Health Care Reform Updates

On this page, ACHA posts significant updates regarding developments related to health care reform legislation and post enactment regulatory developments. These posts are in reverse chronological order with the most recent developments appearing first.

04/23/12. ACHA submits feedback on the College Scorecard

04/19/12. Self-funded Student Health Benefit Plans and Minimum Essential Coverage

04/12/12. FAQs about Final Regulations for Student Health Insurance Plans

03/16/12. Final Federal Regulations on Student Health Insurance Plans Announced

03/02/12. Health Care Reform Update: Joint Letter to HHS from ACE, ACHA, and other Higher Ed Organizations — March 2, 2012

02/06/12. ACHA Health Care Reform Update — February 6, 2012

12/16/11. ACHA Health Care Reform Regulatory Update — December 16, 2011

10/19/11. ACHA Submits Comments to Department of Health and Human Services on the Institute of Medicine’s Consensus Report "Essential Health Benefits: Balancing Coverage and Cost"

09/30/11. ACHA Submits Comments to Department of Health and Human Services on Proposed Rule Making for Affordable Health Insurance Exchanges

08/22/11. ACHA Affordable Care Act Update — August 22, 2011

04/12/11. ACHA Submits Comments to Department of Health and Human Services on Proposed Regulations for Student Health Insurance Coverage

04/12/11. ACE Submits Comments to HHS on Proposed Rules Relating to Student Health Insurance Coverage Under the Affordable Care Act

02/15/11. FAQs Regarding Proposed Regulations for Student Health Insurance Coverage (Superseded by final regulation FAQs)

02/10/11. ACE Reacts to Proposed HHS Student Health Care Regulations

02/09/11. ACHA Health Care Reform Regulatory Update — February 9, 2011

01/14/11. Affordable Care Act Regulatory Update

08/13/10. ACHA collaborates with ACE and other higher education associations to seek regulatory clarification regarding PPACA

06/15/10. ACHA Health Care Reform Update- June 2010

04/30/10. April 2010 Health Care Reform Update #2 - ACHA Collaborating with Higher Ed Associations and Industry Regarding SHIBPs

04/20/10. April 2010 Health Care Reform Update - ACHA Confident about Preserving Affordable SHIBPs

04/19/10. White House announces Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight. New office will provide leadership in implementing the provisions of the health reform bill that address private health insurance.  Click here for a preliminary organizational chart [pdf] prepared by McKenna, Long, and Aldridge, LLP.

(OCIIO announcement in April 19, 2010 Federal Register:  http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-8949.pdf)

03/26/10. Health Care Reform and College Health - Update

01/15/10. Health Care Reform Update to the ACHA Membership

01/08/10. ACE, other Higher Education Associations Seek Protection for Student Health Plans. View Letter

01/05/10. ACHA urges Congress to Preserve Affordable Student Health Insurance in Health Care Reform. View Letter [pdf] · View Issue brief [pdf]

10/9/09. ACHA Urgent Request to Senate Finance Committee regarding the preservation of comprehensive student health insurance/benefit plans (SHIBPs). View Request [pdf]

10/1/09. "College Health Reformed Health Care Decades Ago", ACHA member newsletter article from the ACHA President, Action, vol.49, no.2, p.3. View article [pdf]

10/1/09. "Health Care Reform: A Few Months Later", ACHA member newsletter article from the ACHA Executive Director, Action, vol.49, no.2, p.4. View article [pdf]

9/17/09. ACHA letter to Senate Finance Committee regarding “Young Invincible” Benefit Option in “America’s Healthy Future Act of 2009” View Letter [pdf]

ACHA Members in AR, AZ, DE, FL, IA, ID, KS, KY, MA, ME, MI, MT, NJ, NM, ND, NV, NY, OR, TX, UT, WA, WV, and WY — please help us educate members of the Senate Finance Committee about our concerns: View Action Alert Webpage

9/16/09. Senate Finance Committee: “America’s Healthy Future Act of 2009”
View Press Release [pdf] · View Chairman's Mark [pdf]

6/9/09. Kennedy & HELP Committee Democrats Introduce the “Affordable Health Choices Act” View Press Release [pdf] · View Bill [pdf]

6/9/09. House Tri-Committee (Ways & Means, Energy & Commerce, Education & Labor) Chairs Release Draft Health Reform Outline View Outline [pdf]

5/20/09. Senate Finance Leaders Release Policy Options for Financing Comprehensive Health Care Reform
Financing Comprehensive Health Care Reform: Proposed Health System Savings and Revenue Options. View Document [pdf].

5/19/09. ACHA submits concerns in response to 5/14 release of Policy Options for Expanding Health Care Coverage
ACHA Public Comment — Policy Options: Expanding Health Care Coverage: Proposals to Provide Affordable Coverage to All Americans. View Document [pdf]

5/14/09. Senate Finance Leaders Release Policy Options for Expanding Health Care Coverage
Expanding Health Care Coverage: Proposals to Provide Affordable Coverage to All Americans. View Document [pdf].

4/28/09. Senate Finance Leaders Release Health Care Reform Policy Options
Transforming the Health Care delivery System: Proposals to Improve Patient Care and Reduce Health Care Costs. View Document [pdf].

 

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