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Fast Facts
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• The Trump Administration announced it will no longer fund the ACA’s cost-sharing payments. NAHU is concerned that this could lead to increasingly destabilized markets and is advocating for Congress to appropriate funds.
• President Trump issued an executive order directing federal agencies to expand Association Health Plans, short-term plans and HRAs.
• NAHU met with Trump Administration officials this week to discuss our recommendations and future regulatory actions by the agency.
• President Trump announced that Eric Hargan will serve as the acting HHS secretary, replacing Don Wright, who served on an interim basis following Tom Price’s resignation. Hargan was confirmed as deputy secretary last week.
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Trump Administration to Cease Making Cost-Sharing Payments, Potentially Destabilizing Health Insurance Markets
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Last night, the White House press secretary
issued a statement that the Trump Administration would no longer make
payments to insurers for the ACA’s cost-sharing reduction (CSR) program.
The Administration based its decision on agency guidance that the
subsidies were illegal and therefore they could no longer fund the
program. This follows months of repeated suggestions from President
Trump that the Administration would stop payments as a means to let the
individual marketplaces collapse... Read More |
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President Trump Issues Executive Order to Expand Association Health Plans, Short-Term Plans and HRAs
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On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order
directing federal agencies to reinterpret ERISA to expand the
availability of association health plans (AHPs), short-term limited
duration insurance (STLDI) policies and Health Reimbursement
Arrangements (HRAs). The order specifically directs the of Departments
of Labor, Treasury and Health and Human Services to consider proposing
regulations or revising guidance as a means to improve access, increase
choices and lower costs for healthcare... Read More |
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NAHU Meets with Trump Administration Officials
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The healthcare policy news that has
dominated the end of the week follows what was an already policy-filled
start of the week for NAHU. On Tuesday, NAHU met with senior officials
at HHS to review possible future regulatory actions by the agency... Read More |
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Compliance Cornered: ACA Employer Reporting Preparation Tips and Reminders
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Head over to the Compliance Cornered blog to check out our latest post: ACA Employer Reporting Preparation Tips and Reminders.
The bad news–for some—is that the ACA, including employer reporting, is
still here despite the months of congressional activity... Read More |
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Washington Update Podcast: What You Should Tell Your Clients about President Trump's Executive Order
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On this week’s podcast, NAHU Vice President
of Government Affairs Marcy M. Buckner and Vice Presidents of
Congressional Affairs Chris Hartmann and John Greene walk us through
President Trump’s executive order addressing association health plans,
short-term policies and HRAs... Read More |
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Register Now for Next Week's Compliance Corner Webinar: Fuzzy on ERISA-Required Disclosures?
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It’s time to prepare for the busy season of
enrollments, so pull out your glasses, clean them off and get focused on
required notice disclosures within ERISA! Have a unicorn in place with a
client that is also known as a grandfathered plan? How about a wellness
plan? Read More |
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NAHU CEO Janet Trautwein Addresses Executive Order on "Live from NAHU" Webinar
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The latest installment of the Live from NAHU!
webinar series yesterday featured a special presentation by NAHU CEO
Janet Trautwein on the future of health reform. The session, “It's Been 9
Months – What Has the Stork (Congress) Delivered?”, looked into what
the Trump Administration has done... Read More |
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NAHU Releases Social Media Guidebook
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We are thrilled to release our new Social Media Guidebook
to help you whether you're new to social media or just looking to close
a few knowledge gaps. This Social Media Guidebook is a thorough guide
on how to use and create content strategies on the most popular social
media platforms... Read More |
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HUPAC Roundup
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The Republican congressional upheaval
continues, as the newest Republican to leave Congress is Pennsylvania
Representative Tim Murphy. Only a day after he announced he would retire
after the 2018 elections, he backtracked and said he would resign
effective October 21... Read More |
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What We're Reading
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This bleary-eyed Washington Update
writer is celebrating the Cubs for making their third consecutive league
championship series after a nearly five-hour duel against the Nationals
that went into this morning. Don’t worry, DC sports fans... Read More |
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