Affordable care act and catholic hospitals

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit June 21 partially affirmed the district court judgment that the Preventative Services Task Force charged with determining coverage of certain preventative services was unconstitutional, as well as the grant of injunctive relief for the plaintiffs in the…

AHA Supports CMS' Health Insurance Marketplace Proposed Rules

Jan 8, 2024

The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesHubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 445-G Washington, DC 20201RE: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters…

CMS Issues Proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2025

Nov 21, 2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 16 released its proposed standards for qualified health plans (QHPs) offered through the health insurance marketplaces for 2025.

NAIC report calls for regulatory oversight of ACA preventive services requirement

Aug 14, 2023

A new report by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Consumer Representatives calls for regulatory oversight to ensure insurers comply with the Affordable Care Act requirement to cover certain preventive services without cost-sharing.

South Dakota poised to become 39th state to expand Medicaid under ACA

Jun 30, 2023

Effective July 1, over 52,000 low-income adults in South Dakota will become eligible for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced June 30.

AHA urges 5th Circuit to maintain cost-free access to ACA preventive services

Jun 28, 2023

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit should reverse a district court decision that prevents the Health and Human Services Secretary from implementing an Affordable Care Act requirement that private health plans cover without cost-sharing U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations…

Amicus Brief: AHA Urges 5th Circuit to Maintain Cost-Free Access to ACA Preventive Services

Jun 27, 2023

A friend-of-the-court brief filed with the Federation of American Hospitals, Catholic Health Association of the United States, America’s Essential Hospitals, and Association of American Medical Colleges urging the 5th Circuit to maintain cost-free access to ACA preventive services.

Court preserves preventive services requirement pending appeal

May 15, 2023

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit temporarily restored an Affordable Care Act requirement that most health plans cover certain preventive services without cost sharing.

AHA urges court to preserve ACA preventive services requirement pending appeal

May 5, 2023

The AHA, joined by the Federation of American Hospitals, Catholic Health Association of the United States, America’s Essential Hospitals, and Association of American Medical Colleges, yesterday urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit to keep in place pending appeal an Affordable Care…

AHA, Others Amicus Brief in Braidwood Management, Inc., v. Xavier Becerra

May 4, 2023

The AHA, joined by the Federation of American Hospitals, Catholic Health Association of the United States, America’s Essential Hospitals, and Association of American Medical Colleges, urges the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit to keep in place pending appeal an Affordable Care Act…