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Health Care
To help our clients better navigate the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, we've created a new website http://healthreformresourcecenter.ropesgray.com/.
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HEALTH REFORM RESOURCE CENTER
On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed comprehensive health reform legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (also referred to as the “Senate Health Reform Bill”), into law, providing new coverage for millions of Americans and enacting sweeping reforms of the health insurance industry and delivery system. A week later, on March 30, 2010, President Obama signed into law a package of amendments (known as the “Reconciliation Act”) to the new law. Now that the bills have been signed into law, the next steps toward implementation of this legislation begin.
Ropes & Gray offers the Health Reform Resource Center to provide up-to-the-minute information on health reform and developments, past and future, and to ensure that our clients are ready for the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. The Resource Center includes our analysis of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act—with specific analyses for different sectors of the industry relevant to our broad range of clients—one of the first glimpses of implementation of the bill through our health reform timeline, and the text of health-related legislation, committee reports, and other key documents. Check back regularly for updates on health reform implementation and what it means to you.
IMPLEMENTING HEALTH REFORM
- Updated - Health Reform Implementation Timeline
(June 21, 2010)
This timeline provides the dates of implementation of significant measures of the health reform legislation.
- New - HHS: Early Retiree Reinsurance Program Application
(June 30, 2010)
- New - HHS: Early Retiree Reinsurance Program Application Instructions
(June 30, 2010)
- New - HHS FAQs: Early Retiree Reinsurance Program
(June 30, 2010)
- New - HHS Fact Sheet: New Patient's Bill of Rights
(June 22, 2010)
- New - HHS, DOL, and IRS Interim Final Rule: Preexisting Condition Exclusions, Lifetime and Annual Limits, Rescissions, and Patient Protections
(June 22, 2010)
- New - HHS Q&A: Grandfathered Health Plans
(June 14, 2010)
- New - HHS Fact Sheet: Grandfathered Health Plans
(June 14, 2010)
- New - IRS: Affordable Care Act Tax Provisions
- IRS: Interim Final Rule on Grandfathered Health Plans
(June 11, 2010)
- HHS News Release: State Grants for Insurance Rate Review
(June 7, 2010)
- CMS Q&A: Medicare Accountable Care Organizations
(June 3, 2010)
- CMS News Release: Multi-Payer Medical Home Demonstration
(June 2, 2010)
- IRS: Request for Comments Regarding Additional Requirements for Tax-Exempt Hospitals
(May 27, 2010)
- CMS Memorandum: Additional Guidance on 2011 Coverage for Generic Drugs in the Coverage Gap
(May 21, 2010)
- IRS Guidance: Tax Credit for Employee Health Insurance Expenses of Small Employers
(May 20, 2010)
- CBO: Potential Effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Discretionary Spending
(May 11, 2010)
- IRS, DOL, HHS: Interim Final Rules for Insurance Coverage for Dependents to Age 26
(May 10, 2010)
- White House Fact Sheet: Young Adults and the Affordable Care Act
(May 10, 2010)
- Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: Letter to Congress on Implementation Updates
(May 10, 2010)
- IRS FAQ: Small Business Health Care Tax Credit
(May 5, 2010)
- CMS Interim Final Rule: Health Reform Provisions Regarding Provider and Supplier Enrollment
(May 3, 2010)
- HHS Interim Final Rule: Establishment of Website of Insurance Information for Individuals and Small Businesses
(May 1, 2010)
- Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight
- HHS Interim Final Rule: Early Retiree Reinsurance Program
(April 29, 2010)
- IRS: Guidance on Tax Treatment for Children up to Age 27 under the Affordable Care Act
(April 27, 2010)
- HHS: Fact Sheet on High Risk Pool Program and State Allocations
(April 23, 2010)
- State Medicaid Directors Letter: Prescription Drug Rebates
(April 22, 2010)
- Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: Request to Insurers for Early Extension of Health Benefits to Dependents under Age 26
(April 19, 2010)
- HHS Statement: Creation of Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight
(April 19, 2010)
- HHS Request for Comments: Premium Review Process
(April 14, 2010)
- HHS and DOL Request for Comments: Medical Loss Ratios
(April 14, 2010)
- CRS Report: Regulations Pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
(April 13, 2010)
- White House Fact Sheet: Early Benefits from the Affordable Care Act of 2010 Reinsurance Program for Early Retirees
(April 12, 2010)
- CMS Guidance to States: New Option for Coverage of Individuals under Medicaid
(April 9, 2010)
- Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: Request for Feedback on High-Risk Pools from Governors and Insurance Commissioners
(April 2, 2010)
- IRS Guidance: Small Employer Tax Credit
(April 1, 2010)
INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC ANALYSIS OF PARTICULAR HEALTH REFORM PROVISIONS
Ropes & Gray provides analyses of industry or issue areas of particular importance to our clients.
