National Health Reform (“Obamacare”)

Action Opportunities

Obamacare Exchange Opt-Out

Legal Alternatives to Obamacare Enrollment

15 REASONS: Oppose Obama’s Health Insurance Exchanges (HIX)

Repeal/Replace

Summary of AHCA – GOP Replace Legislation (Juniper Research Group)

The Law

ACA I, II, III – Why the ACA Should be Repealed

ACA – THE COMPLETE AND CONSOLIDATED LAW (includes Reconciliation Act )

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, Public Law 111-148) – enacted 3/24/10 (pdf)

The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152) – enacted 3/30/10 to make agreed upon changes to PPACA (pdf)

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act within ARRA)

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (HITECH Act)

2nd Amendment Rights in Obamacare

Federal Regulations & Documents

Fees for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund – Final Rule – December 2012

ACT TODAY to Slow Obamacare Implementation – Deadlines Dec. 21 – Jan 4 2013

TAKE ACTION – Obamacare Regulations – December 2012

Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014 – proposed rule – 373 pp ($63/yr “head tax” on p. 129)

Pre-existing Conditions and “Market Rules” – proposed rule – 131 pp

Essential Health Benefits – proposed rule – 119 pp

Incentives for Health Plan Wellness Programs – notice of proposed rulemaking  – 81 pp

Qualified Health Plan Accreditation – Notice – 3 pp

PPACA; Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Exchange Standards for Employers – FINAL/Interim Final

Standards Related to Reinsurance, Risk Corridors and Risk Adjustment (Data grab to assign individual “risk scores”)

“Meaningful Use” Requirement for Electronic Medical Records

HHS Regulations to Implement ObamaCare, 6/28/10

Federal Exchange – CMS Statement of Work, July 15, 2011

Essential Health Benefits Bulletin Dec. 16, 2011

CCHF Reports and Information for You

ACT TODAY to Slow Obamacare Implementation – Deadlines Dec. 21 – Jan 4 2013

Who Defines “Fraud, Waste, and Abuse”?

9 Obamacare Exemptions

Medical Privacy & Health Reform: Ten Things Patients and Doctors Need to Know

How Health Reform Will Impact Your Choices, Pocketbook and Freedom

National Health Reform Enacted in Minnesota, May 21, 2010

Regulatory Authority Expanded in National Health Reform Law

Health Reform Law Denies Regulatory Relief

Political Appointees in National Health Reform Law

Don’t Let the ‘Uninsured 20 Million’ Statistic Fool You

Lawsuits

D.C. ruling on Halbig vs. Sebelius supporting federal subsidies through HealthCare.gov exchange – January 15, 2014

State of Florida vs. U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services – Order (Vinson Clarification Ruling)

Oral Arguments – In the Supreme Court of the United States (March 27, 2012)

Oral Arguments – In the Supreme Court of the United States (March 26, 2012)

State of Florida vs. U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services – Reply in Support of Defendants’ Motion to Clarify

U.S. Supreme Court – Cert. Order – November 14, 2011 (See Pg. 3)

Should Justice Kagan Recuse? Email Exhange Before Passage of Obamacare

Notice of Appeal, U.S. Department of Justice, March 10, 2011

Judge Vinson’s Ruling on Florida Lawsuit, Jan. 31, 2011

Judge Hudson’s Ruling on Virginia Lawsuit

Congress

GOP Senators Demand White House Reveal Use of Non-ACA Agencies to Implement ACA, (Politico Pro, 8/1/2013)

DeMint, Bachmann, Jordan Urge Governors to Reject Obamacare State Exchanges – 6/29/2012 

Essential Health Benefits Democrat Sebelius Letter Feb. 6, 2012

112th Congress – HR 6079 Repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

H.R.3762 — 114th Congress (2015-2016) – Proposed Amendment: Intended to substitute

Specific Issues

    • Essential Health Benefits

Other Key Information


Key Features of the Affordable Care Act, By Year– Timeline of important deadlines

Residents Each State Could Exempt from Individual Mandate

Summary of Potential Employer Penalties Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)

Establishing Health Insurance Exchanges: An Update on State Efforts

State Insurance Exchanges: The Case Against Implementation

Implementation by the Numbers – September 2010

18 New National Health Care Reform Taxes

PAUL HARVEY: The Difference Between Cat Food and Cat Scans

U.S. Supreme Court Rulings

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling – King v Burwell June 25, 2015

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling – Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act June 28, 2012

States Response to SCOTUS Ruling on ACA

To The Honorable Kathleen Sebellus – Governor Rick Perry July 9, 2012

To The Honorable Kathleen Sebellus – Governor Mark Dayton July 10, 2012

To Director Cohen – Ohio Governor John Kasich – November 16, 2012

U.S. Supreme Court of the United States Oral Arguments

       RE: Physician Hospitals of America v. Sebelius, No. 11-40631 April 5, 2012

       Certiorari Order Issued April 2, 2012

     • Audio for Day 1, 2, 3

       Anti-Injunction Act (Day 1) –  Audio                                                              

       Individual Mandate (Day 2) – Audio                                                             

       Severability (Day 3) – Audio                                                                          

       Medicaid Expansion (Day 3) –  Audio

     • Transcript for Day 1, 2, 3                                                       

       Anti-Injunction Act (Day 1) – Transcript

       Individual Mandate (Day 2) – Transcript

       Severability (Day 3) – Transcript

       Medicaid Expansion (Day 3) –  Transcript

Amicus Briefs

Severability 

Individual Mandate (Minimum Coverage Provision)

Medicaid Expansion Mandate (Medicaid)

Can Individual Mandate Be Severed from the Law (Severability Issue)

Is Individual Mandate a Tax or Penalty (Anti-Injunction Act)

Exchange Subsidies, Case No. 14-114, submitted to SCOTUS, September 3, 2014

National Health Care Reform Chart – JEC 2010
National Health Care Reform Boondoggle: The Small Business Tax Credit Maze

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