Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP | USA | 22 Aug 2023
During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Public Health Emergency) and the COVID-19 National Emergency (National Emergency), the Department of…
Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP | USA | 16 Aug 2022
Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability by health…
Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP | USA | 21 Jun 2021
In the 7-2 decision in California v. Texas handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 17th, the third constitutional challenge to the Patient…
Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP | USA | 3 Aug 2020
Section 1557 of the ACA prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability by health programs and…
Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP | USA | 31 Dec 2019
On December 18, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held in Texas v. U.S. that the provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that…
Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP | USA | 24 Oct 2019
Drug manufacturers offer copay coupons on certain expensive drugs. A participant can present a copay coupon to a pharmacy and the copay coupon is…
Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP | USA | 18 Dec 2018
On December 14, 2018, a District Court in Texas held that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional. Texas v. United States, No. 4:18-cv-00167…
Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP | USA | 25 Aug 2017
The judge in a recent court case ordered the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to develop the administrative record supporting rewards of…
Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP | USA | 30 Oct 2014
Although the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) have agreed on standards for wellness programs, and Congress seemed to…
Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP | USA | 21 Jan 2014
ACA mandates don't apply to health plans classified as "excepted benefits." The government has proposed regulations expanding the definition of…