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.ExchangesState-based ACA exchanges make backup plans in case Congress fails to act on enhanced ACA subsidies [Fierce Healthcare]Molina plans steep reduction in marketplace enrollment [Healthcare Dive]Record 14.5 million Americans signed up for 2022 health coverage under Affordable Care Act [CBS News]How COVID-19 Impacted The Individual Health Insurance Marketplace [Health Payer Intelligence]Number of uninsured adults steady despite impact from COVID-19 pandemic: analysis [Fierce Healthcare]How Extending ACA Premium Tax Credits May Fix the Family Glitch [Health Payer Intelligence]Fees & TaxesBiden Administration Proposes To Fix The Family Glitch [Health Affairs]ACA Penalties Are Increasing in 2022 [The ACA Times]CMS final rule boosts insurer user fees and extends ACA open enrollment period for 2022 coverage year [Fierce Healthcare]Affordable percentage will shrink for employer health coverage in 2022 [Mercer]Medicaid ExpansionSupreme Court throws out Medicaid work requirement cases [Healthcare Dive]The Medicaid Coverage Gap: Everything You Need to Know [VeryWell Health]Why millions on Medicaid are at risk of losing coverage in the months ahead [NPR]Obamacare is proving popular in red states that didn't expand Medicaid [CNN]Washington now in standoff with Kemp on Affordable Care Act waiver plan [Atlanta Journal-Constitution]How Obamacare Helped Americans With Disabilities [Time]Closing Medicaid gap with a public option would save federal government billions, analysis says [Fierce Healthcare]Medicaid expansion bill fails in Ark. House for second straight day [KTBS]No Surprises Act/TransparencyBenefits 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 CareHRSA Expands Preventive Care Coverage Under ACA for Women, Children [Health Payer Intelligence]Section 1557 Non-discrimination RulesHHS 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]Short-Term, Limited Duration PlansTrump era rule that expanded duration of short-term health plans in Democrats' crosshairs [Fierce Healthcare]Warner & Kaine Join Senate Colleagues in Urging Biden Administration to Limit Junk Health Plans [Senator Warren Press Release] 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]