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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 +
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 subsidies to reduce the number of uninsured citizens. less -
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Healthcare Regulatory & Compliance Summit 2025 Recap

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Health Policy Fireside Chat: What to Expect from the New Administration - Bill Mathias, Member at Bass, Berry & Sims, engaged in a fireside chat with Colin Roskey, Principal at FHP Strategies, former Deputy Assistant...more

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Trump on Transparency: Making America Healthy Again Through Executive Order 14221; How Plan Sponsors Can Respond

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One mandate under the PPACA required health care providers, non-grandfathered health insurance issuers and self-insured group health plans to provide consumers with access to information about the cost of services before they...more

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Better Health Care Newsletter - March 2025

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The giant firms  that track trends for big businesses have glum news for all of us: Health care costs are spiking anew this year. The rise, one consultancy predicts, will be the highest in 13 years....more

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Medicare Payment Model Trends and Economic Drivers – Awaiting Direction from Trump Administration

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The Medicare program continues to face long term financial pressures associated with inflationary effects on health care costs and the growing wave of aging baby boomers. The Medicare Trust Fund, which is often viewed as a...more

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Health Care Provider Loses Tax-Exempt Status in Fifth Circuit Decision

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On October 28, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that a nonprofit corporation that coordinates health care for privately insured patients does not qualify for tax exemption under Section 501(c)(4) because it...more

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The Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Utilization Review

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California is among a handful of states that seeks to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in connection with utilization review in the managed care space. SB 1120, sponsored by the California Medical...more

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Whither Insurance Coverage for Preventive Health Services? District Court Decision Striking Down Affordable Care Act’s Preventive...

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On May 15, 2023, the Fifth Circuit temporarily stayed a district-court ruling that struck down a key part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As a result of the stay, the ACA’s health insurance coverage requirements for...more

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Texas Federal District Court Opines That the Affordable Care Act Is Invalid in Its Entirety: Where Does It Go from Here?

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On December 14, 2018, a federal judge in Texas, in response to a lawsuit brought by 20 Republican states, issued a judgment opining that the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) is invalid in its entirety. That is a very sweeping...more

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Will partisan assault on Obamacare also rack up costs of car insurance?

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Although Congressional Republicans and the Trump Administration may not want to stop their relentless assault on the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, there may be other reasons to persuade them to do so....more

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News from the Vermont State House - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team - February 2017 #3

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Act 188 Plans On Hold as New Chemical Bill is Introduced - Nearly three years after the legislature passed a law to regulate children’s products containing chemicals of high concern, a web site intended to inform the...more

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News from the Vermont State House - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team - February 2017

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The Agency of Transportation has submitted a proposal to the House Transportation Committee that would allow the agency to seek damages from a utility that fails to move or adjust a utility line that is in a state or local...more

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HHS Issues Final Rule on ACA Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities

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On May 18, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued final regulations interpreting the nondiscrimination provisions of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). The rule mainly impacts insurers...more

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A&B Healthcare Week in Review

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I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On March 15, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued voluntary guidelines entitled, “CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain — United...more

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HHS Proposes Rules for Nondiscrimination in Health Care

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On September 8, 2015, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) proposed new regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). Section 1557 prohibits...more

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In it Together -- Emerging Joint Venture Structures for Hospitals and Insurers

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Locke Lord lawyers Jon Biasetti, Baird Allis and Benjamin Sykes provide a detailed look at recent efforts by hospitals, physician practice groups and health insurance and managed care companies to lower health care delivery...more

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Providers and Purchasers Should Be Aware of Health Insurers’ Efforts to Pass Through Affordable Care Act Taxes and Fees

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As health insurers are beginning to operationalize the requirements of the Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”), they are increasingly attempting to pass new expenses, taxes and payment cuts through to contracting providers and...more

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Florida Legislative Session 2013: Healthcare Summary

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The 2013 Florida Legislative Session concluded on May 3, 2013. The following is a partial summary of healthcare-related bills that may impact your business or practice. Note that some of these bills have become law, but...more

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