Medicaid, Medicare, Tax Credits

U.S. Healthcare in OBBBA: A Patchwork of Big Changes

Fennemore on 8/15/2025

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA or the Act) contains only 118 references to healthcare, a surprisingly small number given its numerous proposals for changes to the U.S. healthcare system. The provisions are broad in...more

One Big Beautiful Bill Act Tax Law Updates – Healthcare Sector

McCarter & English, LLP on 7/16/2025

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the legislation commonly referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), which includes significant changes to Medicaid, Medicare, and Affordable Care Act (ACA)...more

One Big Beautiful Bill Act – What’s in it for health?

Hogan Lovells on 7/9/2025

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), into law after lengthy consideration in both chambers of Congress. OBBBA Subtitle B—Health includes significant reforms to Medicaid,...more

House Passes Reconciliation Bill with Major Tax and Health Policy Measures

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 5/27/2025

On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives cleared a major reconciliation hurdle, advancing its version of a 2025 Fiscal Year (FY2025) budget reconciliation bill, H.R. 1 — One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (OBBBA)—by a...more

What’s On The Table For Budget Reconciliation?

McGuireWoods Consulting on 2/5/2025

On Jan. 16, 2025, a 51-page document attributed to the House Budget Committee was released with policy options and associated budgetary impacts for congressional committees to consider as they work through the reconciliation...more

CMS Begins Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act: Medicare Issues List of Drugs and Biologics Subject to Inflation Rebates

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/20/2023

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-169) (the Act) contained an array of novel prescription drug provisions, which we described in our August 29, 2022, alert. On Wednesday, March 15, 2023, the Centers for...more

With Inflation Reduction Act Signed, Other Health Policy Issues Ahead for Congress

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/17/2022

Congress ended a busy work period after passing the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) last week. This Holland & Knight alert summarizes the healthcare provisions in the IRA and provides an outlook on health policy issues that may...more

House Passes Build Back Better Act

Groom Law Group, Chartered on 11/24/2021

On November 19, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, the “BBB Act”), the budget reconciliation bill that includes much of President Biden’s economic and social policy...more

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Summary

Holland & Knight LLP on 3/11/2021

The U.S. House of Representatives on March 10, 2021, passed the Senate-amended H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan (ARP). The ARP provides $1.9 trillion in additional relief to respond to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)....more

President Trump Signs Bipartisan Coronavirus Relief Bill

ArentFox Schiff on 3/20/2020

The package was sent to the President’s desk after undergoing technical changes to paid medical leave and public health emergency medical leave provisions that will limit costs for small businesses. Employers with 500...more

Health and Human Services Exchange Program Integrity Final Rule

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/5/2020

On December 20, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule on program integrity for Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchange plans. This rule implements a number of provisions from the ACA,...more

What's New In Washington - March 2018

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 6/7/2018

Washington saw a flurry of bipartisan activity over the last few weeks. Most notably, Republican and Democratic negotiators reached a long-awaited deal on sequestration budget caps. The compromise, announced on February 7 as...more

Tax Reform Changes to Healthcare

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/22/2017

Following a final vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday morning, Dec. 20, 2017, Congress sent the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) to President Donald Trump's desk. In addition to extensive revisions to the tax...more

The Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 vs. The American Health Care Act: Summary of Key Differences

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 6/26/2017

On June 22, 2017, Senate Republicans released a discussion draft of their proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), titled the “Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017” (BCRA). Beyond the title change,...more

Can Congress Get to “Yes” on Replacing the Affordable Care Act?

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 6/8/2017

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recently gave a candid assessment of the chances of getting an Affordable Care Act (ACA) replacement bill through the Senate, saying “I don’t know how we get to 50 (votes) at the...more

Issues for Employers as Health Care Legislation Moves to the Senate

Jones Day on 5/30/2017

ABSTRACT - Although the American Health Care Act, as passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, mainly affects the individual and small group health insurance markets, it has implications for large employers. The repeal of...more

Fate of the American Health Care Act in the Hands of the Senate

Carlton Fields on 5/5/2017

On May 4, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA) by a slight majority (217-213). As we previously wrote, AHCA...more

House Republicans Release Obamacare Repeal and Replace Policy Brief; Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Verma CMS...

King & Spalding on 3/2/2017

On February 16, 2017, House Republicans released a policy brief on how to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The brief builds upon the ideas outlined in the 2016 “A Better Way” proposal and promises action on...more

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