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States Take Action in Anticipation of Possible ACA Unconstitutional Ruling
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit could strike down the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as unconstitutional any moment. Several states are preparing for the impact. In April…
Health Industry Washington Watch
House Clears Prescription Drug Price Transparency, Health Workforce Legislation
The House of Representatives has approved -- without objection -- a series of bills intended to promote prescription drug pricing transparency and invest in the health care workforce. With regard…
Connecticut State & Local Tax Alert
Despite An Uncertain Future ACA’s “Cadillac Tax” Still A Concern For Some Connecticut Employers
One hotly debated aspect of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) has been the so-called “Cadillac Tax” on high-cost health benefits, currently slated to take effect in 2022. The Cadillac Tax…
Compensation & Benefits Blog
New HRA Regulations Part 5 – More on the Employer Shared Responsibility Mandate
By Damian A. Myers, Kaitlin Hulbert, Malerie Bulot
On September 30th, the IRS issued proposed regulations that establish safe harbors for compliance with the employer mandate in the context of individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements (or “ICHRAs”). These…
PrawfsBlawg
Universal injunctions and mootness
Main Tuesday, October 22, 2019Universal injunctions and mootnessA divided Ninth Circuit affirmed the preliminary injunction prohibiting enforcement of the new regulations regarding the ACA contraception mandate. One issue in the…
DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
Caveat emptor: It’s not only an open season ‘for’ but also ‘on’ health coverage
Americans in coming weeks will make important decisions on the national and personal level about how best to safeguard themselves and their loved ones with a crucial component of the…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Racial Disparities Persist for Breastfeeding Moms
August 24, 2019 (PBS News Hour): Racial Disparities Persist for Breastfeeding Moms, by Laura Santhanam:A recent study released by the CDC indicates that while 83 percent of mothers report breastfeeding…
Health Law
Podcast: Some Potential Impacts of Legal Challenges to the ACA
In the latest episode of Payers, Providers, and Patients – Oh My!, Troy Barsky and Alice Hall-Partyka talk with Joe Records and Payal Nanavati about how recent litigation challenging the…
Employee Benefits Blog
SCOTUS Refuses to Review Ninth Circuit Ruling on ACA Birth Control Rules
By Judith Wethall, Ralph E. DeJong
The US Supreme Court declined to review a recent Ninth Circuit decision, blocking the interim rules that exempted employers with religious or moral objections from providing birth control coverage required…
Taft Technology and Artificial Intelligence Insights
4 Ways to Avoid Maryland’s Digital Transformation Nightmare
About 20 years ago, commercials for a food product used the tag line “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature.” By mid-June, 2019, the line was adaptable to warn, “It’s…