ROPES & GRAY ANALYSIS OF HEALTH REFORM LEGISLATION
- Updated - Health Reform Implementation Timeline
(April 21, 2010)
This timeline provides the dates of implementation of significant measures of the health reform legislation.
- Ropes & Gray Summary of Select Provisions of Final Health Reform Legislation
(Updated March 30, 2010)
- Ropes & Gray Side-by-Side: Comparison of Select Provisions of House and Senate Health Reform Legislation Enacted by the House and Senate
(Updated March 22, 2010)
- Health Care Reform's Impact on Employers and Group Health Plans
(April 2, 2010)
- Health Care Reform: Key Legislative Changes Impacting the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, and Medical Device Industries
(March 30, 2010)
- Physician Payment “Sunshine Provisions” Signed into Law as Part of Health Care Reform Legislation
(March 30, 2010)
- Congress Authorizes Abbreviated Regulatory Pathway for FDA Approval of Biological Products
(March 30, 2010)
- Health Care Reform Legislation Imposes New Requirements on Tax-Exempt Hospitals
(March 29, 2010)
- Comprehensive Health Reform Expands Health Care Fraud and Abuse Law
(March 29, 2010)
- Health Care Legislation Yields Significant Tax Consequences
(March 26, 2010)
- Webinar Presentation: What Lies Ahead for the Health Care Industry: A Glimpse into the Post-Reform Health Care System
(December 3, 2009)
This presentation provides insight into the post-reform heath care industry landscape, based on the Senate bill prior to changes under the Reconciliation Act.
HEALTH REFORM LEGISLATION AND RELATED GOVERNMENT ANALYSIS
- Consolidated Bill (H.R. 3590 & H.R. 4872 Combined and Integrated)
(House Legislative Counsel, April 23, 2010)
- Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (H.R. 3590)
(Signed into law by President on March 23, 2010; Passed by the House on March 21, 2010 and Senate on December 24, 2009)
- Reconciliation Bill Amending the Senate Health Reform Bill (H.R. 4872)
(Signed by the President March 30, 2010; Passed by the House and Senate March 2, 2010)
- CMS Office of the Actuary: Estimated Financial Effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as Amended
(April 22, 2010)
- Congressional Budget Office: Payments of Penalties for Being Uninsured Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
(April 22, 2010)
- Congressional Research Service: Medicare Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
(April 21, 2010)
- Executive Order on Abortion Funding Restrictions
(March 21, 2010)
- Congressional Budget Office Score of the Combined Senate and Reconciliation Bills, Including the Manager's Amendment to the Reconciliation Bill
(March 20, 2010)
- Joint Committee on Taxation Estimated Revenue Effects of the Combined Senate and Reconciliation Bills
(March 20, 2010)
- Reconciliation Act of 2010 Report for the House Budget Committee (Vol. 1)
(March 17, 2010)
- Reconciliation Act of 2010 Report for the House Budget Committee (Vol. 2)
(March 17, 2010)
HEALTH REFORM MATTERS
- See archived issues of Ropes & Gray's Health Reform Matters newsletter for analysis of developments in federal health reform.
THE LONG ROAD TO HEALTH REFORM: ARCHIVED ANALYSIS AND LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS
- Ropes & Gray has followed the progress of health reform since the debate began over a year ago. Visit here to see our archived analyses, prior versions of the health reform bill, and other related documents to trace the history of the enacted provisions.
OTHER FEDERAL HEALTH REFORM-RELATED ISSUES
- Economic Recovery Legislation and Implementation > Updated: New HIT Developments
See Ropes & Gray's chart providing up-to-date information on key steps to implement the health-related provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), our comprehensive chart outlining ARRA's key health provisions, and other related materials.
- Federal Fiscal Year 2011 Budget
- Prior Legislation Related to Specific Health Reform Issues >
See prior legislation related to the Children's Health Insurance Program, value-based purchasing, follow-on biologics and other issues that served as the basis for provisions in health reform, as well as analysis and other documents related to the President's Budget and Congress's budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2010.
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