IFEBP > ACA University > The Future of ACA The Future of ACAThere have been many attempts to change the ACA. Below are some of the issues currently being discussed.ExchangesBiden signs bill that extends ACA subsidies through 2025, makes drug price reforms [Fierce Healthcare]CMS approves first-ever public option plan for Colorado's ACA exchange [Fierce Healthcare]Health insurers poised to pay $1 billion in rebates to 8.2 million people this year [CNBC]AHIP calls for federal agencies to issue extensive guidance to implement ACA 'family glitch' rule [Fierce Healthcare]Medicaid ExpansionJudge reinstates work requirement in Georgia Medicaid plan [Associated Press]Supreme Court throws out Medicaid work requirement cases [Healthcare Dive]The Medicaid Coverage Gap: Everything You Need to Know [VeryWell Health]No Surprises Act/TransparencyHealth insurance prices for care are now out there, but finding them is an ordeal [NPR]ACA Transparency in Coverage Disclosure Deadline for Health Plans Is Around the Corner. Are You (and Your Provider) Ready? [Jones Walker]Benefits compliance: Changes making major impact on 2022 [HR Morning]New Guidance On Transparency Requirements, Advanced Explanations Of Benefits, And More [Health Affairs]Unpacking The Executive Order On Health Care Price Transparency And Quality [Health Affairs]Preventive CareJudge Invalidates Parts of ACA That Mandate Coverage of Preventive Services and Drugs [Stat]Biden admin to insurers: Don't cut off birth control coverage [Fierce Healthcare]Preventive Care May Be Free, but Follow-Up Diagnostic Tests Can Bring Big Bills [Kaiser Health News]Section 1557 Non-discrimination RulesHHS Proposes Revised ACA Anti-Discrimination Rule [Health Affairs]Georgia court rules against employers that deny transgender health coverage [NBC News]HHS Issues Guidance Regarding Civil Rights Protections Under Rehabilitation Act and Affordable Care Act for Persons with Disabilities [JD Supra]Proposal seeks to address health coverage barriers for transgender community, impact uncertain [JD Supra]How Pandemic, Political Shifts have Affected Affordable Care Act [HR Daily Advisor] Association Health PlansSenators Introduce Bill To Preserve Association Health Plan Coverage [Insurance News Net]U.S judge strikes down rule allowing 'skimpy' health insurance plans [Reuters]Blue states challenge Trump's association health plan rules [Employee Benefits Advisor]Contraceptive CoverageTrump birth control coverage rules blocked nationwide [AP News]ExchangesNew Jersey to Establish State Health Insurance Exchange [Health Payer Intelligence]Trump administration asks how to use Obamacare to sell insurance across state lines [Washington Examiner]Moderate Dems revive effort to stabilize ObamaCare markets [The Hill]White House report tries to shift Trump health care rhetoric [AP News]New 1332 Guidance Gives States Lots To Think About [Health Affairs]Grandfathered Health PlansFederal agencies request information regarding grandfathered health plans [Lockton]Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) ExpansionTrump Administration Proposal Expands Access to HRAs [Health Leaders Media]The Proposed Expansion of Health Reimbursement Arrangements: Is This a Game Changer for Employers? [Epstein Becker Green] Legal ChallengesDOJ asks for speedy hearing in case that could kill Obamacare [Politico]Trump punts health care until after 2020 [Politico]Trump Asks Courts to Erase Obamacare in Risky 2020 Election Move [Bloomberg]Court allows House Democrats to join Obamacare's defense [Politico]Texas ACA ruling could reverberate across healthcare [Medical Marketing and Media]4 States Seek to Join Coalition Defending ACA on Appeal [Health Leaders Media]Legal Alert: Texas v. United States decision could impact employer-sponsored health plans [Eversheds Sutherland] States Appeal ACA Ruling to Fifth Circuit [Health Leaders Media]Judge grants stay after ruling Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, Obamacare stays in effect [USA Today]Medicaid ExpansionGOP lawmakers set up roadblocks to voter-approved Medicaid expansion [CNN]Trump administration appeals on Medicaid work requirements [AP News]Federal Judge Again Blocks Medicaid Work Requirements [Kaiser Health News]The Future of the Affordable Care Act: Will the Much-Debated Policy Survive? [Clinical Advisor]Section 1557 Non-discrimination RulesTrump poised to roll back transgender health protections [The Hill]DOJ Comes Out Against 1557 Rule; New Proposed Rule May Be Coming Soon [Health Affairs]Texas judge who struck down ACA to weigh in on transgender health case [NBC News]Short-Term, Limited Duration PlansHouse Panel OKs Short-Term Health Blocker Bill [ThinkAdvisor]House Democrats Investigate Trump-Backed Short-Term Health Plans [Bloomberg]Trump Administration Loosens Restrictions On Short-Term Health Plans [Kaiser Health News]