State AGs File Suit over AHPs
August 8, 2018Twelve state attorneys general are suing DOL over the expansion of AHP's arguing they violate consumer and state protections included in the Affordable Care Act.
READ MOREHouse Passes Bill to Delay HIT
August 1, 2018Prior to adjourning for August recess, the House passed legislation that would further delay implementation of the health insurance tax on insurers until 2022.
READ MOREHouse Votes to Repeal Medical Device Tax
August 1, 2018Last week, the House passed legislation 283-182--with 57 Democrats joining all voting Republicans--to permanently eliminate a tax on medical devices under the ACA.
READ MOREPaid Family Leave Gets Hill Attention
July 18, 2018The issue of paid family leave has been front-and-center on Capitol Hill, with bills that would provide tax-funded or social-security deferred payments.
READ MOREMore Changes to ACA from CMS
July 11, 2018In the last week, two significant changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have been made by the administration on risk-adjustment payments and funding for navigators.
READ MOREWays and Means Marks-up Health Care Bills
July 11, 2018The House Ways and Means Committee will hold a full committee markup today on a series of measures that will delay several ACA provisions and expand HSA’s.
READ MOREAnalysis on DOL’s Final AHP Rule
June 27, 2018Following last week's publishing of a final rule on Association Health Plans, NSBA has analyzed the rule and detailed what it likely means for most small businesses.
READ MOREDOL Published Final AHP Rule
June 20, 2018The Department of Labor has unveiled final rules expanding Association Health Plans which would allow businesses to band together to buy health insurance, but could cause risk-selection problems.
READ MOREFarm Bill Includes Funding for AHPs
May 23, 2018Efforts continue to move Association Health Plans through Congress, most recently as part of the Farm Bill which ultimately fell short in the House of the required votes.
READ MORESenate Bill to Expand Medicare
May 16, 2018New Senate legislation would create a Medicare health plan for all ages that would be offered in state and federal health exchanges, and the employer-sponsored market.
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