Federal Health Care Policy Acts

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Laws & Regulations HHS.gov

(2 days ago) WebThe Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 610, directs HHS to periodically review regulations that have a significant economic impact upon a substantial number of small entities (“SEISNOSE”). Agencies create regulations (also known as "rules") under the authority …

https://www.hhs.gov/regulations/index.html

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

(Just Now) WebSubject — Policy Area: Health; View subjects ; Summary (1) Text (1) Actions (18) Titles (13) Amendments (0) Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022. …

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

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HHS Announces New Policy to Make Coverage More Accessible …

(3 days ago) WebThese measures set the landscape for the upcoming HealthCare.Gov Open Enrollment Period, which will begin on November 1, 2022, and are part of the Biden …

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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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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Federalism And The ACA: Lessons For The 2020 Health Policy Debate

(Just Now) WebThis enabled states to deliver Medicaid services in ways consistent with state-based preferences, such as state-designed managed care initiatives. These waiver …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.01366

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2022 Major Federal Health Policy Developments

(Just Now) WebAffordable Care Act (ACA) premium subsidies through 2025. • Bipartisan Safer Communities Act – The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is a set of actions targeting …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/sites/default/files/2023-01/WHG_2022-Major-Federal-Developments.pdf

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Healthy People 2020 Law and Health Policy health.gov

(2 days ago) WebAdvancing Public Health Through Law and Policy. Law and policy are among the most effective tools to improve health. Many of the greatest public health …

https://health.gov/our-work/national-health-initiatives/healthy-people/healthy-people-2020/healthy-people-2020-law-and-health-policy

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U.S. Health Care Policy RAND

(2 days ago) WebThe U.S. health care policy landscape is poised for great change. Extensive RAND research offers insights about the likely impact of repealing or revising the ACA along key dimensions, including Medicaid, …

https://www.rand.org/health-care/key-topics/health-policy.html

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The Role of Law and Policy in Achieving Health Equity and …

(3 days ago) WebHealth equity has an important role in both HP2020 and HP2030. Law and policy can be important tools to promote health equity and to address barriers to good health. …

https://health.gov/sites/default/files/2021-11/Combined-508.pdf

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13 Years After the ACA: Modernizing the Health Care Laws to Meet

(5 days ago) WebThe Affordable Care Act, considered by many to be perhaps the most consequential health care legislation since Medicare and Medicaid were enacted in …

https://www.aha.org/news/perspective/2023-03-24-13-years-after-aca-modernizing-health-care-laws-meet-changing-needs

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Summary of the Affordable Care Act KFF

(6 days ago) WebPatient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Overall approach to expanding access to coverage: Require most U.S. citizens and legal residents to have …

https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/fact-sheet/summary-of-the-affordable-care-act/

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Read the Affordable Care Act, Health Care Law HealthCare.gov

(8 days ago) WebRead the full law. The law has 2 parts: the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act. Full Text of the …

https://www.healthcare.gov/where-can-i-read-the-affordable-care-act/

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Health Care Policy In 2023: Five Areas To Watch

(8 days ago) WebFor 2023, public policies should be enacted to help modernize and adapt supply chains to ensure greater resiliency. To help mitigate drug shortages, Congress should grant the …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/health-care-policy-2023-five-areas-watch

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Health Policy - Healthy People 2030 health.gov

(4 days ago) WebGoal: Use health policy to prevent disease and improve health. Health policy can have a major impact on health and well-being. Healthy People 2030 focuses on keeping people …

https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/health-policy

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Federal and State Health Policy Commonwealth Fund

(3 days ago) WebThe U.S. health care landscape is constantly evolving, whether in response to crises like the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, the emergence of disruptive technologies …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/programs/federal-and-state-health-policy

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The Biden Administration’s Final Rule on Section 1557 Non - KFF

(Just Now) WebOn April 27, 2024, the Biden Administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized long-awaited revised regulations implementing Section …

https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/issue-brief/the-biden-administrations-final-rule-on-section-1557-non-discrimination-regulations-under-the-aca/

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HHS Finalizes Policies to Make Marketplace Coverage More …

(4 days ago) WebToday, the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/02/hhs-finalizes-policies-make-marketplace-coverage-more-accessible-expand-essential-health-benefits.html

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How to get insurance through the ACA Health Insurance …

(8 days ago) WebTo get started, go to Healthcare.gov to find your state Health Insurance Marketplace. Each state's Marketplace has its own enrollment instructions. During the …

https://www.usa.gov/health-insurance-marketplace

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

(9 days ago) WebThe Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient …

https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/php/resources/health-insurance-portability-and-accountability-act-of-1996-hipaa.html

