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Revised Senate tax bill includes repeal of individual mandate

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) last night released a revised version of tax reform legislation that includes a provision to repeal enforcement of the Affordable Care Act’s mandate that most individuals have health insurance.

AHA, others urge Congress not to include individual mandate repeal in tax bills

AHA and five other groups today urged congressional leaders not to include a repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate to obtain health insurance in pending tax legislation.

NAIC report calls for regulatory oversight of ACA preventive services requirement

A new report by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Consumer Representatives calls for regulatory oversight to ensure insurers comply with the Affordable Care Act requirement to cover certain preventive services without cost-sharing.

South Dakota poised to become 39th state to expand Medicaid under ACA

Effective July 1, over 52,000 low-income adults in South Dakota will become eligible for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced June 30.

AHA urges 5th Circuit to maintain cost-free access to ACA preventive services

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit should reverse a district court decision that prevents the Health and Human Services Secretary from implementing an Affordable Care Act requirement that private health plans cover without cost-sharing U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations for preventive services, AHA told the appeals court in a friend-of-the-court brief filed yesterday with the Federation of American Hospitals, Catholic Health Association of the United States, America’s Essential Hospitals, and Association of American Medical Colleges.

Court preserves preventive services requirement pending appeal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit temporarily restored an Affordable Care Act requirement that most health plans cover certain preventive services without cost sharing.

AHA urges court to preserve ACA preventive services requirement pending appeal

The AHA, joined by the Federation of American Hospitals, Catholic Health Association of the United States, America’s Essential Hospitals, and Association of American Medical Colleges, yesterday urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit to keep in place pending appeal an Affordable Care Act requirement that most health plans cover certain preventive services without cost sharing

13 Years After the ACA: Modernizing the Health Care Laws to Meet Changing Needs

Some of the most impactful laws passed in our country have needed to be revisited and fine-tuned to remain relevant to peoples’ lives.

AHA opposes certain proposed changes to Medicare enrollment form     

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should require physician-owned hospitals to report their POH status on the Medicare enrollment application for institutional providers, AHA told the agency today. CMS has proposed removing a question on POH status from the application form (CMS-855A).

AHA comments on potential changes to ACA Essential Health Benefits

AHA submitted comments in response to CMS request for information on potential changes to Essential Health Benefits requirements under the Affordable Care Act.