Search Results: "Affordable Care Act "

  • Employees

    MedCity Influencers, Legal, Policy

    Implications for the Affordable Care Act under the Biden administration

    Unless the Supreme Court strikes down the ACA, it will remain in place for the foreseeable future and will see expansion.

    / Apr 22, 2021 at 9:00 AM
  • Policy

    Texas judge strikes down Affordable Care Act as ‘unconstitutional’

    The court ruled that individual mandate is unconstitutional and “inseverable” from the rest of the sweeping 2010 statute.

    / Dec 14, 2018 at 9:43 PM
  • Payers, Policy

    How to navigate some of the most confusing aspects of the new Affordable Care Act compliance mandates

    Employers who didn’t adhere to ACA requirements in 2015 will feel the wrath when they file their taxes in the coming months.

    / Mar 31, 2016 at 4:35 PM
  • Daily, Payers, Policy

    What will be impact of SCOTUS ruling on Affordable Care Act health plan subsidies?

    Even people not getting subsidies could be indirectly affected by a Supreme Court ruling against the administration because of the likelihood the decision would roil the insurance risk pool.

    / Jun 8, 2015 at 9:00 AM
  • Pharma

    Is the Affordable Care Act all it’s cracked up to be?

    So far the Affordable Care Act seems to be doing its job. But there is […]

    / Oct 29, 2014 at 10:56 AM
  • Policy

    FactCheck.org looks at Affordable Care Act claims

    Lori Robertson has been covering the Affordable Care Act from the earliest debates on it in 2009.
    A journalist for FactCheck.org, the nonpartisan nonprofit that monitors the accuracy of e-mails, viral claims, and statements by politicians, Robertson …

    / Sep 10, 2013 at 5:37 PM
  • MedCity Influencers, Policy

    What will the [Un]Affordable Care Act look like in a year?

    Many are speculating about the outcome of what I call UCA for the [Un]Affordable Care […]

    / Jul 2, 2013 at 4:17 PM
  • From Florida to Minnesota to Colorado: Views of the Affordable Care Act at age 3

    As the health law marks its third anniversary, much of the action surrounding its implementation has shifted to the states.

    Hot topics include creation of health exchanges, the on-line marketplaces where consumers will be able to shop for insurance coverage, and the law’s Medicaid expansion, a key mechanism by which the overhaul will extend health care to millions of people who currently lack health insurance.

    We checked in with reporters on the ground in Colorado, Florida and Minnesota to find out what they view as the most significant developments to happen in their states since the law’s passage and what future challenges they see ahead.

    Via Skype:
    Lynn Hatter
    WFSU-FM


    LYNN HATTER, WFSU:  I’m Lynn Hatter from WFSU-FM in Tallahassee, Fla. One of the biggest developments in the past three years has been the state’s rejection of the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Florida lawmakers say they don’t want to move forward with that and are now proposing their own plan to submit to the federal government that would cover roughly the same 1 million Floridians who would have otherwise been eligible.  A plan should be coming on that within the next week.

    One of the biggest challenges the state will face will be how to put it all together. Obviously, Florida is looking to do its own state-run program, and that’s going to come with getting approval from the federal government in order to take the Medicaid expansion money. The state is also looking at how to comply with the law in the area on insurance regulation, and Florida will be deferring to the federal government like premium increases, rate increases and other insurance regulations.

    Via Skype:
    Elizabeth Stawicki
    Minnesota Public Radio


    ELIZABETH STAWICKI, MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO: My name is Elizabeth Stawicki, and I’m a health care reform reporter at Minnesota Public Radio in St. Paul. The most significant issue that’s happened here since the law passed three years ago has been getting our legislation passed to create a state-based health insurance exchange. We’re one of the few states that actually has done this.

    This began, though, three years ago. But, because Republicans were in control the first two years of the legislature, they wanted to block the creation of the health insurance exchange, because they were against the Affordable Care Act and thought that either the U.S. Supreme Court would strike it down or there would be a different president in the White House.

