (the Act) into law. In addition to containing several revenue offsets, the Act significantly increased penalties for...
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False Claims Act: Do You Really Have Just 60 Days to Repay?
One of your employees informs you of a potential overpayment from Medicare. Do you really only have 60 days from that point to determine if it is indeed an overpayment and repay it? The Patient...
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Going Before a Higher Power – Nuns Take on Obamacare
On Nov. 6, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeals of several religious employers challenging the contraceptive mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The...
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Extension of 2015 Affordable Care Act Reporting Deadlines
On December 28, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2016-4 extending the deadline for information reporting requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”)....
View ArticleSupreme Court Decisions Raise Questions about Future Judicial Scrutiny of...
Two of the Supreme Court’s major, end-of-term decisions turn on the deference the Court gives to agency determinations of the meaning of ambiguous clauses in complex regulatory statutes, applying the...
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Trump Administration Takes First Steps to Support Healthcare Exchanges, but...
In an effort to stabilize the Exchanges and encourage issuer participation, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently extended the federal Exchange application and rate filing...
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American Health Care Act – House Passes ACA Replacement Bill
On May 4, 2017, House Republicans passed the latest version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), which repeals most of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) taxes including the employer and individual...
View ArticleUnder Developing IRS Guidance (Not Final), an Employer Would Be Able to Fully...
Takeaway Message: A recent IRS notice provides a future path for employers to avoid ACA employer mandate penalties by reimbursing employees for a portion of the cost of individual insurance coverage...
View ArticleA Momentary Victory for the ACA: Federal Judge Issues a Nationwide Injunction...
On January 14, 2019, US District Judge Wendy Beetlestone in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the Trump...
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