This year kicked off with a new administration heralding big policy changes in areas that affect employee health & welfare benefits. This year’s Roundup is packed with the latest legislative and regulatory developments that matter most to health benefit plan sponsors and service providers. From significant consumer-directed health legislative changes in telehealth and health savings ...
The fierce fight over health care costs hits a crucial juncture this week, with a series of major developments that could make or break the future of enhanced ObamaCare subsidies. For months, GOP leaders have been squeezed between centrist Republicans clamoring to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, which expire at year’s end, and ...
Two key Senate Republican chairmen are circulating the outline of a health care plan to Republican offices ahead of a crucial week that could decide the fate of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, multiple sources tell Axios. Why it matters: The plan from Finance Committee chair Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and health committee chair Bill Cassidy (R-La.) does ...
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) announced last Thursday that Democrats will force Republican senators to vote this week on a three-year extension of enhanced health insurance premium subsidies that are due to expire in January.
As Congress continues to debate next steps on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) enhanced subsidies, insurers are urging legislators to consider an extension with additional program integrity measures in place. AHIP said in a statement Wednesday that “common sense” steps to promote integrity can help mitigate the risks related to fraudulent enrollment in ACA plans or subsidies. ...
The Republican and Democratic leaders of the Senate Finance Committee have teamed up to bring back a major pharmacy benefit manager regulation bill. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, the committee chairman, and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the highest-ranking Democrat on the committee, joined to introduce the “PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act” bill. The highly popular ...