    But, just this week our Legislature has passed this exchange legislation, and, as I am talking to you in mid-March, we believe that the governor will sign that legislation into law.

    The challenges that I foresee in the coming year here again have to do mostly with the insurance exchange. Our state health plans that want to sell on the exchange have only until May 17 to get approval from the state — which doesn’t leave them a whole a lot of time — but that’s necessary in order for the state to begin enrolling Medicaid members and for people to start using the exchange to compare plans on Oct. 1.

    Via Skype:
    Eric Whitney
    Colorado Public Radio


    ERIC WHITNEY, COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO: I’m Eric Whitney of Colorado Public Radio in Denver. The most significant thing to happen since the passage of the Affordable Care Act here was in 2011 when the state legislature passed a bipartisan health exchange bill that established the health insurance exchange in Colorado. There was a lot of debate over whether that was actually going to work or not, but the fact that it passed allowed the health insurance exchange to get started and go forward.

    It did get a handful of Republican votes. The people who did vote for it – the Republican co-sponsors – took a lot of heat from more conservative members of their party. There was some concern over whether they would be ousted and whether Republicans would be able to muster the votes to derail the startup of the exchange in Colorado. The 2012 elections were also significant because that didn’t happen: The Republican supporters of the bill managed to survive their challenges. Also, the fact that the Obama administration kept the White House in 2012 meant that it was very clear that the exchange was going to be established and continue in Colorado.

    Right now the most significant challenge for the exchange in Colorado – and I think the most significant thing for health reform going forward in Colorado – is finding an ongoing source of funding for the exchange’s operations. In 2015, state exchanges have to be self-sustaining, so right now the exchange board and the legislature are looking for ways to fund its ongoing operations. There’s been some work on that already – the exchange board has passed an administrative fee – but they have to go to the legislature to try to find some other funding mechanisms. And that debate is just starting up in Colorado, so that’s what I’m going to be watching closely.

    / Mar 24, 2013 at 12:57 PM
  • Hospitals, Policy

    Reaction to the Affordable Care Act ruling: Lobbyists and advocates

    Everyone — almost everyone —  had something to say about yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling […]

    / Jun 29, 2012 at 8:14 AM
  • Kaiser, Policy

    CMS Adminstrator dismisses Affordable Care Act

    About 1.4 million Californians buy coverage through the state’s Obamacare exchange, Covered California, and nearly 4 million have joined Medicaid as a result of the program’s expansion under the law.

    / Jul 27, 2018 at 1:05 PM
  • Kaiser, Policy

    5 things to know about Trump administration’s latest move to dismantle Affordable Care Act

    The Trump administration is refusing to defend key parts of the Affordable Care Act, essentially arguing that federal courts should find the health law’s protection for people with pre-existing conditions unconstitutional.

    / Jun 10, 2018 at 10:15 AM
  • Kaiser, Policy

    Which benefits might Republicans cut in revision of Affordable Care Act?

    Maternity coverage is a popular target and one often mentioned by health law critics, but other items also could be watered down or eliminated.

    / Feb 21, 2017 at 3:00 PM
  • Payers, Policy

    HHS seeks to limit short-term plans under Affordable Care Act

    The Department of Health and Human Services said under its proposal, short-term health policies could be written for no longer than three months, instead of up to a year as is currently allowed. In addition, consumers would not be able to renew the policies.

    / Jun 8, 2016 at 2:37 PM
  • MedCity Influencers, Sponsored Post

    A look back & a look ahead – The Affordable Care Act

    This week marks the fifth Anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Here’s a Strategic Perspective that counts down five major ACA changes to look forward to in coming years.

    / Mar 27, 2015 at 9:00 AM
  • MedCity Influencers, Payers, Policy

    The (Un)Affordable Care Act: Younger, healthy patients aren’t being fooled

    The Unaffordable Care Act (UCA) is about to become even more unaffordable, thanks to the […]

    / Feb 12, 2014 at 6:00 AM