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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC), also known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute passed in March of 2010. The Act creates a nationwide insurance system and provides federal... more +
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Holland & Knight Health Dose: July 22, 2025

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With the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) passed by U.S. Congress and signed into law, Congress now has less than three weeks that it will be in session before government funding expires on Sept. 30, 2025. Appropriators will...more

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Considering the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's Impact on Skilled Nursing Facilities

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As legal counsel to skilled nursing facility (SNF) owners and operators, as well as their lenders, Holland & Knight's Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Team is closely monitoring potential impacts of President Donald Trump's One...more

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Where To, Medicaid? House Legislation Makes Significant Changes; Senate Future is Uncertain

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On May 22, 2025, after a marathon markup session, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill containing significant proposed changes to the Medicaid program....more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: March 11, 2025

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Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector....more

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New Tax Overhaul and Government Funding Measures: What's in It for Health Care?

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In the week before Christmas, Congress approved and President Trump signed into law the final Republican tax overhaul bill. While primarily focused on individual and business tax cuts and reform, the new tax bill taking...more

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Trump, by executive fiat, tries to blow up ACA with cheap, skimpy alternatives

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President Trump has made good on his promise to try to blow up the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. His latest, twin executive actions seek to gut the national health insurance program that Republicans have reviled but...more

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GOP Tries “Repeal and Replace” One More Time as Clock Runs Out

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Senate Republicans, frustrated by their failure to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) during the summer, are trying once again. They have only until September 30, according to a ruling by the Senate...more

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind...But Don’t Forget the Possibility of ACA Retaliation Claims

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While many were hoping that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would finally be dead by now, and others are lamenting the fact that the “repeal-and-replace” attempts have fallen by the wayside, we thought it may be worthwhile to...more

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26 Days: Congress and Health Care as FY 2017 Comes to a Close

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Congress returns from August recess today, facing a daunting workload to complete before the end of the current fiscal year (FY) on September 30. Big picture issues include raising the national debt ceiling and passing a...more

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ACA Cost-Sharing Reductions– A Momentary Reprieve and Ongoing Doubts

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The Future of CSRs – A Tale Told in Tweets. In follow-up to our May 5, 2017 blog post, “ACA Cost-Sharing Reductions: An Uncertain Future,” on August 16, 2017, the Trump Administration made an announcement (Announcement) that...more

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Window on Washington - This Week in the Nation's Capital - Vol. 1, Issue 22

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House Rules Committee Posts Text of Spending Bills, Striking DACA Provision: House Rules Committee posts text for eight appropriations bills, striking language in the fi­nancial services spending bill allowing participants in...more

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Capitol Hill Update: Affordable Care Act Repeal on the Ropes?

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The Senate bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act is currently being poured over by Senate Republicans and their staff, but the early prognosis for a vote this week is not good. Senate leadership had set a goal of voting on...more

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Senate Unveils Repeal and Replace Legislation, the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017

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On June 22, the Senate Budget Committee posted the discussion draft, available here, of its Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal and replace legislation, the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA). Similar in structure to...more

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The American Health Care Act, the Sequel Receives Its CBO Grade

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Perhaps the high fives in the Rose Garden of the White House a few weeks ago may have been a bit premature. On Wednesday, May 24, 2017, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of the revised...more

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Health Care Reform Weekly Roundup – Issue 2

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Below are key health care reform developments from the week of May 15th: ACA Repeal Efforts. Efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) continue despite slowing down as the House of Representatives’...more

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Will the GOP's AHCA Repeal and Replace the ACA?

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We promised to keep you up to date on the GOP majority's promise to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (the "ACA"). After reaching agreement on several amendments to the original House bill (described in our previous...more

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ACA Repeal Effort Moves to Senate - Employers Should Continue Compliance for Now

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The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that would effectively eliminate the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) employer mandate, open the door for simplified employer coverage reporting, provide greater...more

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House Passes American Health Care Act: Fate in the Senate Uncertain

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Seven years after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on May 4, 2017, to dismantle the sweeping law and replace key provisions with a dramatically different vision of health care...more

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Issue 109: House Passes Modified Version of AHCA - Bill to Proceed to Senate

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This is the one hundred and ninth issue in our series of alerts for employers on selected topics on health care reform. This series of Health Care Reform Management Alerts is designed to provide an in-depth analysis of...more

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U.S. House of Representatives Approves ACA Repeal Bill

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On May 4, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved a revised version of the American Health Care Act (“AHCA”), a bill that both repeals certain parts of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) and provides new...more

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Health Care Reform Bill Clears the House, but Could Hit a Wall in the Senate

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On 4 May 2017, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a bill that would repeal and replace key portions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), narrowly passed the House of Representatives. The bill, however, faces an uncertain...more

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House Passes American Health Care Act

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As widely reported, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a bill that, if enacted, would make the first major legislative changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Modified to...more

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Part VI: An Update on the American Health Care Act

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In Part V of our blog series, Very Opaque to Slightly Transparent: Shedding Light on the Future of Healthcare, we outlined some of the key provisions of the American Health Care Act (AHCA). Roughly two weeks after our post...more

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House Passes American Health Care Act

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On May 4, 2017, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill that will repeal and replace the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Republican-backed American Health Care Act (AHCA) passed in the...more

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House of Representatives Passes American Health Care Act – What it Means and Next Steps

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Today, the House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act (the “AHCA”). The AHCA was previously introduced in March but supporters failed to muster sufficient support to bring the legislation to a vote....more

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