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Impact of Federal and State Legal Trends On Health Care Services

(3 days ago) WebINTRODUCTION. Among the top anticipated legal cases in 2012 is the U.S. Supreme Court’s agreement to hear the challenges to the constitutionality of the Patient Protection …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3351856/

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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024: Medicaid and CHIP Mental …

(5 days ago) WebEndnotes. 1 The requirement that state Medicaid programs report annually on the behavioral health quality measures of the adult core set was effective starting FY …

https://ccf.georgetown.edu/2024/05/20/consolidated-appropriations-act-2024-medicaid-and-chip-mental-health-and-substance-use-disorder-provisions-explained/

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Imagine if the government offered dental care. New federal rule …

(2 days ago) WebThe Affordable Care Act extended health insurance to tens of millions of Americans, through federal and state marketplaces that sell subsidized health insurance …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/05/20/dental-care-insurance-costs-too-much-aca-rule/73766660007/

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Rights & Protections HealthCare.gov

(8 days ago) WebThe health care law offers rights and protections that make coverage more fair and easy to understand. Some rights and protections apply to plans in the Health Insurance …

https://www.healthcare.gov/health-care-law-protections/rights-and-protections/

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Sweeping VA bill seeks more pay flexibility for health care workers

(Just Now) WebThe Department of Veterans Affairs would receive additional pay flexibilities for its health care workforce, if a sweeping legislative makes it through Congress. Top …

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/veterans-affairs/2024/05/sweeping-va-bill-seeks-more-pay-flexibility-for-health-care-workers-stricter-ehr-requirements/

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H.R.485 - Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2023

(9 days ago) WebShown Here: Passed House (02/07/2024) Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2023. This bill prohibits all federal health care programs, including the …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/485

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KFF Health Tracking Poll May 2024: Voters’ Views of Health Policy

(Just Now) WebOverall, about a third of voters correctly say there is a federal law in place that requires the federal government to negotiate the price of some prescription drugs for …

https://www.kff.org/medicare/poll-finding/kff-health-tracking-poll-may-2024-voters-views-of-health-policy-issues-in-context-of-presidential-campaigns/

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Medicaid: CMS Final Rules Aim to Expand Access, Provide Parity …

(3 days ago) WebThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published two significant updates to its Medicaid regulations on May 10, 2024. The two Final Rules, a …

https://www.foley.com/insights/publications/2024/05/medicaid-cms-final-rules-parity-commercial-markets/

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Bipartisan scrutiny of health care mergers - POLITICO

(4 days ago) WebA FIRST IN STATE AI LAW — Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has signed the first sweeping state law to regulate artificial intelligence use in the private …

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-pulse/2024/05/21/bipartisan-scrutiny-of-health-care-mergers-00159057

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What is the Affordable Care Act? HHS.gov

(4 days ago) WebThe “Affordable Care Act” (ACA) is the name for the comprehensive health care reform law (passed in 2010) and its amendments. The law addresses health …

https://www.hhs.gov/answers/health-insurance-reform/what-is-the-affordable-care-act/index.html

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Latham and Arnold & Porter Build Health Care Regulatory Teams

(9 days ago) WebHealth care regulatory and enforcement practices are continuing to drive lateral moves in Washington, D.C., with both Latham & Watkins and Arnold & Porter Kaye …

https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2024/05/21/latham-and-arnold-porter-build-healthcare-regulatory-teams/

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Biden accuses Trump of 'coming for your health care' in new …

(7 days ago) WebA new KFF survey found Biden has an edge with independent voters when it comes to health care issues. Independents trust Biden more than Trump to ensure …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/20/1252453299/biden-campaign-ad-obamacare-trump

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Still need health insurance? HealthCare.gov

(7 days ago) WebFind out if you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period. Still need health insurance? You can enroll in or change plans if you have certain life events or income, or qualify for Medicaid …

https://www.healthcare.gov/

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Family and Medical Leave Act U.S. Department of Labor

(7 days ago) WebThe FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health …

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fmla

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South Carolina governor signs ban on gender-affirming care for

(7 days ago) WebJeffrey Collins / AP file. COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Tuesday signed into law a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender …

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/south-carolina-governor-signs-ban-gender-affirming-care-transgender-mi-rcna153382

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Biden-Harris Administration Launches New Option to Report …

(3 days ago) WebIf an emergency medical condition is confirmed, hospitals must provide stabilizing medical treatment (or, if unable to stabilize the person within its capability, to …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/05/21/biden-harris-administration-launches-new-option-report-potential-violations-federal-law-continue-promote-patient-access-stabilizing-emergency-care.html

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