Monday, January 30, 2017
The 21st Century Cures Act (“Act”), passed and signed into law in December, includes a provision creating what is called a “Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement” (“QSEHRA”). A QSEHRA allows small employers who do not offer group health insurance to their employees to provide money to employees on a tax-free basis; the money can be used to pay for individual health insurance policies and to reimburse employees for certain medical expenses.
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Prescription painkillers are everywhere, literally. According to IMS Health, in the United States alone, 249 million opioid prescriptions were written in 2015. For reasons that are unclear, it appears to be a societal issue; Americans consume 80% of the world’s opiate-based prescriptions.
Monday, January 23, 2017
On his first day in office, President Trump issued an executive order instructing regulatory agencies with authority over the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to take any action possible “to the maximum extent permitted by law…to waive, defer, grant exemptions from, or delay the implementation of…[the ACA].” The order itself does not actually change any current […]