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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 One Big Beautiful Bill Act Explained: A Detailed Review of Key Changes for the Healthcare Industry

King & Spalding on 7/25/2025

To offset the cost of other provisions in the bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) includes significant reforms to Medicaid, Medicare, and Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits that are expected to result in...more

Healthcare Regulatory & Compliance Summit 2025 Recap

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 5/8/2025

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

Texas Department of Insurance Releases 2018 Biennial Report to the Legislature

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/20/2018

The Texas Department of Insurance released its 2018 Biennial Report to the Legislature with recommendations and policy discussions for the upcoming legislative session. The Department recommends the Legislature: Require...more

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

Epstein Becker & Green on 9/6/2017

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

As Trumpcare founders, GOP offers harsh paths for government on health

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 7/24/2017

The Republicans haven’t waved a white flag—yet. They may never formally surrender. But the GOP’s seven-year, take-no-prisoners campaign to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, has foundered. For good?...more

White House wants to inflict pain on the poor to force Democrats to bargain on health care

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 5/22/2017

The Trump Administration raised major weekend alarms among some of the biggest players in health care with the president’s reported willingness to try a risky gambit by cutting off crucial federal subsidies to help millions...more

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

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC on 2/28/2017

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

Floundering GOP gets its ACA repeal-replace architect and tries ‘repairs’

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 2/13/2017

Republicans jammed through their health policy guru in the middle of the night, and they and their new HHS Secretary are still trying to figure out what to do with the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. Insurance markets are...more

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

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC on 2/13/2017

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

Obamacare in the Cross Hairs — but Procedural Hurdles Loom

Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/20/2017

President-elect Trump and congressional Republicans have promised to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but there is deep division regarding which provisions will be rescinded and around the details of the...more

A&B Healthcare Week in Review

Alston & Bird on 3/18/2016

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

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House

Pierce Atwood LLP on 8/7/2015

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. A Unanimous Decision - A sequence of events led to the creation of 65 controversial vetoes...more

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