 |
|
Fast Facts
|
• The Senate voted 51-49 early last Saturday to advance their tax reform plan. It is now being conferenced between House and Senate members, with the goal of passing a final version in the next two weeks.
• Representatives Billy Long (R-MO) and Kurt Schrader (D-OR) introduced H.R. 4575, a bill to exclude broker commissions from the medical loss ratio. A Senate companion is forthcoming.
• HHS Secretary Nominee Alex Azar is expected to face a confirmation hearing in the Senate Finance Committee the week of December 18. If advanced, he will need at least 50 votes to be confirmed by the full Senate.
• The House voted 235-193 and the Senate voted 81-14 to approve a two-week continuing resolution through December 22 that also included a limited short-term patch for the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
• Negotiations are continuing over a longer-term funding bill that may include market stability measures, including temporary funding of the ACA’s Cost-sharing reduction program. |
|
House and Senate Begin Conference on Tax Reform
|
|
In the early morning hours last Saturday, the Senate voted 51-49 to pass their tax reform budget reconciliation legislation. It followed the House’s vote on their plan last month, paving the way for the two chambers to begin the conference process... Read More |
|
Medical Loss Ratio Broker Bill Reintroduced in the House, Senate Companion Forthcoming
|
|
On Wednesday, Representatives Billy Long (R-MO) and Kurt Schrader (D-OR) announced the introduction of H.R. 4575, which would remove broker compensation from the medical loss ratio (MLR) calculation... Read More |
|
Compliance Cornered: ACA Employer Reporting Penalties Increase for 2018
|
|
Head over to the Compliance Cornered blog to check out our latest post: ACA Employer Reporting Penalties Increase for 2018... Read More |
|
Washington Update Podcast: Mending Differences on the Road to Tax Reform
|
|
NAHU Vice Presidents of Congressional
Affairs John Greene and Chris Hartmann join the podcast this week to
discuss the latest developments in the tax reform bill moving through
Congress... Read More |
|
One Week Left for Open Enrollment
|
|
The ACA’s fifth open-enrollment period
for the federal marketplace closes next Friday. As a reminder, brokers
who are not marketplace-certified can still take NAHU’s training program... Read More |
|
Did You Miss Yesterday's Compliance Corner Webinar on How to Respond to the IRS 226J Letter? Watch it Now!
|
|
Yesterday, Ben Conley from Seyfarth
Shaw LLP presented a NAHU member-exclusive Compliance Corner webinar,
“Understanding the Employer Shared Responsibility Payment Letter 226J"... Read More |
|
Gift Yourself Capitol Conference and HUPAC Bowling this Holiday Season
|
|
Registration is now open for NAHU’s 28th Annual Capitol Conference, Shaping Healthcare’s Future through Advocacy... Read More |
|
Holiday Savings!
|
|
NAHU is offering an early holiday present to
members. Purchase a certification course from the NAHU Professional
Development Catalog before December 31 and receive 20% off the
advertised course price... Read More |
|
HUPAC Roundup
|
|
After several sexual harassment
allegations, Representative John Conyers Jr. (D-MI-13) made an
announcement that, after nearly 53 years in Congress, he is leaving... Read More |
|
What We're Reading
|
|
NAHU has once again activated our UNITE program in response to the wildfires raging throughout parts of California... Read More |
 |
