Small and mid-sized companies were particularly affected by the tax since it was based on sales, not profits.
Category: Health Insurance
KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: ACA Still Under A Cloud After Court Ruling
A federal appeals court in New Orleans has agreed with a lower court that a key piece of the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. But it is sending the case back to the lower-court judge to decide how much of the rest of the law can stand. Also, Congress is leaving town after finishing work on a major spending bill that includes many changes to health policy. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more.
Extending Medicare Part D rebates to beneficiaries would save seniors $29 billion over 7 years
In contrast, taxpayers would face additional costs if manufacturer rebates were directly applied to insurers’ pharmacy prices.
Loophole Averted After Surprise-Bill Brouhaha In Texas
The Texas Medical Board bowed out of the rule-making process for a new law protecting consumers from surprise medical bills. Advocates hailed the new rules written by the state insurance regulators.
Appeals court strikes down individual mandate, but not entire ACA
"California will move swiftly to challenge this decision," says California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
From Clinic To Courtroom, Fighting For Immigrant Health Care
Jane Garcia is CEO of La Clínica de La Raza, which operates more than 30 clinics in the San Francisco Bay Area serving a high percentage of immigrant patients. She has challenged state and federal immigration policies in court, including the Trump administration’s recent attempt to expand the “public charge” rule.
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Portion Of Obamacare
The court, based in New Orleans, agreed with a federal judge in Texas that the individual mandate section of the Affordable Care Act could not stand after Congress eliminated the tax penalty for not having coverage. But the case now heads back to the lower court to see how much of the law can remain.
Healthy diet could save $50 billion in healthcare costs
Suboptimal diet costs about $300 per person, accounting for 18% of all heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes costs in the country.
Presidential candidate Andrew Yang releases healthcare plan at odds with Democratic rivals
Yang’s proposal eschews Medicare For All in favor of a plan that focuses more on lowering costs and expanding coverage.
Tacking surprise billing could reduce healthcare spending by $40 billion
When physicians bill out of network it means possible unexpected medical bills, undercutting the functioning of healthcare markets.
