Sentences with phrase «aca provides»

The ACA provides two types of assistance to low - income individuals and families who buy health plans on its exchange: a tax credit to help with premiums and cost - sharing reductions (CSRs) to help with copays and deductibles.

That decision, however, does not negate the premium tax credit the ACA provides to low - income Americans.

The ACA provides premium and cost - sharing subsidies for people who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid.

Because of work - related and other discrimination, transgender people are statistically more likely to find themselves without coverage and thus stand to benefit from the general increase in access to health care that the ACA provides.

The ACA provides breastfeeding support in two main ways.

By studying campers» experiences and camp's impact on the lives of young people, ACA provides parents with the knowledge to make good decisions, to thoughtfully guide their children, and to offer opportunities for powerful lessons in community, character building, skill development, and healthy living.

ACA provides advocacy and evidence - based education and professional development, and is the only national accrediting body for the organized camp experience.

ACA provides professional development, public policy advocacy and significant benefits and resources to its membership more than 13,000 individual accredited investors throughout North America.

ACA provides professional development, industry voice, public policy advocacy and an array of benefits and resources to its membership of nearly 200 angel groups and more than 8,000 individual accredited investors.

To help offset this, the ACA provides about $ 7 billion to insurers to incentivize them to continue to offer the plans to lower - income people.

To offset this, the ACA provides about $ 7 billion to insurers to incentivize them to continue to offer the plans to lower - income people.

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Although both appellants and the government argue that the ACA, read in its totality, evinces clear congressional intent, they dispute what that intent actually is... We conclude that the appellants have the better of the argument: a federal Exchange is not an «Exchange established by the State,» and section 36B does not authorize the IRS to provide tax credits for insurance purchased on federal Exchanges.

«The structure of the exchanges is a seminal part of the ACA, and if it turns out the subdsidies provided on the exchanges are not available, it will be a devastating blow to the president and the ACA,» says Steve Friedman, co-chair of the employee benefits practice and healthcare reform consulting groups at Littler Mendelson, in San Francisco.

Some experts question whether the ACA's employer mandate makes much, if any, difference when there's a solid business case for providing health care: With unemployment low and the labor market tight, benefits give employers an advantage in recruiting and retaining the best workers.

A 2014 study from S&P concluded that the ACA's legacy may ultimately be «recognized as the starting point of the reconstruction of the U.S. health care benefit industry and a catalyst for how companies provide health care insurance for their employees.»

«If the ACA had not gone into effect, it would have made it impossible to provide insurance to my employees,» Puri says.

Businesses providing coverage must comply with the 90 - day waiting period limit that goes into effect next year, and to taxes associated with the ACA, among other regulations, according to Marathas, who suggests businesses get professionals to help them with the law, such as a «solid broker» and a lawyer who understand and take seriously the ACA.

In short, it's about the legality of insurance subsidies provided by the federal government under the ACA to only those people enrolled through federal exchanges (i.e. Healthcare.gov).

Due to complex reporting requirements, the Obama administration delayed implementation of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) shared responsibility requirements, which requires employers with 50 or more full - time equivalent employees to provide adequate and affordable health insurance or pay penalties.

The budget repeals the ACA and replaces it with the RSC's American Health Care Reform Act, which provides a standard deduction for health insurance, allows the purchase of health insurance across state lines, and reforms the medical liability system among other changes.

ACA accomplishes this mission by providing professional development, best practices, networking and collaboration opportunities for angel investors who belong to member angel groups.

The objective of this session is to provide further guidance and where possible clarity such that ACA members and member groups can make continued informed decisions about these issues in their day - to - day real - world activities, and be key sources of knowledge about these in their respective markets.»

Regulations issued late last month clearly exempt self - insured employers from the requirement to provide Essential Health Benefits under ACA.

The government itself appealed to the high court and asked it to hear the case regarding the ACA employer - provided contraception mandate.

claw Except that Hobby lobby provided all contraception methods until the ACA was passed and it became a Republican / conservative political issue.

