Providers

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) imposes obligations on employer-sponsored group health plans. Plans subject to HIPAA include health, dental, and vision plans, health reimbursement arrangements, medical flexible spending accounts, and employee assistance programs.

HHS’s proposed regulations on certification of HIPAA compliance require health plans to submit to HHS documentation of the number of covered lives in the plan, plus either of two permissible proofs of certification—known as the HIPAA Credential and the Phase III CORE Seal.

The federal agencies responsible for enforcing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) recently issued additional guidance directed at compliance with the MHPAEA as amended by the ACA and the Cures Act.

How do the American Health Care Act (AHCA), as passed by the House, and the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), as proffered in the Senate Discussion Draft, compare to the Affordable Care Act (ACA)?

On March 24, 2017, Speaker Paul Ryan announced that the vote on the American Health Care Act (AHCA), intended to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), would not be held. The ACA remains in full effect, and future repeal efforts are uncertain. As Speaker Ryan said, “We’re going to be living with Obamacare for the foreseeable future.”