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About the ACA HHS.gov

(5 days ago) WEBAbout the Affordable Care Act. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, referred to as the Affordable Care Act or “ACA” for short, is the comprehensive health care reform …

https://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/about-the-aca/index.html

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Health Insurance Rule Changes That Took Effect in 2022 …

(7 days ago) WEBFederal regulators finalized health insurance rule changes for 2022 and 2023, including a longer open enrollment period and year-round enrollment for low …

https://www.verywellhealth.com/health-insurance-rule-changes-for-2022-5204383

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HHS Announces New Policy to Make Coverage More …

(3 days ago) WEBNew measures will help consumers compare health insurance plan choices. Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/04/28/hhs-announces-new-policy-make-coverage-more-accessible-affordable-for-millions-americans-in-2023.html

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Compliance Guide: Health Benefits Coverage under …

(Just Now) WEBAs discussed later, States can change some of these Federal rules if the State law is more protective of individuals (i.e., imposes stricter obligations on health insurance issuers). …

https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/EBSA/about-ebsa/our-activities/resource-center/publications/compliance-assistance-guide.pdf

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Guide to Laws About Health and Healthcare in the U.S.

(1 days ago) WEBEven if you don’t have health insurance, you have the right to hospital emergency care, including childbirth (labor and delivery care), regardless of your ability to pay. Hospitals may not turn away any individual in an …

https://lawsoup.org/legal-guides/health-healthcare/

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HHS Kicks Off New Year with New Protections from Surprise Medical Bills

(8 days ago) WEBFor people who have health coverage through an employer, a Health Insurance Marketplace®, or an individual health plan purchased directly from an insurer, the rules that took effect January 1, 2022: Bans surprise bills any time you receive emergency care, and require that cost sharing for these services, like co-pays, always …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/01/03/hhs-kicks-off-new-year-with-new-protections-from-surprise-medical-bills.html

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HHS Issues New Rule to Strengthen Nondiscrimination …

(Just Now) WEBThe 1557 final rule draws on extensive stakeholder engagement, review of over 85,000 comments from the public, the Department’s enforcement experience, and …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/26/hhs-issues-new-rule-strengthen-nondiscrimination-protections-advance-civil-rights-health-care.html

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Affordable Care Act Internal Revenue Service

(9 days ago) WEBThe Affordable Care Act includes requirements for employers regarding health care coverage. The size and structure of your workforce determines your …

https://www.irs.gov/affordable-care-act

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H.R.7585 - Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022

(Just Now) WEBThe bill also modifies eligibility and other requirements for Medicare, Medicaid, private health insurance, nutrition assistance, and other programs to reduce health disparities …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7585

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Affordable Care Act (ACA) Employment And Labor Laws FED

(6 days ago) WEBLearn about the ACA, the current healthcare law in the US, and its requirements for employers with more than 50 full-time equivalent employees. Find out how to …

https://www.employmentlawhandbook.com/employment-and-labor-laws/federal/aca/

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

(4 days ago) WEBHIPAA Security Rule. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect …

https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/publications/topic/hipaa.html

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Understanding Mandated Health Insurance Benefits

(3 days ago) WEBLaws regarding mandated health insurance benefits—enacted at either the federal or state level— usually fall into one of three categories: A requirement that …

https://www.verywellhealth.com/mandated-health-insurance-benefits-1738931

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Should You Be Getting Health Insurance From Your Employer?

(9 days ago) WEBThis is true regardless of whether the mandate is under federal or state law. “But if employers do decide to offer health insurance,” says Warshawsky, “then they …

https://lawyers.usnews.com/legal-advice/employee-health-insurance/290

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Young Adults and the Affordable Care Act: Protecting Young …

(Just Now) WEBUnder a change in tax law included in the Affordable Care Act, the value of any employer-provided health coverage for an employee's child is excluded from the employee's …

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/resource-center/faqs/young-adult-and-aca

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Inflation Reduction Act becomes law: How it will affect your health …

(2 days ago) WEBThe cost of insulin will be capped at $35 a month for patients on Medicare under the new law. However, the law does not cap the cost of insulin for the millions of …

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/inflation-reduction-act-becomes-law-will-impact-health-care-rcna43090

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Medical bill rights CMS

(9 days ago) WEBThe No Surprises Act is a federal law that went into effect on January 1, 2022. It applies to most types of health insurance, and protects you from unexpected out-of-network …

https://www.cms.gov/medical-bill-rights

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Continuation of Health Coverage (COBRA) U.S. Department of …

(2 days ago) WEBThe Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) gives workers and their families who lose their health benefits the right to choose to continue group health benefits provided by their group health plan for limited periods of time under certain circumstances such as voluntary or involuntary job loss, reduction in the hours worked, transition …

https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/health-plans/cobra

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Health Plans and Benefits U.S. Department of Labor

(6 days ago) WEBA group health plan is an employee welfare benefit plan established or maintained by an employer or by an employee organization (such as a union), or both, that provides …

https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/health-plans

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Medicaid Eligibility Medicaid

(6 days ago) WEBMedicaid is a joint federal and state program that, together with the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), provides health coverage to over 77.9 million Americans, …

https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/eligibility/index.html

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Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act (NMHPA) CMS

(4 days ago) WEBThe Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996 (NMHPA) is a federal law that affects the length of time a mother and newborn child are covered for a …

https://www.cms.gov/CCIIO/Programs-and-Initiatives/Other-Insurance-Protections/nmhpa_factsheet

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Your Rights Under HIPAA HHS.gov

(5 days ago) WEBThe Security Rule is a Federal law that requires security for health information in electronic form. HIPAA Right of Access Videos. OCR has teamed up with …

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-individuals/guidance-materials-for-consumers/index.html

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WHCRA - Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act

(Just Now) WEBThis federal law requires most group insurance plans that cover mastectomies to also cover breast reconstruction. It was signed into law on October 21, 1998. The United …

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/financial-insurance-matters/health-insurance-laws/womens-health-and-cancer-rights-act.html

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FTC Announces Rule Banning Noncompetes Federal Trade …

(8 days ago) WEBToday, the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule to promote competition by banning noncompetes nationwide, protecting the fundamental freedom of …

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/ftc-announces-rule-banning-noncompetes

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HIPAA Privacy Protections for PHI related to Reproductive Health …

(9 days ago) WEBEarlier this week, the Biden-Harris Administration, through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a Final Rule aimed at protecting protected health information …

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/hipaa-privacy-protections-phi-related-reproductive-health-care-final-rule-and-what

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Pritzker’s Health Insurance Reforms Clear House, Move to Senate

(2 days ago) WEBThe “Healthcare Protection Act,” House Bill 5395, cleared the House on a bipartisan vote of 81-25.It next moves to the state Senate, where Pritzker predicted it …

https://news.wttw.com/2024/04/20/pritzker-s-health-insurance-reforms-clear-house-move-senate

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