July 18, 2019 The Trump administration announced it will not pursue its proposal to eliminate prescription drug rebates from government-facilitated health plans. While once touted as a critical step in
July 18, 2019 The Council has long supported efforts to repeal the Cadillac Tax, and now lawmakers are primed to do just that. The House passed a bill to repeal
June 20, 2019 The Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing on Wednesday, June 12, digging into universal healthcare coverage. The intent of the hearing was to understand the
CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released related proposed rules to improve individuals’ access to their health data and facilitate interoperability and timely
June 20, 2019 The U.S. Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services released a final rule last week to expand the use of, and access to, Health Reimbursement
Surprise Medical Billing Broad bipartisan support from the Trump administration as well as Congress has created momentum around surprise medical billing. Earlier this week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee
April 18, 2019 The Council has joined over 30 other employment-based trade groups to provide two letters on the issue of surprise medical billing to House leadership, and the chair
April 18, 2019 Joel Wood, SVP, Government Affairs and Joel Kopperud, VP, Government Affairs, give us the lowdown on AHPs, the ACA, Medicare for All and drug pricing—and what we can
April 18, 2019 In response to a federal district court decision to set aside portions of the DOL’s Association Health Plan (AHP) rule, a group of Republican senators, led by
March 25, 2019 The Council signed onto a joint letter with other large and small American businesses, health insurance providers, and brokers, urging Congress to take action to protect patients
