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September 22, 2017

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McCain Again Sinks Repeal and Replace

Though the votes haven't been cast yet, today's decision by Sen. John McCain (R.-Ariz.) to vote no appears to be the end of the Senate's latest effort to repeal and replace Obamacare. Sen. Rand Paul (R.-Ky.) is also on the nay record, leaving Sens. Susan Collins (R.-R.I.) and Lisa Murkowski (R.-Alaska), who lean toward the no vote, to bring 50 needed votes to the table to pass the Graham-Cassi...

September 19, 2017

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HRSA Awards $200M for Mental Health and Opioid Addiction Treatment

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded more than $200 million to 1,178 health centers and 13 rural health organizations in every U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Pacific Basin to increase access to substance abuse and mental health services. “No corner of our country, from rural areas to urban centers, has escaped the s...

September 19, 2017

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Sen. McCain Signals Reluctant Support for Latest Repeal and Replace Effort

The latest Republican effort to repeal and replace Obamacare in the form of the Graham-Cassidy bill got a boost on Monday when Sen. John McCain (R.-Ariz.) indicated he might vote yea so long as his state's governor supported the measure. Later in the day, Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey gave his approval of the measure. Just two months ago, McCain was the third no vote among Senate Republic...

September 18, 2017

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EEOC Issues Guide on Providing Assistance Under the Rehabilitation Act

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the release of a Questions and Answers Guide to assist federal agencies to provide personal assistance services (PAS) under Section 501 the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which is available on the EEOC's website. In January 2017, the EEOC amended the regulations implementing Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act, the law that proh...

September 17, 2017

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Repeal and Replace Gains New Traction

A new Republican bill that would gut the Affordable Care Act (ACAA) and replace it with block grants to the states to implement their own health care programs -- even single-payer -- is breathing new life into the "repeal and replace" movement that failed just seven weeks ago. Already, however, Sens. Rand Paul (R.-Ky.) and Susan Collins (R.-R.I.) have bowed out, leaving just 50 Republican sena...

September 16, 2017

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CMS Says 63 Counties to Be Without Obamacare Provider

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted an update to its Health Insurance Exchanges Issuer County Map. This map is of projected issuer participation on the Health Insurance Exchanges in 2018 based on the known issuer public announcements through Sept. 13, 2017. Participation is expected to fluctuate and does not represent actual exchange application submissions. This ma...

September 15, 2017

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EEOC Warns of 'Chaos' if Wellness Rule Is Tossed

Appearing in court over a federal judge's ruling that its wellness rule for company health plans penalized non-participating employees, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) this week argued that vacating the rule would create "chaos" for companies eyeing health plans for 2018. In August, U.S. District Judge John Bates sided with the AARP in its lawsuit against the EEOC, alleging ...

September 13, 2017

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Bernie Wants Medicare for All, While Two Senators Push Repeal and Replace

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I.-Vt.) has introduced legislation to establish a single-payer nationwide system of health care, commonly dubbed Medicare for All, while Sens. Bill Cassidy (R.-La.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) are trying to beat the odds with a last-ditch repeal and replace effort. Problem with the two senators' effort is that the reconciliation process, by which the Obamacare demise could...

September 12, 2017

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Proposed Merger of EEOC and OFCCP Dies a Quick Death in the Senate

The Trump administration's plan to merge the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) was abruptly rejected by the Senate Appropriations Committee on first blush. The Committee Report noted: The Committee rejects the budget’s proposal to begin plans to merge the OFCCP with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The Comm...

September 12, 2017

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SCOTUS Again Restores President's Travel Restrictions

With a federal appeals court order set to take effect today, Justice Anthony Kennedy, acting for the full Supreme Court, restored President Trump's travel ban, and thus some 24,000 refugees covered by the appeals court ruling will have to wait until Oct. 10 (or later) to hear their fate. That's the date the full court will consider the travel restrictions ordered by President Trump early in hi...

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