Publisher's Synopsis
2023 Healthcare Reform Facts is the comprehensive, go-to source for information regarding the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Uniquely organized in a convenient and easy-to-understand Question and Answer format, 2023 Healthcare Reform Facts helps you quickly and confidently find the answers you need to the most frequently asked questions on the PPACA. 2023 Healthcare Reform Facts brings together the guidance, rules, and regulations from all the governing bodies into one resource, making it easy to find authoritative, insightful, and current answers to healthcare reform questions. It includes the following.
- Over 700 easy-to-read Q&As that comprehensively cover all aspects of healthcare reform
- A seamless blend of the insurance, business, and tax aspects of health coverage for individuals and businesses
- Helpful examples showing real-world implications of policy and practical decisions
- Model language for the most commonly used (and required) notices for covered employees and participants
- Practice pointers to illuminate areas where practitioners should exercise extra caution to avoid costly and time consuming mistakes
New in the 2023 Edition:
- Changes to the healthcare exchanges
- New Essential Health Benefits requirements for COVID-19 coverage, including vaccinations, quarantine, and isolation
- Changes to the Employer Mandate and effect of the "death" of the Individual Mandate
- Changes to the Navigator Program and enhancements made by the Biden Administration
- Explanation of new COVID-19-related MLR reporting requirements
- Complete and updated list of state health insurance "individual mandate" penalties
- New regulatory requirements for flexibility when administering ACA grandfathered plans
- Updates on ACA application to "excepted benefits"
- Developments in healthcare reform including the American Rescue Plan and the effects of California v. Texas on the Affordable Care Act
Topics Covered:
- "Medicare for All" and the Future of Healthcare Reform
- Types of health insurance affected by healthcare reform
- Reasons employers should or should not continue to offer health insurance
- Tax incentives for offering health insurance and required coverages
- Tax and other benefits of a grandfathered or grandmothered plan
- How the health insurance exchanges work as well as a host of other valuable information
- And More! See the "Table of Contents" section for a full list of topics