Liberty argued that the ACA «violated the constitution's Commerce Clause by forcing large employers to provide health insurance to full - time workers and violated First Amendment religious protections by subsidizing abortions,» Reuters states.

Horvath and other members of such ministries (provided the organizations have been functioning since before the year 2000) are exempt from the ACA's individual mandate, which penalizes Americans without health insurance.

The Court conceded there was a compelling state interest in providing contraception; however, because the ACA has a number of exemptions and accommodations, most notably excusing non-profit religious organizations from the contraception mandate, forcing the plaintiffs to provide contraception coverage was not the least restrictive means to further the compelling interest, i.e. the HHS could have allowed the plaintiffs the same accommodations available for non-profit religious organizations.

Before the ACA they had no obligation to do so As part of the benefit (not legally bound to give prior to ACA) HL did not provide for contraception benefits.

Post ACA the decision is no longer the companies and they object to being told that if they want to continue to provide insurance as a moral obligation that they must provide a new component they object to.

In 2014, the ACA will require large employers with 50 or more full - time or full - time - equivalent (FTE) workers who average 30 or more hours a week to provide health insurance or face a penalty starting at $ 2,000 per employee, after the first 30 workers.

The federal government made great strides in providing access to breastfeeding support and supplies for new moms who have private insurance through passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

It is time for TRICARE to catch - up to the ACA on this provision and provide equal access to breastfeeding support and supplies for military moms.

Under The Affordable Care Act (ACA), all accredited insurance plans must provide coverage for essential health benefits, including maternity and newborn care.

Summer at Park (Brookline, MA) is an ACA accredited camp that provides PreK through 10th grade campers a safe, nurturing, and fun camp atmosphere in over 25 general or specialty day camp programs on The Park School's beautiful 34 - acre campus.

ACA recommends families provide campers with a brush and comb, shampoo, soap and soap container, toothbrush and holder, toothpaste, deodorant, insect repellent, feminine products, sun block, shaving gear, and lip balm with sun block in it.

The CampLine is ACA's newsletter, providing camp - specific knowledge on legal, legislative, and risk management issues.

ACA is the champion of better tomorrows — providing resources, research, and support for developmentally appropriate camp experiences.

While the future may not be guaranteed, the current state of lactation services in Massachusetts is much improved for families insured by our largest private insurer as BCBS joins other health plans such as Tufts, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, Aetna, Neighborhood Health Plan, and Mass Health, among others, that have been providing lactation benefits that predate the ACA.

Luckily, in the past few years the Affordable Care Act (ACA) began requiring insurance companies to provide breastfeeding support and supplies to all new moms by covering lactation visits, and providing 100 % reimbursement for breast pumps.

As part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enacted by President Obama, many breastfeeding employees are provided rights and protected by law, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

The ACA doesn't specify a penalty for noncompliance or provide an enforcement mechanism for the law, so companies don't face any repercussions for refusing to comply.

The International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, which provides certification for lactation consultants, reports that the number of individuals sitting for the IBCLC exam increased slightly in 2010 and then spiked in 2011 (to over 6,000), due in part to the passage of the ACA in 2010.

The number of breast pump manufacturers continues to grow now that most private health insurances cover and provide a double electric pump under the ACA.

In addition, the ACA requires new private health insurance plans, including those available in the new health insurance marketplaces, to provide coverage for specified women's preventive health services with no cost sharing (e.g., copayment, coinsurance, or deductible).

ACA is committed to providing resources to assist in your accreditation visit planning and preparation including.

Any legislation dealing with the subject will have massive overlap with the ACA, and the objective has always been to retain certain beneficial features, like providing for pre-existing conditions and allowing young people to stay on their parents» plan.

«In the meantime, my office will continue to defend the vital ACA subsidies in federal court for the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers and millions of Americans who rely on the quality, affordable health care they provide.»

While AHCA would have continued to provide subsidies to purchase insurance, the average subsidy would have be about 60 percent of what people would get under the ACA, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

Cuomo's office did not comment for this story and would not provide any details as to how much the state would have to spend, where the money would come from or what other options the administration might be considering should the ACA be repealed.