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Top 10 Issues in Health Law 2021

By Eric Zimmerman on Feb 12, 2021
Posted In Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans

A new president always brings new policy priorities and objectives, particularly when that president is from a different political party than their predecessor. As we begin 2021, and usher in the Biden era, we should likewise expect a significant shift in the health policy agenda. Writing for the American Health Law Association's Top 10 Issues in Health Law 2021, McDermott partner Eric Zimmerman discusses the top health policy priorities to watch for from the new administration. Access the article.

Supreme Court Appears Willing to Leave Obamacare in Place

By Michael B. Kimberly on Nov 11, 2020
Posted In Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans

During arguments in a case seeking to eliminate Obamacare, two of the US Supreme Court's conservative justices signaled they would not strike down the landmark legislation. In a recent article by CNBC, McDermott partner Michael Kimberly discussed the significance of this case and the Court's upcoming decision. Access the article.

Universal Health Bill Faces Steep Obstacles in New York

By Andrew Liazos on Aug 7, 2018
Posted In Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans

While momentum may be building for a single-payer health care system in New York, such a dramatic shift in the way health care is financed will have to overcome a number of significant obstacles. With ERISA preemption being one of those hurdles, Andrew Liazos comments, “There will be a challenge from somewhere. I don’t know who will lead the challenge, but I don’t think employer groups will just sit by idly.” Access the full article. Originally published in Bloomberg Law, August 2018.

OIG Reports More than $731 Million in Inappropriate Medicare Meaningful Use Payments

By Amanda Enyeart and Lisa Schmitz Mazur on Jul 18, 2017
Posted In Health and Welfare Plans, Privacy and Data Security

Amanda Enyeart and Lisa Schmitz Mazur wrote this bylined article explaining how the HHS Office of Inspector General used a survey by the Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program run by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to conclude that CMS made $729 million in inappropriate EHR incentive payments to physicians out of some $6 billion in such payments during the review period. Read the full article.

Senate Republicans Unveil ACA Repeal Bill

By McDermott Will & Emery and Eric Zimmerman on Jun 27, 2017
Posted In Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans

Last week, Senate Republicans unveiled draft legislation to move toward repealing portions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The draft health care bill, known as the Better Care Reconciliation Act, was hatched behind closed doors without public committee hearings or debate, in response to concerns raised by the House's American Health Care Act (AHCA), which passed by the slimmest of margins on May 4, 2017. The bill faces an uphill battle as several Republican senators have already come out in opposition to the draft bill, conservatives have criticized the bill not going far enough to repeal the ACA and moderates are uneasy about the impact severe cutbacks to the Medicaid system will have on their constituents. Senator Mitch McConnell has vowed to bring the draft bill to a vote this week before Congress recesses for the Fourth of July holiday. Read the full article.

House Narrowly Passes American Health Care Act

By McDermott Will & Emery on May 9, 2017
Posted In Benefit Controversies, Employee Benefits, Employment, Health and Welfare Plans, Labor

On Thursday, May 4, 2017, the US House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act by the slimmest of margins with no Democrats voting in favor of the bill. Amendments to the original bill attracted more support from both moderate and conservative Republicans by the introduction of two amendments: one that gives more leeway to the states to request waivers from the more onerous provisions of the ACA that cannot be changed through the budget reconciliation process, and a second one that adds $8 billion of funding to the bill to help improve the "high-risk pools" that could be set up by states to provide coverage to individuals with pre-existing conditions who cannot find affordable insurance in the open market. Read the full article.

Manager Amendments to the American Health Care Act

By McDermott Will & Emery on Mar 23, 2017
Posted In Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans

On Monday March 20, 2017, technical and policy amendments to the American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA) were introduced to address concerns by more conservative Republicans. The House just announced they are delaying the vote on the AHCA likely due to the uncertainty that it would pass. Read the full article.

American Health Care Act: Considerations for Employers

By McDermott Will & Emery on Mar 9, 2017
Posted In Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans

On Monday March 6, 2017, the House Republican leadership in the Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committees unveiled their signature bill to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The “American Health Care Act” (AHCA) is an effort to make good on President Trump’s promise to dismantle the ACA. Democrats are united in their opposition to the AHCA and other stakeholders have also come out against the bill – while the proposed legislation is subject to modification as it is marked up in committee and debated in Congress, certain provisions of the AHCA, if enacted, will be of particular importance to employers and provide the framework for a strategic road map as employers plan and design future health care benefits for their employees. Read the full article.

The Challenges of the Trump Administration’s Vow to “Repeal and Replace” the Affordable Care Act

By McDermott Will & Emery on Feb 15, 2017
Posted In Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans

In the presentation “ACA Repeal/Replace Under the Trump Administration,” Susan Nash discusses the implications of President Trump and the GOP’s immediate vow to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which was enacted in 2010 by the Obama Administration to reform the health care system in the US. A complete repeal is unlikely since many ACA changes will require a filibuster proof majority vote in the Senate. However, some changes can be made unilaterally through Executive action by Republicans through Budget Reconciliation, a special legislative process created by Congress to allow for expedited voting on bills that directly impact reviews and expenditures. The presentation also highlights several proposals that the GOP has been working on to replace ACA, the non-enforcement of market reform requirements, the possible outcomes for the Trump Executive Order and the immediate ramifications for the insurance markets and millions of Americans. View...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: The Supreme Court Decision

By McDermott Will & Emery on Jul 25, 2012
Posted In Employment, Health and Welfare Plans

by Christopher M. Jedrey, Joel L. Michaels, Susan M. Nash, Paul W. Radensky and Eric Zimmerman While the Supreme Court of the United States has in large part resolved questions regarding the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, participants in the health care industry should prepare for ongoing uncertainty in the manner and degree to which states will participate in the expansion of Medicaid. To read the full article, click here.

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