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Health Reform Change May Have Slowed Down, but It Has Not Stopped

  • On March 27, 2017
Last week, President Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress halted their immediate efforts to change the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  While we now know that sweeping health policy changes like the elimination of the employer mandate will not occur in the near future, we are hearing that other important health policy actions are still underway.  As […]
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Congress and the Trump Administration Begin Work on Federal Health Reform Change

  • On March 17, 2017
Formal work on national health care reform is well underway now that the congressional leadership of the Republican Party has released draft legislation to replace parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  Health policy ideas are flying around Washington, DC, and in the news there is a tremendous amount of chatter and speculation about what […]
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House GOP Releases First Draft of Health Reform Repeal/Replace Measure

  • On March 7, 2017
On Monday evening, March 6, 2017 the House Republican leadership unveiled its first official version of legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.  Known as the American Health Care Act, the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees will begin their work on “marking up” the legislation this week. See the […]
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President Trump Signs Executive Order on Health Reform

  • On January 23, 2017
On Friday evening, as one of his first acts as President, Donald Trump signed an executive order concerning his Administration’s intentions with regard to the Affordable Care Act (ACA).   The one-page order does not change any existing provisions of the law or its related regulations, or suspend any current requirements for individuals, employers or other […]
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Health Reform Legislative and Regulatory Changes on the Horizon

  • On January 13, 2017
The 115th Congress has been sworn in and they have already taken some initial action to change the health care landscape.  On Tuesday, January 3, Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY) Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee formally started the process by introducing a resolution that would allow for the repeal of sections of the Affordable Care […]
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New Final Regulations to Impact Employer-Sponsored Health Benefit Plans

  • On January 13, 2017
In the last few weeks, the Obama Administration issued a flurry of new final regulations, FAQs, and other guidance that will impact employer-sponsored health plans.  Since all of these requirements and guidance will be both finalized and effective before January 20 (even the ones that will impact the 2018 plan year), they cannot be simply […]
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Industry Trends: New Year, New President, New Requirements for HSAs?

  • On December 16, 2016
The fast approaching end of 2016 provides the opportunity to look back at an incredible and unpredictable year as well as forward as to how President-Elect Donald Trump might shape the future landscape of health care.  In particular, the growing popularity of Health Savings Accounts that now must be paired with a qualified high deductible […]
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The Future of the Health Care Reform

  • On November 15, 2016
As President-Elect Donald Trump’s administration begins to take form, so does the new health policy agenda.  A new website has gone live for the Trump presidential transition team, and on it the President-Elect promises to replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) with a new plan that will revive high-risk pools for people with expensive […]
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Election Results Mean Both Change and Consistency Regarding Employee Benefits

  • On November 11, 2016
Final Election Day results are in and one thing is very clear–change was the top priority of American voters.  It is our goal at Kistler Tiffany Benefits to keep our clients fully engaged and informed about any new market, legislative, or regulatory changes that may be ahead. We will also continue working in Washington with […]
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