Legislation for the “American Health Care Act” leaves the exchanges in place but repeals major provisions of the Affordable Care Act, including its subsidy structure, the individual and employer mandate penalties, and various taxes.
As Congress seeks to reform the NFIP before it expires on Sept. 30, it’s examining lowering the compensation that insurance companies and independent agents earn for administering the program.
In anticipation of President Trump’s budget outline, the Big “I,” along with the D.C Agriculture Coalition, sent letters to top decision-makers in Washington, D.C.
Last week, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives released legislation that would begin the process of repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act.
The Department of Labor will not take enforcement action against companies that do not comply with the new fiduciary rule if the department is unable to finalize a proposed 60-day delay to the rule taking effect.
Two pieces of legislation are expected to be combined into the “American Health Care Act” before they make their way to the House floor.
Earlier this week, the Big “I” responded to a proposal by federal regulators to amend current rules surrounding open enrollment and special enrollment periods for both state and federal health care exchanges.
As the NFIP’s Sept. 30 expiration date looms, Congress is beginning to focus more on the program’s reauthorization and reform.
This week, the U.S. Department of Labor released a proposal to delay implementation of the fiduciary rule for 60 days.
The draft legislation, expected to begin moving through the committee process as early as next week, would dispose of most of the ACA—including its subsidies and its Medicaid expansion.
