Healthcare-related legislation

The bipartisan plan could provide relief to small and medium-sized businesses with respect to the employer mandate, but does little to reduce headaches of larger firms.

Republicans in Congress have been unable agree on a way to repeal and replace Obamacare – and now they’re divided on whether they should give up on their GOP-only approach.

A months-long effort by Senate Republicans to pass health legislation collapsed early Friday after GOP Senator John McCain joined two of his colleagues to block a stripped-down Obamacare repeal bill.

Republicans say this week’s debate may ultimately lead to a bill that merely ends the mandate that all Americans have insurance or pay a penalty, along with a few other provisions.

GOP leaders will hold votes on a slew of different health bills to see how close they can get to passing something.

It’s business as usual for now, as changes would take years to implement, attorney says at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Mania conference.

The Senate rejected Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s healthcare proposal late Tuesday at the start of several days of debate with no clear idea of what ACA-replacement plan the senators will ultimately be asked to pass.

Senate Republicans agreed to begin floor debate on healthcare legislation, a hard-fought step amid uncertainty about exactly what plan senators will ultimately be asked to vote on.

Senate Republican leaders and President Donald Trump appear determined to begin a floor debate Tuesday on repealing the Affordable Care Act.

Despite uncertainty over reform efforts in Washington, employers need to prepare for next year now.

Even with the Republicans’ failed effort, there may be additional opportunities for relief from ACA requirements in the coming months.

The Senate GOP leader was left facing an increasingly narrow path, with no apparent way to win over conservative and moderate holdouts seeking to pull the bill in opposite directions.

Senate bill would remove noncompliance penalty, but observers caution industry to withhold any celebration of a change in the definition of a full-time employee.

The Congressional Budget Office won’t release a score on the revised GOP healthcare bill, as consideration of the controversial measure is delayed by a medical scare for one of its potential backers.

Senate bill would remove noncompliance penalty, but observers caution industry to withhold any celebration of a change in the definition of a full-time employee.

The bill already has drawn two firm no votes leaving Mitch McConnell no margin for losing GOP support to get the 50 votes he needs as senators await a CBO analysis expected early next week.

Association health plan option will create new avenues of coverage, but comes with risks advisers should address with clients.

Talks about a bipartisan fallback are based on the idea that ACA insurance markets have problems and would need to be fixed if the healthcare bill dies.

Republican leaders are now planning to retain Obamacare’s 3.8% tax on net investment income for people who earn more than $200,000 and couples with incomes over $250,000.

Staffer in Sen. Bill Cassidy’s office shares updates on a new health reform timeline and why ‘repeal now, replace later’ won’t work.