The answer largely depends on what the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decides in the coming months. Earlier this month, on July 9, this court in New Orleans heard arguments on a case that could upend the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA). This threat was filed by a group of 20 red states, including Indiana, in [...]
The answer largely depends on what the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decides in the coming months. On July 9, this court in New Orleans heard arguments on a case that could upend the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA). This threat was filed by a group of 20 red states, including Indiana, in 2018, which the [...]
Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (IN-02) has brought forth legislation to suspend the medical device tax for five years. She joined Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN) in co-authoring the bill, H.R. 4617, which would delay the implementation of the 2.3% tax that was originally created through the Affordable Care Act. In 2017, Congress delayed the tax for two years, but without intervention [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Reince Priebus believes the Republican Party could be in for a rough midterm election if leaders don’t follow through on two key campaign promises. Of health care and tax reform: “If you’re selling something continuously that you’re going to get it done, you’ve got to get it done. You can’t misrepresent,” says the former White House chief of [...]
The fate of Obamacare’s health insurance tax (HIT) is currently being decided in negotiations over a year-end bill. Also in the mix is a two-year delay of Obamacare’s medical device tax, loosening the restrictions on health savings accounts and delay of the Cadillac tax – all Indiana Chamber-supported efforts. HIT implementation has consistently been delayed. But Congress is cutting [...]
Great news on a long-term policy priority for the Indiana Chamber! Introduced this week: A bill to delay the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Tax (HIT) until 2020 and to make the fees tax-deductible. As things currently stand, the tax would come into effect in early 2018 and bring with it increased health care costs. Senator [...]
A bipartisan agreement has been reached in the Senate to help stabilize health care markets – from Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and ranking member Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA). Among other things, the Alexander-Murray agreement would: fund cost-sharing reduction payments, which help lower consumers’ deductibles and co-pays, for two years; broaden the [...]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday in what was called the first steps in reforming the U.S. health care system. The executive order has three major directives. First, it directs the Secretary of Labor to consider expanding access to association health plans (AHPs). Second, it directs the Departments of the Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services [...]
