In March, FWAHU was pleased to hear from a handful of the Fort Worth members who attended TAHU\’s Day at the Capital and NAHU Capitol Conference in February. FWAHU represented well at both events! We also presented the CE course, \”Live from NAHU! State of the Union…and Health Policy\” (Course#117777, Provider# 32408) as part of […]
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NAHU Yearly Highlights Risk Pool Infographic Employer Exclusion Infographic Federal Legislative Success Role of the Agent Cadillac Tax Infographic
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As the presidential frontrunner\’s wrangle for the few remaining delegates still up for grabs, more interesting than who will get the nomination from their respective party is who will each nominee choose for their VP running mate. The one with the most shock value, at least on a local level, is the Hillary Clinton and
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CMS has addressed carriers concerns about the lack of oversight regarding ACA applications they receive during SEP. In 2015 and prior CMS has relied on the honor system and therefore there has been little oversight of applicants claiming a qualifying event. CMS has eliminated six (obscure and rarely used) qualifying events, and will now require
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The 22nd annual Day at the Capitol was held this month in Austin, and FWAHU was well represented with six members attending. TAHU put together a dynamic line up of speakers ranging from representatives from TDI, a political pundit from the Texas Tribune, an expert on employer reporting requirements, and a policy adviser to Gov.
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It was another tumultuous week in the Republican caucus as the election for the next House Speaker was blown up by the House Freedom Caucus (HFC), a group of 40 or so of the most conservative House Republicans. The HFC were able to withhold enough votes to not give a promotion to current Majority Leader
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It\’s rare to see candidates in a Presidential primary be complimentary towards each other and even less likely for them to hold an event together but that\’s exactly what\’s happening next month when Congress returns from recess. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas has invited the leader in the primary polls, Donald Trump to a rally
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In August, Florida\’s re-writing of the 2016 Congressional map and the changes in the party composition for the delegation. NAHU is also focusing on Virginia who is facing a re-drawing of their own district map as well. Virginia carried by President Obama twice can\’t really get much worse for Democrats who only hold three seats
There are a number of legislative items we\’d like you to know about… On the TAHU Legislative call hosted by Jessica Watts, the first topic was the push by Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) to move the employer mandate from 50 up to 100 FTE’s. NAHU has ask for feedback from it’s members on the positive/negative
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PHSA Section 2708, generally limits waiting periods for otherwise eligible individuals to 90 calendar days. Regulations clarify that terms of eligibility generally cannot be based solely on the passage of time but that eligibility based on accumulated hours, not to exceed 1200, or a \”measurement period\” are permissible. Also clarified is that employers may implement
