Statute
ACA
953 published works
Life Sciences Legal Update
Sunshine Physician Payment Final Rule Overview and Analysis
By Elizabeth B. Carder-Thompson, Katie Pawlitz, Nancy Halstead
On February 1, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the long-awaited Final Rule to implement the “Sunshine”…
Workforce Bulletin
ACA Webcast, March 5 – What Hospitality Employers Need to Know Now!
By Epstein Becker Green, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Please join Epstein Becker Green's Labor & Employment practitioners on March 5, 2013 as we continue to review the Affordable Care Act and its ongoing impact on hospitality employers and…
Health Law Prof Blog
Health Insurance Market Rules Published
Its been a busy week for ACA implementation. A few days ago we saw the Essential Helath Benefits rule, here. Today, HHS issued the final regulations for health insurance markets,…
Health Industry Washington Watch
Obama Administration Proposes Revised ACA Contraceptive Coverage Requirements
On February 6, 2013, HHS, together with the Departments of Treasury and Labor, published a proposed rule that would modify the Administration’s policy on the extent to which group health…
Cam Law
States expanding scope of practice for physician assistants, nurses, optometrists and phamarcists
States are looking to expand the scope of practice for physician assistants, nurse practitioners, optometrists, and pharmacists to meet the primary care shortage caused by Obamacare. The Los Angeles times…
The Faculty Lounge
Hobby Lobby and the Corporate “Soul”
That the old saying that a corporation has "no body to kick, no soul to damn" may have to be revised. While it still has no body to kick (or,…
Health Law Rx
Health Care Reform – Should Employers Reduce Expected Health Costs in 2014 by Transitioning Some Full Time Employees to Part Time Status Now?
By Beth Alcalde
2013 is shaping up to be a very busy year for employers in all industries, with the continued implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("ACA"). Recognizing that…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
IRS Releases Proposed and Final Regulations regarding Health Insurance Premium Tax Credits
Co-authored by Christopher K. Buch. On January 30, the Internal Revenue Service released proposed and final regulations regarding the health insurance premium tax credit and the requirement that an employer…
Health Law Prof Blog
Penultimate poor and the individual mandate
The Department of Health and Human Services just released regulations that address, to a degree, the plight of the poor in states that refuse to expand their Medicaid populations. The ACA's…
Health Industry Washington Watch
PCORI Seeking Nominations for Advisory Panels
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) was established by the ACA to support federal comparative effectiveness research efforts. PCORI is seeking nominees for four new advisory panels to make non-binding…