Last week, news broke that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that Trump’s newly revamped American Health Care Act (AHCA) will leave 23 million more people uninsured in 2026 than …
May 2017
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American Health Care Act (AHCA)Health Care Coverage
Anti-AHCA Protesters Kick Their Efforts Up A Notch
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenIf there is one thing that President Trump has placed into the hearts of the American people, it’s the need to speak out. Since arriving in office at the top …
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American Health Care Act (AHCA)Health Care Coverage
CBO Scoring Shows 23 Million Will Lose Insurance by 2026 Under the Revised House Healthcare Bill
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenSo much of Senate’s decisions appear to be surrounding the House GOP’s proposed healthcare bill rested on a score from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The scoring was guaranteed by …
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American Health Care Act (AHCA)Health Care Coverage
Paralyzed Veterans of America Reject the AHCA
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenDonald Trump’s entire “Make America Great Again” campaign slogan was footnoted with a promise to help both the working class and United States Veterans. However, a specific group of veterans …
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care Coverage
New Delays Prove The ACA Will Be Around For A While
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenOn Monday (May 22), a motion was filed by both the White House and Congress requesting a 90-day delay regarding an appeal surrounding cost-sharing reduction payments (CSR). The case, known …
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Affordable Care ActAmerican Health Care Act (AHCA)
Featured Press: 3 Issues For Business As The U.S. Senate Tackles Trumpcare
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenOp-Ed originally published in The Business Journals. After some false starts, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives finally passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA), as amended, the first step …
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American Health Care Act (AHCA)Health Care Coverage
Warren Buffett Says The One Thing About Trumpcare That We Needed To Hear
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenEarlier this month, Warren Buffett appeared on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” and had several things to say in his interview; especially about Trump’s American Health Care Act. While many speculated that …
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Affordable Care ActAmerican Health Care Act (AHCA)Health Care Coverage
Republican Congress Members Maintain Their ACA Benefits In The Midst Of A Repeal
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenWhen Trump’s revamp of his American Health Care Act (AHCA) was green lit by the House, Republicans who were anti-ACA found this to be a win. Despite the Senate feeling …
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Health Care CoverageMedicaid
New Study Finds Staggering Number Of Uninsured Medicaid Recipients Should AHCA Be Passed
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenAs the newly revamped AHCA has been given House approval and moves onto the Senate floor, a new study shows how the revamped bill’s effect on Medicaid Expansion could prove …
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Affordable Care Act
Senate Begins Drafting Its Own ACA Replacement Bill, Some Related Taxes May Stay
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenWithin hours of Trump’s proposed American Health Care Act bill passing through House vote with only four votes despite a large Republican majority, rumors circulated that it would more than …
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American Health Care Act (AHCA)Health Care Reform
Changes to ACA May Not Happen Until After 2018 Election
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenLast week, Trump’s American Health Care Act (AHCA) passed in the House with only a four-vote win despite the large majority by Republican Representatives. The bill, also known as Trumpcare, …
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Health Insurance Marketplace
President Trump’s New Tax Plan May Affect The Health Care Market As We Know It
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenEarlier this month, we learned that President Trump attempted to yet again repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. This time it worked with the House passing the American Health …
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care Coverage
New KFF Study Shows Healthcare Insurers May Be Financially Stable on the ACA Exchanges
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenIt was just last year when healthcare giants like UnitedHealth and Aetna were exiting out of certain ACA exchanges—citing the ACA as the cause for financial dips in their bottom …
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care Reform
2018 Brings New Changes To ACA Exchange
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenWhile the country still awaits the final cues for the U.S. Senate’s take on healthcare reform, more updates arrive for the coming year. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) …
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care Coverage
GOP Health Care Bill Now Faces Uphill Battle in Senate
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenToday, with a vote count of 217 for and 213 against, the heavily Republican majority House passed the amended American Healthcare Act (AHCA). This rushed vote came with less than …
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ACA ComplianceACA ReportingHealth Care Coverage
Preparing Your 2016 ACA Forms – Better Late Than Never
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenNow that the dust has settled that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is here to stay and the 2016 ACA reporting deadline is just behind us, employers …
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care Coverage
The ACA In Numbers: An Infographic
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenWhen the Trump Administration reluctantly agreed to keep the ACA around, many breathed a collective sigh of relief. While some were unaware that the Affordable Care Act was synonymous with …
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On April 30th, President Trump tweeted the following in a series of two tweets: “You can’t compare anything to ObamaCare because ObamaCare is dead,” he tweeted. “Dems want billions to …
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Employee MisclassificationIRS
IRS Tax Documents Assist Decision In Classification Case
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenWith misclassification suits becoming more and more frequent, the latest case suggests that tax returns might be subject to mandatory disclosure in resolving classification issues. In a recent case, Mescalero …
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Affordable Care ActEmployee Misclassification
Misclassification of Employees Can Lead to Big Penalties Under the ACA
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenThe Employer Mandate under the Affordable Care Act subjects Applicable Large Employers (ALEs) to penalties for failing to offer their full time employees healthcare coverage. Moreover, the ALE is subject …